Clovertone

• Strong healthy clovers
  
• Less use of Urea and other Nitrogen fertilisers
  
• Natural fixation of Nitrogen
  
• Better stock health and performance
  

White Clover – How Much And How To Get It

• White clover provides a cheap source of nitrogen, has high nutritive value, improves forage intake and utilization rates of cows, increases milk production especially in summer autumn, and complements perennial ryegrass growth patterns. Clover is estimated to be worth $380 - $435/ha/y on an average dairy farm.
  
  
• Clover content of dairy pastures (15- 20%) is lower than the 50-70% needed for maximum milksolids production.
  
  
• A number of factors affect clover growth and persistence in dairy pastures, including climate, soil N levels, N fertiliser use, soil fertility, companion species, cultivar choice, pasture establishment, grazing management, and pests and diseases.
  
  
• While it is possible to increase clover levels to at least 50% in the short-term, it is very difficult to maintain a high clover content in a mixed pasture, since clover levels decrease over time and a natural ryegrass-clover balance is reached.
  
  
• Burial of clover seed at too great a depth, especially when clover is sown in combination with ryegrass, is the main cause of poor clover establishment. Annual broadcasting of clover seed into established pasture, may sometimes boost clover content.