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 Home: > What We Sell: > Fodder Beet Fodder Beet is one of the highest yielding forage options available to farmers. Fodder Beet is a long growing-season crop which requires a high level of care in establishment but as it is not a brassica it is not as susceptible to the diseases that brassica is and once established is highly palatable to animals. Fodder Beet requires a weed free, firm fine seedbed that is well drained with no sub soil compaction. Sowing is best in late September - mid November (soil temp 5 degrees Celsius, after the last frosts). Sowing rate is recommended at 80,000 plants per hectare through a precision drill. If seed is sown using conventional drill then a higher seeding rate is needed to reduce gaps within the crop. Care is required when establishing a seed bed but after establishment the crop will tolerate moderate drought conditions better than forage plants currently used. To promote rapid establishment seed should be sown to a depth of 2-3cm, in drier seed beds you are best to sow slightly deeper so the seed can access as much moisture early on as possible. Fodder Beet is a demanding crop but if done properly can be extremely profitable. Cultivars: SF Brigadier: Low Dry Matter Type (more root above the soil - 65%) Enabling easy access to the crop when strip feeding. This is a better option for grazing and it is a softer bite, which is more suitable for feeding younger stock. SF Blaze: Medium Dry Matter Type (more root above the soil - 50%) Enabling easy access to the crop when strip feeding. The medium dry matter roots allow a high potential yield while stil being a soft bite to grazing animals. Collosse: High Dry Matter Type (more root in the soil) High root yield. Oval, swede shaped Beet. Kyros: High Dry Matter Type (more root in the soil) A very consistent, high yielding variety producing a clean, highly palatable and easily digestible root at harvest Kyros will provide a high energy feed whole or chopped. Downloads: If you would like some more information on Fodder Beet please click here to download our new PDF: Your Fodder Beet Growing & Grazing Guide. If you would like to talk to someone more about whether Fodder Beet will suit your farm please click here to contact us. Note: Some files on this page require Adobe PDF reader. If you do not have Adobe Reader please click here to download it for free. 
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