Cover crops
Forage rape
Forage rape is good option for those targeting a catch crop which is suitable for grazing after 1 January as a forage for cattle or sheep.
Product benefits (ACRES)
- Rapid growing ability with good winter hardiness.
- Forage rape is a high-energy feed for grazing ruminants.
- For ACRES, a mixture of at least two crops from the prescribed list must be sown.
- Austrian winter pea cover crops must remain in situ until after 1 January.
Usage instructions
| Rate | 8kg/ha |
| Time | Sow from mid-July up until 15 September in ACRES |
| Frost tolerance | Good |
| Biomass | Good |
| Pests and diseases | Generally not a problem, but clubroot could become an issue if brassicas are used as a cover crop over a period of years. |