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Ragwort control in southern Victoria
Notman Pasture Seeds has put together a small guide on controlling Ragwort in southern Victorian pasture such as Gippsland and south-west Victoria. Ragwort growing cycle and how to identify Ragwort, if left undisturbed, follows a distinctive two-year life cycle. In the first year, after most seeds germinate during autumn, the plant forms a low cluster of leaves near the ground, known as a rosette. By the second year, it grows upright, reaching heights of up to 1.5 meters. During this phase, it features twisted dark green leaves and vibrant yellow flowers that cluster at the ends of small branches, giving it a characteristic flat-topped appearance. However, in pastures, ragwort often exceeds this two-year life span due to interactions with grazing […]
Since We Were A Century – Notman Pasture Seeds
Since We Were A Century – The Poowong Community 1974-1999 Compiled for the 125th Anniversary Celebrations of Poowong Township Notman Seeds By Peter & Elaine Notman This business specializes in supplying high quality pasture and cropping seeds along with advice regarding management. We commended our business in 1990 at the dairy farm sown Ogilvy’s Lane. This business started, like many other businesses, with a handful of clients in pre-existing small shed where the seeds was carted in and out of the shed by hand and the inoculating of clovers was done in an old bath tub. Slowly the business started to expand and the area we serviced began to expand also. In 1996 the business was shifted to Nyora Road […]
Barenbrug & Notman Pasture Seeds partnership
Notman Pasture Seeds are pleased to announce a product partnership with Barenbrug Australia to bring their latest seed genetics to our customers across Australia, including the likes of 4Front NEA2, Maxsyn NEA4, Shogun NEA, Arise and much more. Barenbrug is one of Australia’s leading seed businesses specialising in research and development, with high quality cultivars across a range of seed categories. For farmers, it means Notman Pasture Seeds can access a range of new Barenbrug pasture seed products and future technologies from either Poowong or our Purnim seed warehouses. Learn more about high quality Barenbrug products below: 4front NEA2 Perennial Ryegrass Maxsyn NEA4 Perennial Ryegrass Shogun NEA Hybrid Ryegrass Samurye NEA12 Hybrid Ryegrass Arise Italian Ryegrass Fuze Annual Ryegrass For […]
Using summer forages – agronomy with Andrew Allsop
Read the latest on the use of summer forages with thoughts from Andrew Allsop, a member of our Western Victorian pasture team Spring and early summer paddock renovation provides an opportunity to establish home grown feed for summer, autumn and if intended winter forage. Spring and summer sown forage can be used for a variety of reasons, but the main reasons are to form part of your annual pasture renovation program and the other to produce valuable feed at key times when permanent pastures are of low quality and quantity. At Notman Pasture Seeds, both our Gippsland & Western Vic teams have access to a wide range of cultivars – it’s just a matter to constructing a plan that suits […]
Top Crop Millet & Rape agronomy with Jonathan Town
Read the latest on the use of ‘Top Crop Millet & Rape’ forage blend with thoughts from Jonathan Town, Notman Pasture Seeds Western District Agronomist. Summer forage crops play a critical role in delivering quality feed during a traditionally dryer time of year through the November – April period in southern Victoria, during a pasture feed-gap due to low average rainfall and higher temperatures. This is why it is important to get feed budgeting right, whether that is for the milking herd, breeder stock or prime lambs. While conserved feed is the goal, as that preserves perennial pastures allowing them to come away again each autumn, where paddock renovations are occurring, maximising feed grown and utilised during the cropping stage […]
2022 Spring Forage Guide
Notman Pasture Seeds updated Spring Forage Guide which features a wide range of spring sown forage crop options that can grow valuable feed at key times when pastures are of low quality or quantity. This forage guide includes various cultivars and detailed management guidelines designed to help maximise production in the paddock. Crops featured include Top Crop Forage Blends, Multi Specie Blends, Brassica, Turnip, Chicory, Plantain, Maize, Sorghum, Millet and more. DOWNLOAD SPRING FORAGE GUIDE PDF VIEWER
2024 Notman Pasture Seeds Calendar
Have you captured a unique image that could feature in our 2024 ‘By farmers for farmers’ calendar? Send your high quality photos through to Notman Pasture Seeds and your photo could feature in our 2024 edition! We are after photos that represents farm life, but especially pasture, cropping, family life and everything inbetween. IMAGE REQUIREMENTS Thanks, the team at Notman Pasture Seeds SEND YOUR PHOTOS THROUGH: CLICK HERE to Email Or text message through to 0418 512 035 Remember to add your name and location, so can feature the location in the calendar
Bega Valley Dairy Tour by Notman Pasture Seeds
Seventeen Gippsland dairy farmers recently returned from a four-day tour of the Bega Valley with Notman Pasture Seeds, stepping on farm with enthusiastic dairy operators. The tour, organised by Notman Pasture Seeds, developed opportunities to engage and learn from fellow dairy farmers in the Bega Valley, visiting leading dairy & fodder operations, networking with Dairy Australia, Far South Coast Development Group, Bega Cheese & Rabobank representatives. Whilst the current challenging dairy economics were present in most conversations, the group were keen to pick up farming developments translatable to operations in Gippsland. Extensive development highlights included the Kimber’s sustainable large scale lucerne and Pioneer maize fodder farm at Chakola supporting their 1200 cows at Bega, Trevor Platt’s passion for developing dryland […]
Kicking off Western District pasture renovation
It has been a particularly dry start to the year in the Western District – and that has led to sustained and heavily grazed paddocks and a reduction of feed options moving into Autumn. To kick off the year Warrnambool recorded 29.2mm, 55% down on January-February average of 65mm. Terang recorded 36.8mm, 39% down on average 61mm. And Nullawarre recorded 48.4mm, 39% down on average 80.4mm. In some cases pastures won’t bounce back, so increasingly demand has risen for cheaper, quicker, home grown feed that’s still coupled with high pasture quality and palatability. The introduction of fast growing annual ryegrasses is a key component of many pasture programs especially whenever there is a need to bump-up production levels to increase […]