These farms tend to calve early in milder winter environments and produce a large proportion of their total milksolids before Christmas. Often these farms find maintaining quality and quantity of feed post-Christmas challenging. This can lead to extra costs with supplementary feed.

• Pasture options include perennial ryegrass pastures with AR37 endophyte and Hummer or Haven tall fescue with MaxP® endophyte by itself or in a 50:50 mixture with Oakdon MaxR® where perennial ryegrass is struggling to persist or perform in hotter summer regions 
• One main ryegrass, such as a late heading diploid perennial ryegrass like Three⁶⁰ AR37or Legion* AR37,  or a high performance mid heading diploid perennial like Reason AR37
• Summer crops can be sown in mid to late October for summer grazing and pasture renovation. These include: 

Choice chicory, when sown in October, will be grazed at least three times in summer before resowing back into perennial ryegrass in the autumn 

Ecotain® environmental plantain often can be sown in October for a summer crop. These crops can be maintained for a second summer before being resown back into perennial pasture 

Often undersowing is a common response to open pastures due to drought conditions, or those that have been affected by heavy grazing and/or pugging in wetter times. Options for undersowing often depend on the timing of summer or autumn rainfall.

Perennial ryegrass​​

• If the pasture only needs thickening up, perennial ryegrasses like Three60 AR37 and Legion* AR37 should be used

Hybrid ryegrass

• If pastures have the potential to be renovated in 2-3 years’ time Mohaka AR37 is an ideal option

Italian ryegrass

• If the pasture is required to last 18 to 24 months then Asset AR37 is an ideal fit and annual clovers such as Resal Persian clover and Viper balansa clover are also suited

Herbs and legumes

• In all the above cases there is also the opportunity depending on broadleaf weeds to add Ecotain environmental plantain, Brace and Attribute white clovers and Relish red clover

Annual ryegrass

• If a pasture is to be summer cropped the next spring, Jivet annual ryegrass is an ideal lead-in option