Cover Crops
Lupins
Lupins n - A high yielding, persistent, perennial legume
Lupins are a vigorous, persistent, perennial legume, well adapted to the high country environment. They are a high yielding winter crop that provides high carbon return to the soil, but cannot be grazed.
Tic Beans
Tic Beans n - A short lived, high yielding legume
Tic Beans are a leguminous winter crop. It is a high yielding, succulent crop that is suitable for grazing.
Oats
Oats n - A hard cereal grown as food. Oats, the edible grain of this cereal
Oats are an ideal option for winter feed when sowing in dry autumn conditions as it can be sown deeper and later than Ryegrass. Oats can also germinate in relatively cold soils compared with Ryegrass. It is an ideal crop to plant in early spring after winter crops have been grazed, enabling high quality green chop silage to be harvested before planting another crop or pasture in late spring. They can either be grazed or taken as green chop silage - careful grazing can provide multiple grazes. Oats can be overcome with disease if attempting to take through to whole crop. In this instance Triticale or barley will be a better option.
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Mustard
Mustard n - A family of plants which have yellow flowers and slender pods
Mustard can be supplied as yellow or white varieties. It is a high yielding crop with rapid growth and succulent forage. It also is known to have some soil sterilant properties.
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