What crop?

Mad4simmental

Have a few acres of a field that gets used for out wintering the stock bulls and getting calved cows out early.

It will be used agen next winter for the same. I was thinking of putting sum Italian grass into it and get a few cuts of good silage off it or put in a whole crop for high energy bales for the fresh calvers next year. I know the year is pushing on but what other options for a high energy feed is there? It's a good dry field with very good P&K & PH

Sam Kade

Italian ryegrass and red clover little or no nitrogen needed. Red clover is also high in protein 20% and high yielding. https://www.cotswoldseeds.com/seed-info/high-yielding-red-clover-leys-produce-protein-rich-15t-dmha

Mad4simmental

Sam Kade wrote: »

Italian ryegrass and red clover little or no nitrogen needed. Red clover is also high in protein 20% and high yielding. https://www.cotswoldseeds.com/seed-info/high-yielding-red-clover-leys-produce-protein-rich-15t-dmha

Cheers Sam

st1979

keep going wrote:

whisper it keep going is thinking of going over to the dark side and building some of those evil outdoor cubicles

If only for the 1 year what about westerwolds. PS. I know nothing about the crop only its higher yielding than Italian but 1 year only.

ford 5600

Considering that you are going to use it for out wintering again next year, why not just give it a run of a leveller and or a chain harrow, scatter a 1/2 rate of grass seed with your fertiliser spreader and then roll it . It mightn't produce quite as much as the other options , but has the upside of being cheaper, and it will take until yours is fit to mow, for the new grass to get established.

conor t

Aberniche might suit you, its a ryegrass fescue hybrid, should yield similar to hybrid ryegrasses but has better ground cover and more roots. Its slower to establish though

mahoney_j

Kale/rape????

Mad4simmental

ford 5600 wrote: »

Considering that you are going to use it for out wintering again next year, why not just give it a run of a leveller and or a chain harrow, scatter a 1/2 rate of grass seed with your fertiliser spreader and then roll it . It mightn't produce quite as much as the other options , but has the upside of being cheaper, and it will take until yours is fit to mow, for the new grass to get established.

I was thinking that to but I don't mind chancing sumthing different. It would be the quickest turnaround to.

Mad4simmental

mahoney_j wrote: »

Kale/rape????

I'd like do do kale but I might have a job convincing the boss. That's about %20 P at the leaf to isn't it?

Sam Kade

st1979 wrote: »

If only for the 1 year what about westerwolds. PS. I know nothing about the crop only its higher yielding than Italian but 1 year only.

I grew a few acres of it last year it's great for late grazing and an early cut of silage but after that it goes to seed and like straw if it hoes too strong. It's only suitable for sowing late in the year for winter grazing and an early cit of silage the following year, that's my thinking on it.

joss201

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