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<blockquote data-quote="Campground Cattle" data-source="post: 35973" data-attributes="member: 195"><p>New Forage Turnips</p><p>Extended grazing with turnips and small grains is not a new concept, but today with new forage turnip varieties the concept can be even more effective. The latest in grazing turnip varieties from New Zealand are much different from the old 'purple top' turnips.</p><p></p><p>Turnips can be planted with small grains for extended late fall and winter grazing. Animals will eat the entire plant including the bulb. Some new turnip varieties have been bred specifically for grazing, with small stems and a leafy top. Several are 'frost resistant and have been selected for multiple grazing, and some new forage turnip varieties have been bred for faster establishment and quick maturity (60 – 100 days). </p><p></p><p>For best results, forage turnips should be planted before September 1st for fall grazing. Planting with wheat, rye or oats is common. In areas where corn harvest is later than this date, the seed can be flown on by airplane. In areas with earlier harvest, the conditions are excellent for broadcasting seed into stalk fields. Fields where corn is cut for silage provide another opportunity for seeding turnips and small grains for winter grazing.</p><p>Also, turnips can also be used as a break crop in order to convert older pastures to different species and newer varieties. An annual crop gives a bigger window to eliminate the old undesirable forage through the use of herbicides, tillage and competition of the forage turnip crop itself. This makes them an excellent forage for use in the transition from infected fescue to a new 'animal friendly' novel endophyte tall fescue variety. </p><p>For more information on grazing forage turnips contact Cutting-Edge at 800-753-6511.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Campground Cattle, post: 35973, member: 195"] New Forage Turnips Extended grazing with turnips and small grains is not a new concept, but today with new forage turnip varieties the concept can be even more effective. The latest in grazing turnip varieties from New Zealand are much different from the old ‘purple top’ turnips. Turnips can be planted with small grains for extended late fall and winter grazing. Animals will eat the entire plant including the bulb. Some new turnip varieties have been bred specifically for grazing, with small stems and a leafy top. Several are ‘frost resistant and have been selected for multiple grazing, and some new forage turnip varieties have been bred for faster establishment and quick maturity (60 – 100 days). For best results, forage turnips should be planted before September 1st for fall grazing. Planting with wheat, rye or oats is common. In areas where corn harvest is later than this date, the seed can be flown on by airplane. In areas with earlier harvest, the conditions are excellent for broadcasting seed into stalk fields. Fields where corn is cut for silage provide another opportunity for seeding turnips and small grains for winter grazing. Also, turnips can also be used as a break crop in order to convert older pastures to different species and newer varieties. An annual crop gives a bigger window to eliminate the old undesirable forage through the use of herbicides, tillage and competition of the forage turnip crop itself. This makes them an excellent forage for use in the transition from infected fescue to a new ‘animal friendly’ novel endophyte tall fescue variety. For more information on grazing forage turnips contact Cutting-Edge at 800-753-6511. [/QUOTE]
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