ORGANIC STUBBLE TURNIP SEED NOW AVAILABLE!

Organic farmers can now benefit from the extra forage produced by a fast-growing catch crop of stubble turnips with the availability of organically produced seeds of the variety Dynamo.

Martin Titley, the company’s brand manager for root seed crops, explains: “Our organically produced Dynamo seed can either be drilled or broadcast into post-harvest stubble and a crop can be ready for utilisation 12-14 weeks later. It can be grazed in situ to provide a nutritious crop for fattening lambs, or for autumn keep for dairy or beef cattle.” 

Dynamo has good all round disease resistance, which is very important in an organic farming situation, and the seed cost is around £18-20/acre.

For information on Dynamo suppliers, organic farmers can call Limagrain UK on 01522 861300 or visit the website www.organicxseeds.com.  

July 2009

Dynamo stubble turnip can provide nutritious feed for sheep and cattle. Organic seed has now been produced so farmers running this type of system can also benefit from this ‘fast food’.