- Location
- Cornwall.
6.5kg/acre?
Herbal leys for dairy cattle grazing
- Thread starter crashbox
- Start date
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
Is this for cows to milk on or flowers for the garden
Can’t beat prg/ white clover
Any idea how you get on with Sparta cocksfoot for grazing?
I've specced a couple of kgs in my silage leys, but gone for Donata on grazing ground as supposedly more palatable.
jimmer
Member
- Location
- East Devon
Going into established sward6.5kg/acre?
- Location
- Cornwall.
I'll let you off then.
jimmer
Member
- Location
- East Devon
Don't know yet
jimmer
Member
- Location
- East Devon
Dairy grazer going in next weekI'll let you off then.
- Location
- Cornwall.
Good man. Don't make a mess of it like you do with jam & cream.Dairy grazer going in next week
jimmer
Member
- Location
- East Devon
Min till and rolled by nature OK?Good man. Don't make a mess of it like you do with jam & cream.
We have had donata for years doesn't get clumpy .In a dry year only thing green .3rd cut just starting to head again at 6 weeks.
- Location
- somerset
nice looking sward, interesting to see plantain and chicory well grown together, we are finding they come at different times, even though both in mix, which, l suppose, is exactly what we want.
You can beat PRG with diverse swards if on light land and low growing season rainfall.
I do spec PRG in the mix for shoulders of the season and cool season growth, but my PRG and white clover leys burn up and overall produce less than the herbal leys in my experience.
And for silage, I won't even consider Italian Ryegrass now. Heads for fun and too much bare dirt.
- Location
- somerset
we are finding prg tends to head, when stressed, very quickly, so moving away from it being the highest % seed, in the mix, mainly because it tended to 'synchronise' itself across the grazing block, we ended up premowing, which the cows didn't like, according to the b/tank.
In a 'normal' year, prg has performed well, but has pretty well failed the last 3yrs, due to drought, and, of course, we will have a run of decent summers now ! But, we are prepared for another, looking at the figure for purchased fodder, over the last 3 winters, we need to be !
Jdunn55
Member
- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Can I ask how you're drilling that please?
Jdunn55
Member
- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Thanks and no and no!
Cows will be made to eat it well, did a good job the past couple of days and milk seems to have gone up since they've been on it!
- Location
- South Molton
GS4 makes up with cold hard £ for lower production
Hides the docks well......if you have any
jimmer
Member
- Location
- East Devon
Einbock
Jdunn55
Member
- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Have you done that before and if so how successful? My contractor has a Moore unidrill which I've found a bit hit and miss...
I had 30 acres to do here last month but couldn't get any contractors here to spray anything or do the drilling
and it's a bit late now to be putting herbs in on this farm
jimmer
Member
- Location
- East Devon
No first attemptHave you done that before and if so how successful? My contractor has a Moore unidrill which I've found a bit hit and miss...
I had 30 acres to do here last month but couldn't get any contractors here to spray anything or do the drilling
Seed company said, spin on and trample in
