1,400kg yield difference between highest and lowest yielding grasses

1,400kg yield difference between highest and lowest yielding grasses

Sowing grass seed. Please note: Shallow depth of field, and motion blur on the falling seed.

Grass measurement data from Irish dairy farms indicates that well-managed perennial ryegrass pastures last eight years after reseeding without significant loss of dry matter production.

It is to be expected that a perennial species should produce similar amounts of dry matter each year, where all factors affecting growth remain optimal.

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