CROPPING

Increasing perenniality in NSW's cropping zone

<p>Producers have been growing perennial pastures in the cropping zone of New South Wales for over 100 years but there is still potential to improve their productivity and resilience, which could in turn increase the area sown to perennials, writes Jill Griffiths.</p>

Jessica Strauss
Increasing perenniality in NSW's cropping zone

  Research scientist Richard Hayes, NSW Department of Primary Industries, explained that evaluations of pasture species in the past 10 years had found that there were relatively few viable alternative...

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