All grasses and pastures respond well do a targeted fertilizer. Key to growth and quality is Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium. Below is an overview of products for Grass and Pastures.
Category Archives: Cattle
Top Picks For Worming Pets and Livestock
Autumn is a good time to insure all livestock and pets are wormed prior to the colder winter months. This will give your pets and livestock a better chance to sustain weight and body fat during the winter months.
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Paramatta Grass – What You Can Do
What is Paramatta Grass & Why is it so prolific?
Giant Parramatta grass is a coarse tussocky grass, 70-160 cm in height. The seed head is up to 40 cm long and 1-2 cm wide. Stems grow in a fan-like arrangement and the leaf-sheaths are folded. Leaf blades are up to 50 cm long and 1.5–5 mm wide. Its flower head is a dark, slaty green, dense, spike-like panicle 25-45 cm long, with branches usually lax at maturity, and sometimes diverging slightly. The spikelets are 1.5-2 mm long.
Why is it worth removing Paramatta Grass?
Parramatta grass can dramatically decrease economic viability of grazing land and lower land values, by reducing viable carrying capacity and decreased production by up to Continue reading
How to Control Buffalo Fly in Beef Cattle
Buffalo fly are small blood sucking pests that cause stress on animals…
Buffalo flies can cause production losses due to lowered weight gain, lowered milk yield and permanent hide damage. One Queensland study showed that steers protected from buffalo flies had a 14% Continue reading
What is Tumericle?
This unique golden powder blend combines all the natural benefits of turmeric, powdered coconut oil, ground black pepper and Resveratrol in an easy to use powdered supplement form. Tumericle is suitable for a variety of animals including horses cattle dogs and cats. Continue reading
Why Rumen Microbes are Important To Your Herd
The better we feed Rumen Microbes, the better we feed our animals…
Rumen microbes break down fibrous fodder and are essential to convert feed into energy.So what are Rumen Microbes and why are they important? Continue reading
Looking for A Proven Coat Conditioner?
Look no further than tried and tested Livamol
Livamol has been Australasia’s leading coat conditioner for more than 50 years.
Livamol is for all livestock and is ideal for yearling preparation, show or stud stock or whenever they need to look their best. Livamol is a proven formula of Continue reading
Botulism, it won’t happen to me, or will it!
Robbie Gordon wouldn’t wish his last few weeks on anyone.
The dairy farmer from Grevilia, near Kyogle on the North Coast, has watched helplessly as 98 of his dairy cows have died from Botulism by eating contaminated silage.
While the tests are not conclusive, it seems a small animal or snake may have died and rotted in the stored silage, producing the potent botulinum toxin.
“The vets told me there’s nothing you can do once the cows are affected, just watch them die – it’s absolutely devastating,” Mr Gordon said.
“I still can’t sleep. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.” Mr Gordon said he wanted to “shout from the highest mountain” Continue reading
How to Get The Best From Your Electric Fence!
And it is probably cheaper than you think!
Eight out of Ten problems are due to improper earthing…
Setting up a good earthing system is often overlooked but it’s Continue reading
How to Help Control Fleas, Ticks and Flies on Your Animals
Fleas,Ticks and Flies can be a real problem, especiallythis time of the year. Here are a few
product suggestions to help you control Fleas and Ticks on your pets and stock.
DOGS:
Oral Solutions… Continue reading