Pastures in a farming system

Section 1: Your farming system

• Where pastures fit in the farming system
• Pastures in a livestock system
• Pastures in a cropping system
• Fodder crops in a farming system

Section 2: Establishing pastures

• The essentials of establishment
• Inoculating and pelleting legume seeds
• Selecting machinery for establishment
• Selecting the pasture species

Section 3: Managing for sustainable pastures

• Grazing management
• Plants and animal health
• Conserving pastures
• Fertilisers for pastures
• Managing soils under pastures

Section 4: Water use and irrigation for pastures

• Planning for irrigation
• Pasture and crop requirements
• Irrigation systems

Section 5: Managing risks to pastures

• Soil acidity
• Soil structural problems
• Soil erosion
• Soil salinity
• Weeds in pastures
• Pasture pests
• Pastures in a changing climate
• Dealing with drought
• Pastures and floods
• Pastures and fire