Rusty Spade
Well-Known Member
I was in Solohead today, great day and very positive message about clover there. They're one year into a 0N grass rotation and the first years results are very similar to the low N plots. Again, only the first year of it and the weather being poorer in a wet year will make for an interesting year there.
A few take away points,
* they're setting both red and white clover in the grazing plots,
* overseeding will need to be done after about 5 years on most of the paddocks,
* they're also setting both in silage ground,
* silage ground tends to be hybrid grass and red clover,
* some overseeding won't take and the paddock might need a total reseed,
* K is a huge driver of clover growth and has a big demand, can cause issues for dry cow silages,
* fertiliser rate is watery slurry one rotation and 25 units of K the next across the year
* roughly a 10 year reseeding cycle,
* when you get very high rates of clover in a paddock one year, grass can overwhelm clover and reduce it the following year,
* it might be beneficial to cut silage off that paddock to remove the N to help clover recovery there.
A few take away points,
* they're setting both red and white clover in the grazing plots,
* overseeding will need to be done after about 5 years on most of the paddocks,
* they're also setting both in silage ground,
* silage ground tends to be hybrid grass and red clover,
* some overseeding won't take and the paddock might need a total reseed,
* K is a huge driver of clover growth and has a big demand, can cause issues for dry cow silages,
* fertiliser rate is watery slurry one rotation and 25 units of K the next across the year
* roughly a 10 year reseeding cycle,
* when you get very high rates of clover in a paddock one year, grass can overwhelm clover and reduce it the following year,
* it might be beneficial to cut silage off that paddock to remove the N to help clover recovery there.