Use
(root crops)
These brassica catch crops have been part of successful rotational farming
for centuries. They can provide forage quickly and be available
at times when grass leys are unproductive.
All these crops require adequate levels of soil fertility which can either
be in the form of FYM or artificial fertiliser. As a rough guide these crops
will remove 70 kg N, 40 kg P and 40 kg K per hectare.
Use
(chicory leys)
We have heard from some of you that a mixture of chicory and clover can be
effectively used to fatten lambs. Live weight gains are in the region of 250
grammes per day and chicory is a valuable natural anthelmintic (anti-worm).
These leys can be expected to last for 5 or 6 years and given the high cost
of concentrates we have decided to offer this new ley for use this year. Please
let us know your experience.
3.00 kg per acre £14.33 (7.5 kg/ha £35.83)
1.00 kg certified BARKANT stubble turnip
2.00 kg certified AKELA ORGANIC rape
Ref.
MIXEFORG 66% ORGANIC
Sown either in the spring for mid-summer grazing or after cereals for autumn/early
winter use. This is a fast growing mixture capable of producing
up to 45 tonnes per hectare with a dry matter content of 10% in approximately
10-12 weeks.
Early
Fold Root Mixture
1.50 kg per acre £22.22 (4.25 kg/ha £55.55)
0.60 kg certified MARIS KESTREL kale
0.70 kg certified MASSIF hardy turnip
0.20 kg certified GOWRIE swede
Ref.
MIXHR NON ORGANIC
A longer term mixture which is sown between April and the end of June. Needing
20 weeks or more to produce its full yield this crop will provide
winter hardy keep until February or March.
Hardy
Root Mixture
6.50 kg per acre £56.88 (16.25 kg/ha £142.20)
2.50 kg certified PUNA chicory
1.50 kg certified LUCRUM ORGANIC
red clover
0.60 kg certified ABERPEARL white
clover
1.70 kg certified MILLENIUM ORGANIC per. ryegrass
0.20 kg RIBGRASS (ribwort plantain)
Ref.
MIXLFORG 49% ORGANIC - needs
derogation before purchase.
This high protein, mineral rich and drought resistant mixture combines chicory,
clover and a small quantity of ryegrass. The ley can be sown in April through
until early September and needs a fine and firm seedbed. The seed should be
sown at a depth no deeper than 1cm.
Lamb
Finisher
