Open AccessPasture growth limitations in hill country and choice of species
Author(s) -
D. F. Chapman,
Malcolm J. MacFarlane
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
grassland research and practice series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2463-4751
pISSN - 0110-8581
DOI - 10.33584/rps.3.1985.3318
Subject(s) - pasture , stock (firearms) , economic shortage , agricultural economics , natural resource economics , production (economics) , agroforestry , geography , economics , business , environmental science , forestry , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , government (linguistics) , macroeconomics
There is undoubted potential for large increases in farm production from steep hill country. Estimates suggest stock numbers could more than doubie through both land development and intensification of current enterprises to top farmer levels. Many factors, economic, physical and social, influence current output, land development and intensification. Our intention is to review the physical and biological limitations to pasture production. These are of considerable concern to the farmer. In a recent survey, winter-early spring and summer feed shortages were the first and third most important reasons nominated by farmers for not carrying more stock.