Brassicas

All Crops Brassicas
  • Kale

    Kale (Brassica oleracea) is typically spring-sown for a high yielding, single graze winter crop, fed between June and August. Don't sow kale too early; frosts post sowing can ‘vernalise’ plants, meaning they will flower and go to seed in summer.

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  • Rape

    Rape (Brassica napus) is a fast maturing single or multi-graze crop you can sow for summer, autumn or winter feed. Plant from early spring to late summer depending on when you need the feed.  

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  • Swede

    Swedes (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) are a high yielding, slow maturing winter crop, used as a single graze option typically between June and August. They are normally sown in late spring or summer in cool, summer moist climates, and are widely used in southern and inland New Zealand.

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  • Turnip

    Summer turnips (Brassica rapa) offer nutritious, very palatable feed. They are fast maturing, can be grazed 60-100 days after sowing and typically yield 8-12 t DM/ha, for a single grazing.

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