Forage catch crop after potatoes

[Norfolk Hill Farmer]

Have tried several times now to grow stubble turnips behind potatoes, but found that the residual herbicide left over from treating the potato crop, stunts the turnips growth (even after ploughing). Does anyone else have experience of this ? And does anyone have any suggestions for a catch crop which may tolerate the herbicide.
TIA
NHF

 

[Al R]

Westerwolds or ryegrass? Triticale or Rye?

 

[Norfolk Hill Farmer]

Westerwolds or ryegrass? Triticale or Rye?

When would a Wesrerwold be ready to graze if it was drilled around the first week in August ?

 

[Great In Grass]

When would a Wesrerwold be ready to graze if it was drilled around the first week in August ?

6 - 8 weeks but anything you sow after spuds with a herbicide residue is going to struggle.

 

[Al R]

A cover crop that DSV produce to reduce pcn might make more sense for you?

 

[Norfolk Hill Farmer]

6 - 8 weeks but anything you sow after spuds with a herbicide residue is going to struggle.

I think that's the truth of the situation. If Westerwold did manage to get away would you expect to graze it more than once before the middle of the following March ?

A cover crop that DSV produce to reduce pcn might make more sense for you?

I know Mustard is good for this but doesn't have great feed value. What does DSV stand for ?

 

[Al R]

https://www.dsv-uk.co.uk/cover-crops/

Talk to Sarah Hawthorne, very knowledgeable about all types of plant breeding but specifically cover crops.

DSV stands for “Deutsche Saatveredelung AG”

 

[Great In Grass]

I think that's the truth of the situation. If Westerwold did manage to get away would you expect to graze it more than once before the middle of the following March ?

With a reasonable winter there is a very good chance of grazing Westerwolds by mid March.

 

[neilo]

I think that's the truth of the situation. If Westerwold did manage to get away would you expect to graze it more than once before the middle of the following March ?



I know Mustard is good for this but doesn't have great feed value. What does DSV stand for ?

Some of the ‘grazing’ mustard varieties (Verde?) aren’t too bad in feed value, but the slightest frost will finish them.
Westerwolds will grow at very low temperatures, so will produce an early bite, just when you’re running out of brassicas. It usually gets going in Feb here (after a Oct/Nov/Dec grazing), a good month before anything else starts to green up. Unfortunately the seed price makes it an awful lot dearer than stubble turnips.