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Vollenda Stubble Turnips

Large bulbed highly palatable stubble turnip seed

Vollenda stubble turnips have a large bulb, with good palatability and root anchorage. It is a variety that has a high resistance to bolting and has good resistance to Clubroot and Alternaria.

Its early vigour makes it an ideal variety to sow in May for August utilisation and August/September for November/January utilisation. It has good winter hardiness which will keep its palatability, however stubble turnips are not frost resistant so ideally they should be utilised before Christmas.

It has produced the biggest bulk and will graze for the longest according to Wynnstay in house trials.

Livestock Intake

Stubble turnips are very palatable and easy for cows and sheep to digest, However both should be introduced to the crop gradually and should have access to either grass, silage, hay or straw, especially when feeding to dairy cows.
A dairy cow will eat approx 22kg of fresh weight in a 2 – 3 hour grazing period. A ewe will eat about 12kg fresh weight per day. Therefore an average crop of 15 tonnes per acre will provide one days grazing for 500 cows or 1000 ewes. (Allowing for some wastage)

Watch out for stubble turnips tainting milk, feed directly after milking and remove two – three hours before milking.

Sowing & Growing:

Sowing Period	(1) April – June (any earlier and there is a risk of Bolting) (2) July – Mid Sep (any later and they wont amount to much)

Direct Drill	(2kg/acre) 5kg/ha Natural seed

Broadcast	(3kg/acre) 5kg/ha natural seed

Yield & Feed Data:

Average D M Yield	3.5 - 4tonnes/ha

Average fresh yields	38 - 40tonnes/ha

Crude protein	17 - 18%

Digestibility value	68 – 70%

Dry Matter	8 – 9%

Metabolisable energy	11MJ/kg DM

This product is sold in weights of 1.00 Kg(s)

Quantity:

£3.20

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