Forage brassicas are a cost effective way of providing palatable livestock fodder and controlling crop rotation. At PRAg we supply kale, stubble turnip, swede, swift and redstart, fodder beet, maize and forage rape from leading suppliers at competitive prices. Many of these products are fast growing, highly digestible and prove popular with livestock farmers for extending the grazing season and supplementing grass silage.
Our knowledgeable and experienced team can provide you with advice (via fieldwalking and telephone) to ensure you receive the best varieties to suit your needs and area. If you are unable to find the product you require on-line, please contact our team on 01437 781780 to discuss your requirements and place your order.
1 unit = 1kg
A low to medium dry matter variety; high fresh yield, good disease resistance. Dual purpose variety. Purple skin and creamy white flesh. Early to intermediate use.
Sowing Rate: 1-2kg/ac
Treated with Thiram and Sepiret.
A large leafed, highly digestible variety with good early vigour and good disease resistance. It retains its palatibility throughout the season, and is noted for its yield, speed of growth and bolting resistance. Bulbing type.
Sowing rate: 2-3kg/ac
1 unit = 1 kg
2011 Forage Product of the Year!
High yielding variety with good winter hardiness and excellent feeding quality with fresh yields 15% higher than Caledonian Kale and 10% higher than Bittern in German trials. Now as equally popular in the UK as its has been in New Zealand for many years.
Sowing Rate: 1.5kg/ac
untreated
A medium dry matter variety with moderate resistance to Club Root. Dual purpose with yellow coloured flesh and purple skin.
Sowing Rate: 1-2kg/ac
Treated with Thiram and Sepiret.
1 unit = 1 kg
A medium dry matter variety with good Mildew resistance. Dual purpose with purple skin and cream coloured flesh. Popular with sheep farmers.
Sowing rate: 1-2kg/ac
Treated with Thiram and Sepiret.
An early maturing variety with medium dry matter, best suited as stock feed. Good winter hardiness with very wide utilisation window. Bronze skin with white flesh.
Sowing rate: 1-2kg/ac
Treated with Thiram and Sepiret.
1 unit = 1 kg
Magnum has a consistent root size and reliable high dry matter yields from white roots. It is very palatable with a high proportion of its roots in the ground and due to its high dry matter content it is more frost resistant than other varieties. Higher dry matter fodder beet has been shown to increase milk yield and daily live weight gain.
1 unit = 1 kg
A large leafed, highly digestible variety with good early vigour and good disease resistance. It retains its palatibility throughout the season, and is noted for its yield, speed of growth and bolting resistance. Bulbing type.
Sowing Rate: 2-3kg/ac
Magnum has a consistent root size and reliable high dry matter yields from white roots. It is very palatable with a high proportion of its roots in the ground and due to its high dry matter content it is more frost resistant than other varieties. Higher dry matter fodder beet has been shown to increase milk yield and daily live weight gain.
1 unit = 1 kg
Magnum has a consistent root size and reliable high dry matter yields from white roots. It is very palatable with a high proportion of its roots in the ground and due to its high dry matter content it is more frost resistant than other varieties. Higher dry matter fodder beet has been shown to increase milk yield and daily live weight gain.
1 unit = 20kg
A leafy, fast growing cross between Chinese Cabbage and Stubble Turnip, producing 50 plus tonnes per hectare. It exhibits high frost resistance and can be utilised within 8-10 weeks post sowing. Potential for regrowth. Non Bulbing Type.
Treated with Thiram.
Sowing Rate: 2-3kg/ac