The main use of fodder beet is for feeding cattle, goats, sheep, also pigs. The high sugar content makes fodder beet palatable and a valuable energy source.
Description:
High yielding (12t DM/acre possible)
Improved milk yields (11-12.5 MJ/kg DM ± 12 liters on beet alone)
High energy feed (55-80% sugar/sucrose)
Two crops per year possible
Can be stored for up to 5 months
90 – 100% usage – zero waste
Rapid growth rate under good conditions
Cheap replacement for expensive dairy meal
Feeding: Lift beet from soil and feed to cows in combination with a
roughage source, 1 – 2 bulbs per cow per day.
Grazing: Strip grazing is possible for the grazeable beet type for larger herds.
Growing Conditions:
Fodder beet is best suited to areas with a 400 mm minimum average annual summer rainfall,
irrigation is beneficial for very high yields.
The optimum 12 – 16oC is recommended for germination, not below 7oC.
SEEDING RATE:
1.2kgs to 1.5kgs — kgs/acre
40cm to 50cm — row spacing
25cm to 30cm — plant spacing
1cm to 2cm — planting depth
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