....for sowing within the next week what best for sheep ?

Bury the Trash

Member
Mixed Farmer
For winter, bit later use.
Not bought seed yet but...Redstart ?
Always get on well it .
could add a bit of Italian but might need to spray out potential wild oats if they come :unsure:
 

Derrick Hughes

Member
Location
Ceredigion
Best seller this week is Green Globe Turnips
A fair bit of Rebound Hybrid Kale gone out , fraction of the cost of Redstart
I've sown some Green Globe with Balansa Clover myself as a bit of veriaty for the lambs
 

Derrick Hughes

Member
Location
Ceredigion
Pulsar?
What was that relatively winter Hardy stubble turnip you were on about :unsure:
No Rebound Hybrid Kale
Voltage is Straight 2 year Kale , very popular leafy and winter Hardy
Frisia is the best stubble turnip I've grown but the gestures will be along to prove me wrong [emoji1787]
Ballansa or Crimson or relatively cheap if you just stick a little bit in
 

Great In Grass

Member
Location
Cornwall.
Hobson Kale is the best for winter hardiness with excellent resistance to both Mildew and Alternaria.

Higher relative DM yield % & relative fresh yield % compared to Redstart.
 

serf

Member
Location
warwickshire
No Rebound Hybrid Kale
Voltage is Straight 2 year Kale , very popular leafy and winter Hardy
Frisia is the best stubble turnip I've grown but the gestures will be along to prove me wrong [emoji1787]
Ballansa or Crimson or relatively cheap if you just stick a little bit in
How does this voltage kale work then ? Will it keep coming back full whack after a grazing through all seasons ? Never heard of two year kale before
 

Bury the Trash

Member
Mixed Farmer
Hobson Kale is the best for winter hardiness with excellent resistance to both Mildew and Alternaria.

Higher relative DM yield % & relative fresh yield % compared to Redstart.
But Dearer seed than redstart plus last year coped very well with the 'Fred' beetle challenge ,and it stuck the few frosts we had ....and is palatable to them right from the start

:unsure:
 

Jimdog1

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Devon
20191111_134224.jpgRedstart 14 weeks after tilling.
 

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Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


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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