Go the distance
Inside the search for staying power
In the early 1990s, the cutting edge of climate-adaptive pasture in New Zealand was a combination of fescue, cocksfoot and phalaris.
Triple mix, backed by advisors of the day, left a mark, but not the one its supporters intended.
It grew in tough conditions, for sure. Too well, in many cases! Management was difficult and decades later, it is rarely recalled with affection.
But the challenge it tried to answer has not gone away. If anything, productive pasture that can weather erratic, sometimes extreme elements, year after year, has only become more valuable.
What might we learn from those who have faced this reality longer than most?
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