Clover before rape

david ll

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Pembroke
I have a field of ryegrass planned to be drilled with rape this month. There is a lot of well established white clover in it (where its come from I do not know been in arable for 30+ years)Can I use this as a companion crop or will I risk smothering the rape if I do not destroy the clover. Will be spraying the ryegrass asap with Glyphosate.
 

Brisel

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Arable Farmer
Location
Midlands
How will you establish the osr? Cultivation will knock it back fairly hard & a good dose of glyphosate will kick it too. A couple of litres of glyphosate and DD and you should keep enough as a companion crop. Hard to say without seeing it.
 

david ll

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Pembroke
Rape looks to be strong enough now to stay ahead of the clover
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