Pastures show good development in Rio Grande do Sul

According to Emater/RS-Ascar, "the native grassland showed satisfactory development, favored by the conditions of the period, with a gradual increase in forage supply and significant regrowth." In the improved native grasslands, producers managed to maintain adequate stocking rates and weight gain in the herds, using proteinated salt in fenced areas. Ryegrass, even in the seed formation or senescence phase, was still used for grazing. In the Integrated Crop-Livestock (ICL) areas, technicians reported the removal of animals and the desiccation of vegetation for the planting of soybean and corn crops intended for silage. The perennial summer pastures intensified regrowth, contributing to animal feeding. The abundant flowering of maria-mole (Senecio spp.) in some localities caused concern among producers, although the most critical phase for animal intoxication had already passed. In different administrative regions of Emater/RS-Ascar, conditions varied according to the climate and ...