Nick Adams
Member
- Location
- Ashbourne, Derbyshire
We used to grow this successfully in the ‘70’s and start grazing it with Jersey dairy cows at the beginning of March. Being short of silage thought it might be good for this year. But, is it now out of fashion as modern grasses could be ready to graze as soon or not long after with more following production? Not wanting to follow with a spring crop so could leave a short term ley down for eighteen months. Seed is expensive so would an “after maize” type mix be as useful and more cost effective?