Brassicas

We provide a comprehensive range of high-quality brassica seeds, ideal for enhancing forage, boosting livestock nutrition, and supporting sustainable farming practices. Our selection includes options tailored to various soil types and climates, ensuring reliable growth and high yields. Whether you're establishing a winter feed crop, improving soil structure, or diversifying your rotations, our brassica seeds offer versatile solutions to meet your farming needs.

Stubble Turnip is a highly popular, short-term forage crop offering a cost-effective solution for feeding livestock. Nutritious and palatable, it provides excellent protein levels, making it ideal for fattening livestock. This crop establishes quickly, ensuring reliable feed availability.

Stubble Turnip

Brassica rapa

Sowing rate: 2kg per acre

Maincrop Turnip, also known as Hardy Turnip, is a high-yielding forage crop widely used for livestock grazing. Renowned for its exceptional winter hardiness, it thrives in colder conditions, providing a reliable and nutritious feed source during harsh weather.

Turnip (Maincrop)

Brassica rapa

Sowing rate: 0.5kg per acre

Kale is a highly winter-hardy brassica and one of the highest-yielding forage crops. Rich in protein, it is excellent for fattening lambs and cattle, providing nutritious fodder that can be grazed from September to March.

Kale

Brassica oleracea

Sowing rate: 2kg per acre

Brassica napus

Sowing rate: 4kg per acre

Forage Rape

Forage Rape is a fast-growing, high-yielding brassica, offering a leafy and nutritious forage solution for cattle and sheep. Rich in energy and protein, it supports healthy weight gain and is particularly effective for livestock grazing. Strip grazing is recommended to maximise efficiency and minimise waste, ensuring a steady feed supply. It also pairs well with Stubble Turnips, enhancing grazing systems and offering a balanced forage mix.

Swede is a fast-growing, high-yielding root crop known for its excellent winter hardiness. With one of the highest energy contents among root vegetables, it provides superior feed for livestock well into the winter and early spring months. For optimal efficiency, Swede is best managed through strip grazing, ensuring steady, high-quality forage throughout the colder season.

Swede

Brassica nap nap

Sowing rate: 1.5kg per acre

Benefits of Brassicas

Improved Soil Structure: Deep rooting systems break up soil compaction, enhancing aeration and drainage.

Nitrogen Scavenging: Absorb excess nitrogen, reducing leaching and improving soil fertility.

Weed Suppression: Dense foliage smothers weeds, reducing competition for resources.
Pest and Disease Management: Certain varieties help suppress soil-borne pests like nematodes.
High Yielding Forage: Provide nutrient-rich, palatable feed for livestock, especially in winter.
Winter Hardiness: Many brassicas tolerate cold temperatures, offering forage during lean months.
Quick Growth: Establish rapidly, making them ideal for catch cropping or emergency forage.
Biodiversity Enhancement: Provide cover and food for farmland wildlife and beneficial insects.
Erosion Control: Root systems stabilise soil, preventing erosion in vulnerable fields.