About
- Produces a large root system that will improve soil structure and mine trace elements
- Chicory has anthelmintic properties making it an excellent option to reduce worm burden
- To protect the crown on the chicory it should be rotationally grazed leaving around a month’s gaps between grazing’s
- If properly managed the mixture should last at least 3 years
- Excellent option for finishing lambs
- A nitrogen source is provided by red and white clover
Sowing Period | Sowing Rate (kg/acre) | Utilisation Period | Winter hardiness 1-9 |
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April - August | Drill - 4 Broadcast - 5 | April - October | 3 |
Time to full Potential | Dry Matter yield (t/ha) | Use |
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8 Weeks | 15 (in season) | Rotational Grazing |