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DESCRIPTION* :
(Sorghum x Sudan hybrid)
"For when you need feed fast"
• This very productive hybrid can provide rapid growth rates and quick recovery after grazing or cutting.
• Under favorable conditions Speed feed can grow in excess or 5cm (2in) per day. Because of this rapid growth it is important to start using Speed feed when it is only meter tall.
• If the feed is allowed to continue to growing taller it can quickly reach 2 meters and start to go to head. Naturally the feed is lower in quality and more feed will be wasted when it is eventually grazed.
• The use of rotational or strip grazing methods to graze the crop at the desired 1m height will achieve good feed quality. At 1.25m, crude protein or 17% and digestibility of 62% can be expected. However, if the forage is allowed to go to head it rapidly loses quality, therefore Speed feed should not be used in less intensive range grazing situations.
GRAZING MANAGEMENT:
• Intensive strip or rotational grazing for Speed feed for maximum feed quality and quantity cannot be overstressed.
• The quickest regrowth after grazing will occur if the crop is not grazed below 15cm (6in).
USES OF SPEED FEED:
• Using intensive management, Speed feed is ideally suited to grazing, green chop or haymaking. It can provide similar amounts of feed to jumbo as seen below. However it will go to head within 60 to 70 days if not well managed.
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