Pugging damage can reduce pasture DM production by up to 35% if...

Pugging damage can reduce pasture DM production by up to 35% if it is not fixed.
Severe pugging can kill pastures.
Where pastures are killed, repairing damage is a race against time. New seed needs to be sown before weeds take over.

You can’t influence growth during the dry as nothing grows. The...

You can’t influence growth during the dry as nothing grows. The aim is look after some pastures (particularly your best paddocks) for quicker recovery when it rains, to help set up winter and next spring.

Management of surplus growth in late spring is important, because...

Management of surplus growth in late spring is important, because rank pastures lose density and clover content, and therefore will grow less DM next autumn.
More immediately, rank pastures show up in reduced feed quality and animal performance.