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Grazing of standing crops examined in Nuffield project

Nuffield scholar Dustin Pascoe shares his insights.

Claire Harris
Broadacre cropper and sheep producer Dustin Pascoe, Raywood, Victoria, has been grazing sheep on standing crops since 2012 and recently completed a Nuffield Scholarship on the topic.

Broadacre cropper and sheep producer Dustin Pascoe, Raywood, Victoria, has been grazing sheep on standing crops since 2012 and recently completed a Nuffield Scholarship on the topic. | Credits: Dustin Pascoe.

GRAZING standing crops to fill a feed gap is not a new concept, but Nuffield scholar Dustin Pascoe was keen to tap into the ins and outs of how – and when – to best utilise the management strategy. ...

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