Will Blackburn
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Flea beetle is the fly in the ointment for us. You may escape that plague?They'd germinate on concrete as long as it rained ?
Great way to start the rotation out of grass.
Flea beetle is the fly in the ointment for us. You may escape that plague?They'd germinate on concrete as long as it rained ?
Great way to start the rotation out of grass.
So far that hasn't been a problem but if might easy turn up yet!Flea beetle is the fly in the ointment for us. You may escape that plague?
Goes to show that those brassica will germinate in any amount of turf and stuff.
Spray then cut for silage works quite well, brassica likely the easiest if going into turf imo.I have an old pasture field that’s really not performing soil samples ok ph ok. Has a creeping thistle problem. My thoughts are for next year to either take silage off of it in May. Spray off them direct drill a fodder crop into it for grazing end of August to then be reseeded once grazed. It would all be direct drilled. Or I would graze it hard early and get the fodder crop drilled early May as I wouldn’t be missing much by not silaging the field. In preparation I would spread a load of muck on before drilling the fodder crop.
I’ve done a small field this year. Planted a week ago with turnips,fodder rape, oats and peas to see if I can grow a crop to keep the cows out longer but the tools have had a good feed off of the peas and now the flea beetle has moved in on the rape seedlings so not feeling good that positive about it at the moment. Thinking a fodder crop to feed in August will be better for growing or finishing cattle than grass that always struggles at that time of year.Spray then cut for silage works quite well, brassica likely the easiest if going into turf imo.
Prilled lime in with the seed wouldn't hurt (see the 2 Simons thread).
I’ve done a small field this year. Planted a week ago with turnips,fodder rape, oats and peas to see if I can grow a crop to keep the cows out longer but the tools have had a good feed off of the peas and now the flea beetle has moved in on the rape seedlings so not feeling good that positive about it at the moment. Thinking a fodder crop to feed in August will be better for growing or finishing cattle than grass that always struggles at that time of year.
Beet one month on, fascinating crop to watch grow.
How do you use fodder beet? Do you have to lift it?
Awful wind yesterday, lovely and warm today thoughThat does look impressive.Standing up to the wind too.
Strip grazed with pregnant ewes and weaned steers here.How do you use fodder beet? Do you have to lift it?
Utilising about 85% with ewes, which works out about 5p/kg Dm eaten. If it grows.Is alot of the beet wasted?
How are you getting on with the amount of grass coming back?View attachment 898456
First ever attempt at Swedes. Direct drilled with Moore mid June.