Kale

Winter brassicas help fill in the low grass availability during the winter months.  Kale is a good brassica crop for autumn/winter feeding, October through to February.  Kale can also be used for game cover.  It will provide good ground cover for holding, driving and feeding game birds.  Pheasants particularly like the combination of a good canopy and bare ground which allows easy movement in a relatively dry environment.  We can supply two different varieties:

• Maris Kestrel
• Bittern

Both varities are classed as high winter tolerance and are highly digestible.

Maris Kestrel

Maris Kestrel is well established as the leading kale variety in the UK and is suitable for all classes of stock.  It is good for out-wintering and and can also be used for early autumn feed for cattle or sheep.

Key Benefits:

• Great leaf to steam ratio
  
• High D-Value from all of the plant
• Vigorous early growth
• Resistant to lodging
• Good winter hardiness
• Long utilisation period

Sowing Rates: 2-3kg/acre from May to the end of June.  Feed from July to the following March.

Prices: 5kg bag - £107.75, 25kg bag - £506.75.  Prices include postage.

Bittern

Bittern is a medium height kale which can be used for either grazing or as game cover.  It is good for the maintenance of dry cows, game cover and can be grazed by cattle after game cover.

Key Benefits:

• Good leaf to stem ration (around 46% leaf)
• Great palatibility (high stem sugar content)
• Winter hardy and frost tolerant
• Club root resistance
• Medium height and lodging resistance

Sowing Rates: 2-3kg/acre from May to the end of June.  Feed from September to the following March.

Prices: 5kg bag - £101.50, 25kg bag £504.00.  Prices include postage.

Remember To:

• Feed as part of a balanced diet (Calculate your stocking rate)
• Ensure good water supply
• Allow run back area
• Move electric fence daily
• Feed fibre
• Feed minerals