Webinar: Boosting Your Forage Supplies Using Brassica Crops

Germinal experts Helen Mathieu and William Fleming discuss how homegrown forage crops help you cut feed costs and fill forage gaps that can occur in summer and winter. The webinar explores:
• The benefits of brassica crops
• How they can impact your productivity and profitability
• Key factors to consider when integrating brassicas into your system
• Site selection
• How to sow and grow brassicas successfully and much more
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00:00 Introduction
02:58 Ensuring successful brassica crops
09:06 Establishing brassicas
13:27 Brassica crops fertiliser requirements
16:29 Nutrient deficiency impact on brassicas
17:20 Brassica pests and diseases
20:15 Brassica field Set up and feeding
24:01 Brassica best practice
25:44 Brassica questions
27:27 Grass growth and brassica availability
30:04 Brassica crop average yields
30:39 Livestock allocation
33:16 Summer brassica crop selection
36:25 Autumn brassica crop selection
39:02 Winter brassica crop selection
43:21 Brassica summary and questions