Pasture Renewal Considerations

This month's tips for pasture

• For established pasture, walk paddocks for weeds and spray where necessary. More robust herbicides can be used while the clover is dormant during cooler weather.
• For new pasture, walk and monitor weeds in new pasture and spray when timing allows. Most selective herbicides are “clover safe” when two trifoliate leaves are visible on the clover.
• Check new pastures pass the “pull test” before the first graze.
• Spray new pasture with 2,4-D if required after the first graze and top up with nitrogen.