Pasture Types

Dairy goat pastures are selected for their suitability for cut and carry systems as well as the quality of protein they provide.  Most dairy goat farm still rely on rye grass as the dominant species. Whilst goats won’t eat clover in a grazing system, they will eat and produce well on it in a cut and carry system, hence extra clover is often added to any under sowing / regressing mixes.  New cultivars are being developed, such as the clover variety, Legacy (PGG) which grows on a longer stem, making it more suitable for cut and carry.