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<blockquote data-quote="Clever Dic" data-source="post: 6731229" data-attributes="member: 2283"><p>I have an opposing view. We have 1500 acres of temporary grasses for quality horse haylage ..grass reseed every 2 years and it was becoming a real issue the levels of rough stalk and meadow grass getting into the leys.</p><p>My grass seeds specialist told me that he had good evidence that sheep grazing during the late autumn and winter hugely exacerbated the issue as the feet disturbed the soil between the rows and set off dormant weed grass seeds.</p><p> Took the plunge banned the sheep and bought a 8.5m mulching topper to keep winter growth minimal.</p><p> In 3 years I have been delighted with the results ...massive reduction in weed grasses. So I have to say policy now is no sheep on new seeds.</p><p> I appreciate it may be not such an issue if the new grass was following some other crop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clever Dic, post: 6731229, member: 2283"] I have an opposing view. We have 1500 acres of temporary grasses for quality horse haylage ..grass reseed every 2 years and it was becoming a real issue the levels of rough stalk and meadow grass getting into the leys. My grass seeds specialist told me that he had good evidence that sheep grazing during the late autumn and winter hugely exacerbated the issue as the feet disturbed the soil between the rows and set off dormant weed grass seeds. Took the plunge banned the sheep and bought a 8.5m mulching topper to keep winter growth minimal. In 3 years I have been delighted with the results ...massive reduction in weed grasses. So I have to say policy now is no sheep on new seeds. I appreciate it may be not such an issue if the new grass was following some other crop. [/QUOTE]
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