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Interval fills summer feed gap
For immediate release
24 August 2007
Interval
fills summer feed gap
Sheep and beef farmers looking
to bridge the feed gap during dry summers on the east coast
of both islands are the most likely to benefit from a forage
rape cultivar now available for spring sowing.
Interval rape, from Agriseeds, features not only high yield and strong re-growth but also good drought tolerance.
Sown in spring, Interval will generate plenty of leafy summer and autumn finishing feed, making it ideal for young stock.
Typical yields are 8 12 t DM/ha, with metabolisable energy (ME) levels of 10 -12 megajoules (MJ)/kg DM.
Good palatability combined with multiple grazings from its excellent re-growth potential offer improved productivity for summer-dry properties, Agriseeds says.
Interval can also be sown in late summer for winter grazing. It has strong resistance to powdery mildew, and is frost tolerant, which improves its keeping ability.
Interval should be sown at 4 - 5 kg/ha.
For more detail contact your seed merchant.
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