Indicator 4 – stock camps
Meat & Livestock Australia April 3, 2020
What do you see and when?
- Increased growth and high fertility indicator weeds growing on stock camps.
- Seen during the growing season.
What could this indicate?
- High soil fertility
- Stock empty out dung and urine, so nutrients concentrate.
- Bare ground at autumn or overgrazing
What test do I do to confirm?
- Identify if the weeds growing on the camp area thrive under high fertility.
- Compare size of fully emerged leaf blades of the same grass species from the stock camp to the rest of paddock.
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