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Forage Rape - Barcoli

Fast growing autumn grazing option

  • Multi-purpose forage rape with excellent autumn to early winter feed potential
  • BARCOLI is a flexible forage option that can be spring sown for a late summer feed behind turnips or autumn sown for winter grazing
  • Dairy
  • Beef
  • Sheep

Advantages

 

  • Good regrowth
  • Excellent winter keeping
  • Good aphid tolerance
  • Fast growing leafy catch crop
  • High protein content
  • Flexible sowing period
  • Sheep, beef or dairy production

 

Utilisation: Graze in situ

Sowing period: Spring & early summer

Utilisation period: Autumn & winter

Days to maturity: 90 - 110 days

Sowing rate: 2.5kg/acre (6kg/ha)

Pack sizes: Available in pack sizes of 5kg, 10kg or 25kg

Composition
Variety
Species
100%
Barcoli
Forage Rape
Specifications
Drilled/acre
2.5kg/acre
Drilled/ha
6kg/ha
Broadcast/acre
4kg/acre
Broadcast/ha
10kg/ha
Pack sizes
5kg; 10kg; 25kg
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Forage rape

Forage rape is best suited for either grazing by livestock but can also been utilised by cutting and feeding. Forage rape is also used as a green manure crop because of its high and speedy production of dry matter both above and below ground level.

Forage rape is best suited for either grazing by livestock but can also been utilised by cutting and feeding. Forage rape is also used as a green manure crop because of its high and speedy production of dry matter both above and below ground level.

Forage rape is best suited for either grazing by livestock but can also been utilised by cutting and feeding. Forage rape is also used as a green manure crop because of its high and speedy production of dry matter both above and below ground level.