SPS Millet 'n' Herbs
The high quality, trouble free summer crop
- Diamondback moth, cabbage moth and cabbage white butterfly resistant
- Outstanding bulk summer feed with excellent regrowth even under hot conditions, given moisture availability
- Provides a strong chicory and clover based pasture for ryegrass to be direct drilled the following autumn
- Quick transition from summer crop to winter/spring pasture, minimising the downtime period from autumn sowing to grazing
This blend combines millet with chicory and white clover, increasing the quality of the crop and therefore animal performance over a stand alone millet crop. Shirohie millet has been a popular summer crop to sow over many years. It's fast to establish, is heat tolerant and can produce quick green feed during the summer depending on rainfall availability or irrigation.
Optimum sowing time: November - December (soil needs to be 16-18 degrees and rising)
Soil type: Clay - loam
Fertility requirements: Medium - high
Optimum first grazing: Approx 30-40cm in height
With very little love, the millet hung on well and responded to water when needed. A failed spring lead to an early weaning and the green feed provided a useful component to the calves ration and contributed to our best ever 400 day weights.
- Name: Julian Carroll
- Location: Mudgegonga, VIC