FOR(CED)SALE:HlGH COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

This is a record of the concepts included in a play 'For(ced) Sale: High Country Development' presented at the 1986 NZ Grassland Association Conference. Three pasture development options considered for high country properties were: 1 . high input nitrogen fertiliser and improved grass; 2. oversown improved legume species and an improved package of management options which are especially applicable to dry sunny faces where establishment has been traditionally difficult; and 3. low input development based on meeting the nutrient requirements of resident legumes using high analysis fertiliser. Aspects of the nitrogen option have been considered by Hall and Scott (1985); the oversown legume option was reviewed by Allan et al. (1985) and some background for the system based on resident legumes was reported by Boswell (1986).