This episode featured as part of the Agronomy segment in partnership with PGG Wrightson. 

Tetraploid perennial ryegrasses are holding their own eight to 10 years after sowing in a Lincoln University pasture persistence trial against expectations that they would fade sooner.

Dr Tom Maxwell, Senior lecturer in grazing lands ecology and management at Lincoln University, says a new pasture has been sown every autumn since 2015 at the Ashley Dene Research and Development Station.

“Cocksfoot was the king performer,” he says.

Tall fescue has lagged, partly because it was sown in March and April on stony ground.

“The best recommendation for tall fescue in Canterbury is February, no later than February, because it’s got a slower establishment rate.”

Maxwell presents the research at the New Zealand Grassland Association conference in Blenheim from 28 October.

This episode featured as part of the Agronomy segment in partnership with PGG Wrightson. Make sure to contact PGG Wrightson to plan your crop and pasture requirements. You can find your local Technical Field Representative or store team at https://store.pggwrightson.co.nz/find-your-store

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