Summer Multigraze – brassica mixture
Brassica seed mixtures are an effective way of tailoring a grazing crop more precisely to specific circumstances.
Individual crops including kale, forage rape and turnips have their own strengths but also grow well in combination.
Main Uses
- Early lamb finishing
- Supplementary summer grazing for dairy or beef cattle
Brassica seed benefits
- Increased forage choice for livestock
- Greater overall production per hectare
- Higher dry matter intakes
| kg/acre | Variety |
| 0.50 | Appin grazing turnip |
| 1.00 | Swift hybrid brassica |
| 0.90 | Stego rape |
| 0.10 | Maris Kestrel kale |
| 2.50 |
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| Sowing rate | 6.00 kg/ha (2.50 kg/acre) |
| Sowing time | April to mid-June |
| Sowing depth | 15 mm (1/2 inch) or broadcast |
| Sowing instructions | Drill into a fine tilth
Moist and warm soil conditions Roll before and after drilling for good soil-to-seed contact
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| Additional comments | Where broadcasting sow at 7.50 kg/ha (3.00 kg/acre) |