Growing fodder beet as a winter crop is allowing a Welsh upland farm to significantly reduce wintering costs. Even at a conservative yield of 18t DM/ha, fodder beet can provide more than double the ...

To farmers who are unfamiliar with winter grazing fodder crops, kale and fodder beet can appear to provide very similar feeds. In fact, there are many points of difference, from yield and cattle ...

While crops like turnips and rape have been used regularly by some farmers, new varieties of fodder beet and kale are now offering more options. In the state’s North-West, Roberts agronomist Kurt de ...

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Results from a fodder beet trail done on a Manawatu sheep farm has shown the return on the drop is three times greater than pasture. Pictured Scott Linklater in his fodder beet crop. Photo: Supplied / ...

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Dipton farmer John Lindsay talks during the sheep on fodder beet field day at his property. Photo: BRITTANY PICKETT / FAIRFAX NZ Prefer us on Google Putting cows on fodder beet has been such a big hit ...

South West Agronomy ­adviser David Wisewould told a Dairy Inspire workshop at Camperdown last week the bulb crop — which is planted across 75,000 hectares in New Zealand — was growing in popularity in ...

Fodder beet is an increasingly popular winter crop for beef and dairy cattle due to the large amounts of dry matter it produces, but you and your stock won’t get the best out of the crop if its ...

Fodder beet overuse could lead to low reproductive performance and metabolic disease. Fodder beet is proving its worth in the dairy sector but there are some concerns and questions. Looking to answer ...

WAY FORWARD: Rotorua agronomist Dave Wiltshire (right) and Kaharoa farm manager Wade Sutton with a planted fodder beet crop and the imported Spanish seed planter. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER Is fodder beet ...