Forage turnips: Cattle can do well on them - Ag Proud
2014年8月30日 · To give an idea about carrying capacity, my 8 acres of turnips after the oat harvest – planting the turnips a little late – provided feed for 50 animal units (cows, calves and yearlings) for 100 days. That’s a lot of cattle feed. Even though they were planted late, the turnips grew enough to provide plenty of forage,” he recalls.
Plant Turnips for Winter Grazing – Beef Cattle - Extension
2019年9月3日 · Turnips provide good grazing beginning in October and often last into the new year. Turnips are cheap to plant. Seed can cost less than five dollars per acre now is the time to plant turnips for fall grazing. Seedbed preparation and planting can be done several ways. Some turnip growers work soil like a fully prepared alfalfa seedbed.
Cattle Grazing: Turnips and Other Root Crops for Livestock
2015年12月8日 · In an era of high feed prices and widespread, persistent drought, new turnip varieties – such as Pasja – are giving beef producers an opportunity to extend grazing options and seasons. Just as important, turnips can help improve pasture quality.
Turnips Fill the Gap - DTN Progressive Farmer
2015年9月28日 · Turnips are often a quick-fix forage for when the rain fails to fall. But increasingly, cattle producers are using the crop as a fall- and winter-grazing option that's nutritious and...
Turnips for Cows - Modern Farmer
2014年12月4日 · Turnips and radishes are just a few of the forage options to try when looking to reduce costs and soil erosion as well as improving performance of both land and livestock. Other options that are gaining popularity include old-fashioned cereal grains, peanuts and other vegetables like cabbages and carrots.
The use of short-season crops, such as turnips, is effective for extending the grazing season, following the harvest of small grains. A system of double cropping works particu-larly well if the intent is to provide a break in crop rota-tion. Turnips, which are in the brassica family, are fast growing and tolerate cold temperatures. Therefore, they
How to grow a field of stubble turnips for livestock forage
2024年3月13日 · Growing stubble turnips, for livestock forage, is a cost-effective way to provide nutritious feed. In this article, I outline the steps I take to establish a decent crop. Choose a field with good drainage and a pH between 6.0 and 7.0. Swedes thrive in fertile, loamy soils.
Turnips have been popular as livestock fodder for over 600 years and were grown extensively in England since the 1600s for winter feeding of sheep and cattle (Undersander et al., 1991; Smith, 1913; Prothero, 1888). Turnips were used as a pasture crop for pigs and winter fod-der for sows (Smith, 1913; Wilcox, 1915).
Management Considerations When Grazing Turnips with Cattle
2020年2月2日 · Adjust cattle by feeding high quality hay or pasture for a couple weeks before grazing turnips to prepare their rumen for the high energy and protein in turnips. Give them just a few hours access to turnips at the start. Make sure cattle have access to a dry roughage like corn stalks or a palatable hay.
Purple top turnips are easy to grow, cold hardy, and drought tolerant. Of all the brassicas, turnips are among the quickest to establish. Livestock graze both the tops and the bulbs. To slow rate of passage and increase NDFd as this high-sugar and high-protein forage is digest-
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