Dock control

Agrispeed

Member
Location
Cornwall
Similar effect here.

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I use docks as a KPI - if they are still standing then you haven't grazed hard enough! I generally don't worry about them too much as they are at least edible, as long as you don't get particularly dense patches.

Loads of dock beetle here, which helps a bit too.
 

exmoor dave

Member
Location
exmoor, uk
I've read a few articles on training cattle to eat docks by pulling some up put in a trough and give the docks a spray of molasses,
Repeat til cattle actively go eating docks.

I was going to try it on a really docky field earlier this year..... but the cattle eat all the docks before i had a chance to try to train them
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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