Pastura
Improve the Performance of Your Pasture System
The DCT pasture performance solution designed for grazing systems where healthy, productive pasture is the priority.
Healthy pasture is the foundation of every successful grazing business.
Not every farm relies on high nitrogen inputs to achieve productive pastures. Many sheep and beef farms, deer units, dairy support blocks, lifestyle properties and other grazing systems are focused on building strong pasture performance through healthy soils, resilient plants and efficient natural processes.
Pastura has been developed to support these natural processes, helping farmers build healthier, more productive and more resilient pasture systems throughout the growing season.
Designed to integrate easily into existing grazing programmes, Pastura provides a practical way to improve pasture performance while working with the farming system you already have.
Is Pastura Right for You?
Pastura is designed for farmers who want to improve pasture performance through stronger soil and plant function.
It may be the right solution if you:
✓ Operate a low or moderate nitrogen programme.
✓ Rarely or only occasionally apply urea.
✓ Want to improve pasture growth and recovery.
✓ Want to build healthier soils and stronger root systems.
✓ Manage sheep and beef, deer, dairy support or other grazing systems.
✓ Want to produce more quality pasture from your existing farming system.
Pastura is ideal for farmers looking to improve pasture performance by strengthening the natural processes that support healthy grazing systems.
What Can Pastura Help Improve?
Pastura supports the natural processes that influence healthy, productive pasture systems.
🌱 Pasture Growth
Support healthy, consistent pasture production throughout the growing season.
🌿 Root Development
Support deeper, stronger root systems that help pastures remain productive through seasonal challenges.
💧 Soil Function
Support the soil processes that influence nutrient availability, water movement and root health.
📈 Pasture Productivity
Help improve the amount and quality of pasture produced from every hectare.
Why Choose Pastura?
Better Pasture Doesn't Always Come From More Nitrogen
Nitrogen plays an important role on many farms, but it is only one part of a productive pasture system.
Healthy soils, strong root systems, active soil biology and efficient nutrient cycling all influence how well pasture performs throughout the season.
Pastura has been developed for grazing systems where the goal is to improve pasture performance by strengthening these natural processes.
Whether you're farming lower-input country, managing a dairy support block or simply looking to build healthier, more resilient pastures, Pastura provides a practical way to improve the performance of your grazing system.
The goal isn't simply to grow more pasture.
The goal is to build a healthier, more productive pasture system.
How Pastura Supports Pasture Performance
Pasture performance depends on much more than the amount of nitrogen applied.
Healthy grazing systems rely on healthy soils, active biology, strong root systems and efficient nutrient cycling working together to produce quality feed.
Pastura has been developed to support these natural processes, helping create the conditions for stronger pasture performance over time. By supporting soil function, root development and the biological processes that contribute to nutrient cycling and healthy clover, Pastura helps pastures make better use of the resources already available within the farming system.
Rather than replacing good nutrient management, Pastura is designed to strengthen the natural processes that drive long-term pasture performance, making it particularly well suited to lower-input grazing systems.
Proven by Growers. Supported by Research.
Pastura has been developed through years of working alongside New Zealand farmers and continually refining DCT's understanding of pasture performance.
Its development has been shaped by practical farming experience, independent research and ongoing product refinement.
Explore our research, grower stories and case studies to learn more about the DCT Farm Efficiency System.
Where Does Pastura Fit?
Pastura is DCT's dedicated Pasture Performance solution.
It has been developed for grazing systems where improving pasture performance—not increasing nitrogen inputs—is the primary objective.
🌱 Farm Efficiency
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Optimise iO
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Optimise Pro
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🌾 Pasture Performance
Pastura
Improve the performance of your pasture system.
Ideal for lower-input and grazing-focused farming systems.
💧 Fertiliser Efficiency
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Improve the return from every nitrogen application.
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Restore
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🌿 Crop Performance
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How Pastura Fits Your Grazing Programme
Pastura is designed to work alongside your existing grazing management programme.
It complements good grazing practices, fertiliser planning and soil stewardship by supporting the natural processes that influence pasture growth, soil function and root development.
Rather than replacing existing practices, Pastura helps strengthen the foundations of a healthy, productive pasture system.
Application & Use
Suitable for
Sheep & Beef
Deer
Dairy Support
Lifestyle & Equine Properties
Mixed Livestock
Other Grazing Systems
Available in
20 L
200 L
1000 L
Typical application rates:
Standard use: 15–20 L/ha
Grower Results
Pastura is used by farmers throughout New Zealand who are focused on building healthier, more productive pasture systems.
Explore grower stories, independent research and commercial case studies to see how Pastura has helped improve pasture performance across a wide range of grazing operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Pastura a replacement for urea?
No.
Pastura is not a nitrogen fertiliser and is not intended to replace nitrogen where additional nitrogen is required.
Instead, it has been developed to support the natural processes that influence healthy pasture growth, making it particularly well suited to lower-input grazing systems or farms looking to build stronger pasture performance alongside good nutrient management.
If Pastura doesn't contain nitrogen, how does it improve pasture performance?
Pastura works differently from nitrogen fertilisers.
Rather than supplying nitrogen directly, it supports the natural soil and plant processes that influence healthy pasture growth. By supporting soil function, root development, nutrient cycling and the biological processes associated with healthy clover, Pastura helps pastures make better use of the resources already available within the farming system.
Is Pastura only for sheep and beef farms?
No.
While Pastura is particularly well suited to sheep and beef farming, it is also used on dairy support blocks, deer farms, lifestyle properties and other grazing systems where healthy pasture is a key driver of productivity.
Ready to Improve Your Pasture System?
Healthy pasture is one of the most valuable assets on any grazing property.
Whether you're managing a sheep and beef farm, a dairy support block, a deer unit or another grazing system, Pastura can help you build healthier, more productive pastures by supporting the natural processes that drive long-term pasture performance.
Easy to Apply
Fits Seamlessly Into Your Farm Programme
Pastura is designed to integrate easily with your existing farm management. Use it as a foundation for soil health and pasture performance.