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STUBBLE TURNIPS

Stubble turnips are a fast growing catch crop, popular with livestock farmers. They may be sown aft er first cut silage for summer grazing or after winter cereals for autumn usage. When planting a large acreage it is advisable to stagger sowing dates, increasing the seed rate in dry conditions. If using for dairy cow grazing it is important to take into consideration the distance between the field and the milking parlour. Strip grazing is advisable if possible to limit wastage. 

There are two types of stubble turnip: bulbing (see Barkant and Vollenda) and non bulbing (see Tyfon)

YIELD & FEED QUALITY

VARIETIES

BULBING TYPES:

BARKANT

A proven variety of Stubble Turnip with the highest dry matter yield

• Very Winter hardy
• High dry matter yields
• Highly digestible
• Reliable

VOLLENDA (TETRAPLOID)

A highly digestible tetraploid variety noted for its speed of growth, yield and bolting resistance

• A large leafed, highly digestible variety with good early vigour and good disease resistance
• It retains its palatability throughout the season, and is noted for its yield, speed of growth and bolting resistance

Pack size 5kg & 25kg Supplied unteated as standard Flea Beetle treatment available on both Barkant & Vollenda

TYFON

A very fast growing cross between Chinese Cabbage and Stubble Turnip producing an abundance of palatable leaves

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FORAGE RAPE  

Forage Rape has the advantage of being a very fast growing forage crop, suitable for grazing by sheep or cattle. An ideal catch crop for boosting mid Summer forage production when planted in the Spring.

YIELD & FEED QUALITY

Consider growing in a mixture with Stubble Turnips to combine the benefits of both crops

VARIETIES

• Napoleon
• Emerald
  

NAPOLEON

• Very high yields and more Winter hardy than Emerald
• Quick to establish, ideal catch crop
• Can be mixed with grass to improve intake
• Has a wide sowing window
• Provides superb Autumn/Winter keep for finishing lambs and flushing ewes
• Stock should be introduced gradually and an area of grassland should be available for animals to return to; hay or straw should also be made available

Pack Size 5kg & 25kg untreated

EMERALD

• A rapidly establishing, medium-to-tall, palatable variety with above average dry matter yields and good general disease resistance

• Pack Size 5kg & 25kg untreated

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PASJA Hybrid Root Crop

YIELD & FEED QUALITY

• Pasja is a turnip/rape hybrid that has the unique forage characteristic of a large amount of leaf and a swollen root crown which anchors the plant fi rmly in the soil, the crown enabling the plant to re-grow after grazing
• For maximum regrowth and highest total yield, rapid grazing is essential and overgrazing resulting in damage to the crowns should be avoided
• Strip grazing 6 - 8 weeks from sowing is critical to future production and life-span of the crop and it must be back-fenced to facilitate regrowth
• Pasja is very successful when direct drilled into cereal stubbles
• The exceptionally leafy forage crop can produce up to 10 tonnes of good nutritional dry matter through the growing season
• Do not prolong commencement of grazing aft er 42 days in the hope of increased yield
• You may need to stagger sowing dates to ensure the Pasja does not over mature
• Pack Size 5kg untreated

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FODDER BEET  

Fodder Beet is grown as a main root crop, which requires similar husbandry to Sugar Beet. It can produce substantial yields of high quality forage and is an excellent supplement to grass silage.  It can produce substantial yields of high quality forage and is an excellent supplement to grass silage. The roots are very palatable to stock and have superb feed quality.  Specialist harvesting equipment is required to lift the roots and storage is required unless they are strip grazed in situ. Medium dry matter varieties tend to have a higher percentage of root above ground and can be lift ed with a top lifter and therefore have a relatively low dirt tare. These highly palatable roots can be fed whole to stock. High dry matter varieties tend to sit further in the ground and require a sugar beet harvester to lift them. Due to the higher dirt tare and hardness of the root, these varieties may need to be chopped and washed before feeding. After wilting, the tops may be fed to stock and can contribute a further yield of 3-4 tonnes of protein-rich dry matter per hectare.

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VARIETIES

ALPES