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Kale & Forage Rape

Kale is a brassica traditionally grown for grazing by cattle in the autumn and winter. It can also be cut and fed to stock "in house" or as an alternative can be ensiled as big bale kaleage. Kale is very useful as it can extend the grazing season. It is advisable to alternate sowing dates to ensure it does not over-mature. It is vary adaptable and can grow on most sites throughout the UK. Kale can also be used as game cover ( see Cover Crop section).

Forage Rape has the advantage of being a very fast growing crop, suitable for grazing by sheep or cattle. An ideal catch crop for boosting midsummer forage production for livestock farmers when planted in the spring, it is suitable for fattening lambs in the autumn/winter. 

Forage Rape

  • Rapid establishment, medium-to-tall, palatable
  • Above average dry matter yields.
  • Good general disease resistance
  • Sowing rate: 4kg per acre. Pack size 25kg.

Kale - Goldeneye

  • Clubroot tolerant variety
  • Giant type specially bred for game cover
  • Leafy top, very strong stem and excellent winter hardiness
  • Performs well even in cooler northern climates
  • Re-cleaned seed (Treated available, please call for prices)
  • Sowing rate 2kg per acre. Pack Size 2kg.

Kale - Gruner Angeliter

  • A very high yielding variety, good winter hardiness and excellent feeding quality
  • Fresh yields 15% higher than Caledonian Kale and 10% higher than Bittern
  • Gruner Angeliter has been the mainstay forage variety of Kale in New Zealand
  • Has been tried and tested for many years and is still very popular today
  • Sowing rate 2kg per acre.   Pack Size 2kg Flea Beetle dressed

Kale - Thousand Head

  • Thousand Head is a slender stemmed variety bearing leafy foliage.
  • Has a very high D value and dry matter content. 
  • Excellent winter hardiness providing forage for feeding after Christmas. 
  • Can supply approximately 90 tonnes/ha of green forage matter.
  • Re-cleaned seed (Treated available, please call for prices)
  • Sowing rate 2kg per acre. Pack Size 2kg.

BS Handheld Spreader BS125

This user-friendly hand-held broadcast spreader has a 3kg capacity. It delivers the product evenly in a spreading pattern of 1.50-3.00m. This is a useful for spreading wildflower seeds, small gardens etc. Can be set for seed, fertiliser, weed n' feed.
  • 1kg Seed / 3kg Fertiliser
  • Flow control
  • Spreading pattern: 2 to 3 metres wide

BS Seed & Fertiliser Spreader - BS All Terrain

A high capacity professional model for accurate application over large areas. Ideal for Pitches, Paddocks, Gradients or Rough Terrain. Large pneumatic treaded tyres and large hopper

  • 20kg Seed or 50kg of Fertiliser
  • Square hopper with removable grid and Rain Cover
  • Flow control and up to 3.5 metre spread
  • 15" Treaded turf tyres for easy traction
  • Heavy duty coated frame and fully enclosed gears