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Forage brassicas may be planned to meet specific feed gaps or production targets. There is also a very good to plan for a series of crops and grazings from a more-or-less opportunity to plan for a series of crops and grazings. singular sowing date.
For example, example,ififa anumber number paddocks were sown in November withdifferent different brassica crop types, would of of paddocks were sown in (say) November with brassica crop types, thenthen therethere would be be potential foron-going on-going feed: potential for feed:
Sep
Oct
Plan
Prepare
Early crop 8–10 weeks Main season crop 10–14 weeks
Late crop 20–24 weeks
Nov
Dec
Sow
Grow
0–4 wks
5–8 wks
Leafmore rape Identify suitable paddocks, soil test, spray off
Prepare sites fertiliser, lime, cultivate etc
Dynamo turnip
Caledonian kale
Manage weeds, pests, irrigation etc
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
Continuous feed available and on- going pas ture renewal 9–12 wks
13–16 wks
17–20 wks
21–24 wks
25–28 wks
29–32 wks
Look after new pasture
Look after new pasture
1st grazing
Regrowth
2nd grazing
Re-sow to new pasture
Maintain crop care
Grazing
Re-sow to new pasture
Look after new pasture
Look after new pasture
Grazing
Maintain crop care
Maintain crop care
Maintain crop care
Grazing
Grazing
Plan spring crop or pasture
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