...lots of it. At bowls yesterday I couldn't believe my ears. My husband and our neighbour were complaining about it being too thick. Typical Aussie farmers.They are never happy unless they are complaining! But to me this sea of green brings nothing but joy.
Ha Ha Margaret. I couldn't agree more. We were driving through western NSW one time the place was in drought but it was pouring rain. Nanna said "I'll bet the farmers will be happy with this" I said "Nah!! They'll be complaining that the drops are too big or something". Lo and behold, not long after , they were talking to a farmer on the local radio station and he was complaining that it was too cold for it to be raining. We both had a good laugh.
My son once took a university class on range grasses, and there was so much to learn! For a project, he collected as many specimens as he could (it filled a book), and for each one he told me how easy it was for things to get out of balance and cause trouble. It was a revelation to me.
@cejaanderson Jane in this paddock we actually have two grasses that have done just that. One an introduced grass with an aggressive rhizome root system has all but overtaken the native grasses and the cattle are no longer getting the range of glasses they need for good nutrition. The other, giant rats tale, is eaten by cattle but is extremely hard to digest. We are constantly spraying to keep it under control. This is the grass the men were chasing that caused them to complain that the other glasses were too thick to walk through.
I understand about grasses completely....there are definitely the wrong types of grass to have in your pasture plus it hasn't to be too long, well in the UK it hasn't .....the sugars have to be right & we don't want any tough rye grass but some clover is very bennificiall too! Farmers are never just quite exactly happy with their lot that's true but the weather is so vitaly important that you can't blame them sometimes! Glad you have plenty anyway Margaret!
I like Cows.