Making the most of home-grown forage Saturday May 01 2021 Summary There is growing interest in optimising the quality and quantity of home-grown forage for livestock but it takes skills and knowledge to do that. Proper production, experts say, influences the quality of fodder Advertisement The rainy season is a good time to grow forage. This is because during the dry months, livestock demands often exceed available pastures. Therefore, livestock farmers are faced with the decision of over utilising pastures, untimely selling of cattle or finding alternative feed resources. Although most pasture grasses are quite resilient, it is common to expect that production following a drought will be reduced, even with average rainfall.