Crops

Factors to consider when feeding cereals, triticale, oats, brassicas, swedes, kale, turnips, chicory and fodder beet.

Is a short lived, leafy herb with high feed value, and good summer yield but limited cool season growth.

Information about the the use of fodder beet in dairy cow winter feeding systems.

Kale is normally used as a winter feed crop. It has a deep root system with good drought tolerance...

Plantain grows throughout New Zealand although it is best suited to dairy farm situations where the amount and quality of summer feed limits milk production.

Getting maximum profit and associated benefits from growing an area of turnips requires planning, a high conversion of crop into milk and good management.