Transcription of Lucerne for pasture and fodder
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AGFACTSAGFACTSAGFACTSA gdex 121/13 Order no. , third edition 2003W. McDonald, Technical Specialist (Pastures), , Senior Plant Pathologist, OrangeA. Bishop, Senior Research Scientist, GosfordM. Lattimore, District Agronomist, YancoP. Gardner, Agronomist (Seed Production),DubboR. Williams, Research Agronomist, TamworthL. Hyson, formerly Technical Assistant(Irrigation), TamworthLucerne forpasture andfodderOrder no. 121/132 ContentsPageSummary3 Introduction3 Uses4 Special features4 Production advantages and nutritive value5 Distribution and climatic limitations8 Soil requirements8 Varieties9 Establishment11 Companion crops13 Seeding rate14 Inoculation and lime pelleting15 Establishing Lucerne on acid soils16 Species to grow with lucerne16 Nutrition and fertiliser17 Grazing management
pasture to finish prime lambs and beef cattle in late spring and summer, when other pasture species are low in protein and may have dried off. The traditional role of lucerne in NSW is as a hay crop, with at least 406 000 t produced annually (1998–99). This represents 44 per cent of the lucerne hay produced in Australia. Production is
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