Selecting forages that meet a number of criteria — ease of establishment, animal productivity, environmental enhancement — is important.
In the ‘Lucerne at Willesden’ video series, Tyler Good (Finishing Manager, Willesden Farm, Banks Peninsula) and Professor Derrick Moot (Dryland Pastures Research Group, Lincoln University) talk about how lucerne is used successfully on Willesden farm.
Learn more about animal production on legumes forage
- The ‘Lucerne at Willesden’ video series.
- Fact sheet: Animal production from lucerne based pastures
- Fact sheet: Animal production from annual clover/plantain based pastures
Acknowledgements
A big thank you to Derrick Moot – Lincoln University for taking the lead on this project for New Zealand’s sheep and beef farming community. Special thanks to the farmers who actively supported this work.