Fodder Beet Seed
Fodder Beet is grown as a main root crop, which requires similar husbandry to sugar beet. It can produce substantial yields of high quality forage and is an excellent supplement to grass silage. The roots are very palatable to stock and have superb feed quality. Specialist harvesting equipment is required to lift the roots and storage is required unless they are strip grazed in situ.
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Bangor, due to its regular shape of the root and high position above the ground, is easily lifted on all soil types.
- Exceptional high yields of 105%
- Yellow root with medium dry matter
- Easily lifted on all soil types
- Sowing rate: 1 pack/acre. Packsize: 1acre (50,000 seeds)
Blaze, distinctive bright red roots lift clean enabling roots to be fed whole or chopped. Producing medium dry matter content.
- Easy lifting with low dirt contamination
- Bright red root with medium dry matter
- Highly digestible, UK proven variety
- Sowing rate: 1 pack/acre. Packsize: 1acre (50,000 seeds)
Blizzard fodder beet produces very high dry matter yields, suitable for use in anaerobic digestors (Biogas)
- Can be harvested with sugar beet machinery
- High dry matter content provides growers extra harvesting flexibility.
- Produces a very palatable feed best fed to dairy or beef animals
- Treated seed
- Sowing rate: 1 pack/acre. Packsize: 1acre (50,000 seeds)
Brick is a new variety of fodder beet which has been bred for maximum production.It has the potential to produce very high dry matter yields with a high dry matter content %.
- Very high dry matter yields with high DM %
- True fodder beet with smooth skin finish to reduce dirt tare
- Good storage ability, Rhizomania tolerant
- Available with two seed treatment options
- Sowing rate: 1 pack/acre. Packsize: 1acre (50,000 seeds)
Brunium fodder beet has proved to have outstanding dry matter yield utilisation grazing in situ trails. The conical root shape and sitting 30-35% above ground make for easy lifting.
- Easy lifting with low dirt contamination
- Bright red root with high dry matter content
- Outstanding dry matter yield utilisation grazed in situ
- Force 10/ Tachigaren treated
- Sowing rate: 1 pack/acre. Packsize: 1acre (50,000 seeds)
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Cagnotte produces high dry matter, 17-19%, whilst also being an economic variety it is easily lifted due to having a conical shape.
- Easy lifting with low dirt contamination
- White root with high dry matter
- Conical root, standing 30% above the ground
- Sowing rate: 1 pack/acre. Packsize: 1acre (50,000 seeds)
Enermax is a dual purpose beet variety which can be used as fodder and as a feedstock for AD (anaerobic digestion) plants as it is shallow rooting and has a smooth skin.
- Dual purpose variety - can be used for fodder or AD feedstock
- Smooth skin transfers less soil particles into AD plants
- Can produce 21 tonnes/ha of dry matter from the root alone
- 9% higher root yield than Magnum
- Sowing rate: 1 pack/acre. Packsize: 1acre (50,000 seeds)
Feldherr has the ability to produce huge fresh yields from its orange roots. Feldherr allows growers to achieve a highly productive crop from monogerm seed.
- Very high fresh yields with large leaves
- Grows 50% out of the ground
- Ideal for young livestock
- Sowing rate: 1 pack/acre. Packsize: 1acre (50,000 seeds)
One of the most popular varieties of fodder beet with consistent root size and high dry matter yields. A more frost resistant variety with a high proportion of the root in the ground.
- Consistent root size and reliable high dry matter yields
- A very palatable variety, increasing appetite and dry matter intake
- Higher dry matter fodder beet has been shown to increase milk yield and daily live weight gain
- More frost resistant than other varieties
- Sowing rate: 1 pack/acre. Packsize: 1acre (50,000 seeds)
An ideal variety for grazing with low dry matter and exceptional fresh yields.
- Large roots that can easily be grazed
- Quick to establish
- Highly digestible
- Sowing rate: 1 pack/acre. Packsize: 1acre (50,000 seeds)
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Robbos is a new introduction with very high dry matter yield.
- Trials have shown high dry matter yields.
- The ideal choice for beef and dairy production.
- Clean yellow root and medium dry matter content.
- Sowing rate: 1 pack/acre. Packsize: 1acre (50,000 seeds)
Tadorne is a white rooted variety combining high dry matter yields with high dry matter content. This is a new variety specifically bred for anaerobic digestion (Biogas)
- Very high dry matter yields with high DM %
- Sugar beet type
- Less clamp losses, Rhizomania tolerant
- Available with two seed treatment options
- Sowing rate: 1 pack/acre. Packsize: 1acre (50,000 seeds)
Tarine is a new variety bred for very dry matter yields. It is suited for livestock farmers looking to increase their forage production.
- Flexible harvesting period
- Sowing rate: 1 pack/acre. Packsize: 1acre (50,000 seeds)
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