- Location
- South Molton
Avoid clover or red clover?
Grazing clover
- Thread starter Just because
- Start date
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Did some in bales here from memory it was 12-14 ill look for analysis later.
Was a very poor start for it with the dry April may last year.
Was a very poor start for it with the dry April may last year.
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Forgot to say cutting date on red clover can also have an effect on protein levels.
(So I’m told)
(So I’m told)
- Location
- Ceredigion
- Location
- South Molton
You think red clover will take over with constant sheep grazing?
- Location
- Cornwall.
- Location
- Ceredigion
farmerm
Member
- Location
- Shropshire
Experimenting trying to make "hay" out of a patch of nectar pollen mix... too much biomass for our topper to mulch it , too small a patch to call in a round baler and wrapper... its going into small bales else will have to be pushed into a heap... wondering now if I should have/could have chopped it by floating the topped over it first before mowing it needs at least another couple of good drying days today is not a drying day!
- Location
- Shropshire
- Location
- South Molton
No never
Depends how you manage it.
Have seen sheep remove clover from a sward.
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
- Location
- Shropshire
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I suppose I’d better run this past the experts too, before I let the smallest store lambs & replacement ewe lambs in….
Red, crimson & berseem clovers with some stemmy Westerwolds for fibre. Not tried if before, but it never crossed my mind not to put ewe lambs on it for a while:
Red, crimson & berseem clovers with some stemmy Westerwolds for fibre. Not tried if before, but it never crossed my mind not to put ewe lambs on it for a while:
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Lot of stuff there Neil do you think they will graze it well enough?
That be the most difficult part I should think
That be the most difficult part I should think
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Lot of stuff there Neil do you think they will graze it well enough?
That be the most difficult part I should think
I’m sure they will razzer it off quickly enough. Lots of high quality, low DM feed, so I doubt it will last as long as it looks.
There’s more in the field after, which was half a crop of the same mix and a kg/ac of those Appin turnips you supplied. Proper job.
Woolless
Member
- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
I bought some last year and it analysed at 13% but should have fed a bit better than that as the sample unavoidably contained a fair bit of stem which the sheep would leave. Fed the ewe hoggs with it and they did nothing great. But fed it to the ewes in late pregnancy along with fodder best and that seemed to work well. No cake required, saved money and didn't need to snacker them each day
- Location
- Ceredigion
The mixture of energy from grass and protein from red clover drives production and helps fatten lambs well. ... But don't turn out lambs intended for breeding or breeding ewes onto leys with red clover as it can have a negative effect on fertility
Top tips for growing red clover
Red clover is seeing a resurgence of popularity as a forage option due to its high protein content and performance in dry conditions. Here are some top tips for growing.
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- Location
- South Molton
Bovines can get bloat on cloverThe mixture of energy from grass and protein from red clover drives production and helps fatten lambs well. ... But don't turn out lambs intended for breeding or breeding ewes onto leys with red clover as it can have a negative effect on fertility
Top tips for growing red clover
Red clover is seeing a resurgence of popularity as a forage option due to its high protein content and performance in dry conditions. Here are some top tips for growing.
beardface
Member
- Location
- East Yorkshire
I'd make sure there up to date with clostridial vax.
- Location
- West Country
There’s nothing worse than a salesman who has limited knowledge of what there trying to sell