Below average rainfall during September has contributed to significant declines in Total Standing Dry Matter nationally.
The Bureau of Meteorology has identified September rainfall was the lowest on record since 1900 and 70.8% below the 1961-90 average.
Combined with low soil moisture (in the lowest 30% for all years since 1911) the overall impact on pasture biomass has been significant.
Total Standing Dry Matter
Image 1 – Total Standing Dry Matter (Kg/Ha)
Total Standing Dry Matter (Kg/DM/Ha) has noticeably decreased across the Barkly tablelands, Queensland Gulf, western Queensland,…
