Following positive feedback from attendees,a similarly formatted Knowledge Transfer Day will occur on Wednesday 30th January 2019. Including a farm walk around Michael Shannon’s Thankerton Camp Farm, near Biggar, the event will offer advice on how to make best use of a range of brassica fodder crops.
Thankerton Camp Farm has been making extensive use of brassica forage crops for many years and currently has crops of hybrid brassica,kale and swedes as grazing for growing and finishing beef cattle. Michael Shannon will be on hand to offer the benefits of his own experience and expertise alongside that provided by Germinal.
Great feedback from our Out–Wintering Brassica Day. Successful turnout means we’re hosting another on the 30th January in Lanarkshire with a farm walk tour of Michael Shannon’s Thankerton Camp Farm in Biggar. Click below link for event details ⬇️https://t.co/LR6O6t6xR9 pic.twitter.com/gYb7ydvsFi
— Germinal UK Agriculture (@GerminalUKAgri) January 18, 2019
An excellent event many thanks to you all for putting it on.
— Mark Sheridan (@Husbandry_Man) January 16, 2019
Informative and interesting morning. Thanks to @germinal @JoMatt_Germinal @HelenMathieu @FL_Germinal. Surprised how many outwintered cattle I saw on the way home!
— Ian Davy (@Davy_Ian) January 16, 2019
“We’ll give an overview of the various out–wintering options that brassicas offer, including expected dry matter yields, key points around establishment and how best to utilise the crops,” says Germinal GB Area Sales Manager, William Fleming.
“This will include detail on forage budgeting, to enable farmers to calculate what is available to feed,what stocking rates should be and how much bought–in feed is being saved.
“We’ll also reveal results from a number of farm studies we are currently involved in, where we’ve measured the relative nutritional value of stem and leaf material in different crop types and varieties. This is providing new information that is allowing better control of utilisation.”
Refreshments will be provided at the event. The meeting will start at 11am at the Tinto Hotel,Symington, ML12 6FT. Please register your interest by contacting Christine Thomas on 01522 868714 or emailing at christine.thomas@germinal.com