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Aaron, Birdsfoot Trefoil has been alive and productive here for the full
27 years we've owned this farm. 'Native?' Who knows, but the identity
was confirmed by our extension folks at the start of our grazing back in
'87. Pasture samples containing BT are excellent--if there is a 'flaw',
it's that my Jerseys will carefully eat every leaf off of every stem,
and leave a paddock where you could count the stems and know exactly
what the BF population was. And, all those stems must be clipped or they
will compromise the next grazing cycle. Dick Conklin
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From: rdo
To: graze-l@witt.ac.nz
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 7:01 PM
Subject: [Graze-l] Pasture Seeds
You have probably experienced that it responds to
fertilizer and high organic matter soils.
Yes, ryegrass is excellant it those regards and also drought tolerant
for the short water years. I think it is an excellent crop for grazing.
Have you or anyone else had any experience with birdsfoot trefoil, in
place of white clover in a pasture sward? The washington state
agronomist and I were just talking of this this morning and thinking of
tring some. any thought's on this.
Aaron W. Olson
Aaron W. Olson
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