Stubble Turnips : feed to which Ewes.

[Al R]

We had the grazing beet (Brigadier) drilled with a precision drill straight after the other field, both on 20" rows as that is what the lifter runs at (the other field will be lifted for sale, unless we are short of keep). We just left one drill box empty in the Brigadier, to have a bare row in every 6. I might well just use my drill next year, but to be fair, the contractor isn't that expensive for the job and it leaves the option of lifting open.



You're doing the same as me though, going from the roots to grass paddocks. The biggest issue I find, is transitioning from grazed roots to a high concentrate ration if they're brought inside. That's the bit that needs managing IME.

Ah I've never grown that, I needed bottom lifted no grazing beet so always went summo pre Christmas and blizzard post Christmas lifting.
If a contractor has a tidy drill I wouldn't bother using/buying your own unless 100acre plus! I had a problem with the contractors drill/operator so bought my own plus we were growing 150-180acre.

Our bolus's overlap by 2 months in the winter so TE's shouldn't/arnt a problem for us. Too much grass for to long before lambing is our main problem as lambs go 24-27lb each twin, they live fine but they can be too big to get up in the first hour :/

These are January-February due terminals and are BCS 4-5 so are on starvation rations for a bit to slim them down

Hell of a shape on this Texel gingemong though!

 

[neilo]

Ah I've never grown that, I needed bottom lifted no grazing beet so always went summo pre Christmas and blizzard post Christmas lifting.
If a contractor has a tidy drill I wouldn't bother using/buying your own unless 100acre plus! I had a problem with the contractors drill/operator so bought my own plus we were growing 150-180acre.

Our bolus's overlap by 2 months in the winter so TE's shouldn't/arnt a problem for us. Too much grass for to long before lambing is our main problem as lambs go 24-27lb each twin, they live fine but they can be too big to get up in the first hour :/

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These are January-February due terminals and are BCS 4-5 so are on starvation rations for a bit to slim them down
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Hell of a shape on this Texel gingemong though!

Starvation rations?

My contractor has an ancient old precision drill, but it works and comes with a man on a small/light tractor. I certainly wouldn't buy one, but I might drill a crop myself for grazing. Hardly seems worth it to save £20/ac on a small acreage though (you don't do the job yourself for nothing).

 

[Walterp]

I use a cryman. Whats the english word?! Machete? Scythe? Big hook shaped knife chopper thing?!

Billhook (short-handled).

 

[hendrebc]

Billhook (short-handled).

It could well be that sounds familiar