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Lucerne Farming Note
Lucerne is a good source of home grown protein, helping to shelter you from fluctuations in the price of bought in proteins. It is a nitrogen fixing crop which will improve soil nitrogen levels.
This Farming Note covers:
- The benefits of lucerne as a forage
- How to establish a successful crop
- Harvesting and grazing
- Pests and diseases
- Feed value and analysis
Issued March 2012.
About Kingshay Farming Notes
Since 1991 Kingshay has been publishing Farming Notes on issues critical to the success of a modern dairy farm business. These briefings provide dairy farmers, large animal vets, farm consultants and other interested parties with the most important and timely information in a concise two-page format. The information contained in our Farming Notes is written and updated by our experts to ensure accuracy and save you time.
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