12/20/10
Performing Well In Tough Paddocks
Grasslands Kamo perennial ryegrass with AR37 has been used for the last four years by brothers Mike and Bernie Kearins on their sheep, beef and bull finishing property near Te Kuiti. The hill country property runs 1000 bulls and steers, 2000 ewes and 600 hoggets.
"We put Kamo in some hard paddocks and it is performing well. We have been wintering big steers on it", says Mike. "We have a fairly large regrassing and cropping programme and we like to use the latest seed varieties and Kamo was one of the first with AR37 endophyte, to improve persistence.
"We previously ran sheep in that country, but since it has developed better than we expected and the Kamo has performed well we have been finishing big steers on it." These are usually sold at a special sale at Te Kuiti in early January.
"Previously one of the roughest, undeveloped parts of the farm, it is very productive now with the introduction of Kamo AR37."
