Summer Turnip Trial 2014 Results

Kingshay grew five turnip varieties in a preferential grazing trial in the summer of 2014, to determine

• Which varieties gave the highest yields of dry matter, energy and protein per acre
• If ‘summer’ varieties perform better than ‘stubble’ varieties in summer
• Of which varieties did cows leave most wastage?

Issued March 2015.

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Issued March 2015