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Grass+ Section 10

Published 29 December 11

Maximising Sward Productivity

• Establishing conditions for a productive grazing sward.
• Monitoring sward ryegrass and clover contents.
• Assessing the extra contribution white clover can make.
• Identifying ways of securing more high quality grazing.
• Tackling grassland weeds, pests and diseases.

Objective: To produce and maintain high productivity perennial ryegrass/clover swards.

Challenge: Have your soil tested once every four years. Manage your swards to improve ryegrass and clover content.

You are able to download the content of section 10 of the grass+ programme. The full programme is available via post from this link.