COMPREHENSIVE FORAGE CROP GUIDE

Limagrain UK has recently issued a completely new version of the company’s very popular Profit from Forage Crops technical guide.
 

This new guide – which runs to 32 pages – provides detailed technical information on all the main forage crops which are grown in the UK. For each crop highlighted there is practical information supplied on how best to establish and grow it along with appropriate pointers on how best to utilise the crop.
 

Obviously, the ultimate success of any forage cropping programme will hinge on the selection of the right species and variety. The Guide suggests which varieties will suit a specific set of circumstances and by sowing a ‘preferred’ variety at the outset livestock farmers will lay a solid foundation for a really cost effective forage cropping programme.
 

The new technical guide also features a full set of trial results for swede, fodder beet, kale and stubble turnips. The trials include data about fresh and dry matter yields, disease resistance and, in the case of fodder beet, the top size and the percentage of the root in the ground.
 

There is no doubt that Profit from Forage Crops represents one of the best sources of technical information available to those livestock farmers planning to feed their animals economically and efficiently.
 

Profit from Forage Crops is available free-of-charge to all livestock farmers in the UK – either telephone the company (01522 861318) or send your request via e-mail (info@limagrain.co.uk) to secure your copy. If you also have access to a desktop or laptop computer then we can supply the publication on a handy CD as well.

February 2009/5