Tropical perennials paying off

摘要

Tropical perennial grasses are proving a windfall for one NSW farmer, including improved soil conditions and higher stocking rates. Tropical perennial grasses have allowed the Bowman family, in northern NSW to boost carde numbers, while improving the condition of their soils. "We started investing in tropical perennial grasses four years ago after seeing the positive impacts they have had on other local properties," Tom said. "After conventional cropping during the 1980s, our production system is now focused on cattle production and before the tropical perennial grasses we relied on a combination of lucerne, native pastures and winter grazing oats.