Forage Rape

Brassica

(Brassica napus L )

A reliable, fast growing brassica for livestock grazing. Provides high yields of high energy feed. Reasonable winter hardiness

Uses

Grazed in situ Sheep/Cattle

Sowing Rate

3kgs (drilled) 4kgs (broadcast) per acre

Persistence

Annual

Sowing Period

May to August

Yield Potential

4t DM per ha

Management

Most of the fertiliser should be applied into the seedbed with a top up of nitrogen about a month later if the crop looks hungry. Stock should be introduced slowly over a two week period and should be strip grazed to make the most from it. Some varieties offer club root resistance and regrowth potential.

What Our Customers Say

Impressed with the performance of Gorilla forage rape

“We have been very impressed with the performance of Gorilla forage rape, it’s not the tallest variety out there but provides plenty of forage for hungry mouths with high DM content. We typically sow towards the end of June which suits our requirements well for finishing lambs from October onwards.”

- Roderick MacKenzie, Balintore Farms, Tain.