Roots and Greening PDF Booklet

KALE

Kale is a fast growing catch crop suitable for finishing lambs, or zero grazing by both dairy and beef animals. The following guidelines will enable you to choose the appropriate variety for your situation

CALEDONIAN

Club root resistant, enabling growers to continually sow kale on the same site • Suitable for beef and dairy • 105cm tall • 122% total dry matter yield • 71.2% digestibility value • Recommended grazing; Winter A very winter hardy variety with good palatability and excellent disease resistance • Suitable for sheep and beef • Intermediate height • Very leafy • Recommended grazing; Winter

PROTEOR

KEEPER

A very winter hardy variety which exhibits good lodging resistance with low SMCO levels (anti

nutritional chemical) • Suitable for sheep • 85cm tall • 104% total dry matter yield • 74.2% digestibility value • Recommended grazing; Winter

SOWING INFORMATION • Sowing Period: April-Mid July

• Direct Drilling: 2kg/acre • Broadcasting: 3kg/acre YIELD & FEED QUALITY • Average Dry Matter Yield: 8-10 tonnes/ha • Average Fresh Yield: 60-65 tonnes/ha • Dry Matter: 14-16% • Crude Protein: 16-17% • Digestibility Value: 70D • Metabolisable Energy: 10-11 MJ/kg DM • Sugars in DM 17%

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