Fodder beet Plan

[@roberthiggins6401]

The two late carvers could do with being seperate to the others.

[@dovefarms7435]

Ones due in next week , other 2 well into the year , struggling for space, cut out giving them barley

[@fredsmith2474]

Great real life video Richard as others have said been able to lift huge loose beet without damage is the key. Best to speak to who you want to harvest first for their opinions. Re covering with straw blower best upto a foot deep. Good luck

[@philglover2973]

Excellent video Richard thanks for your time and consideration top job top team 🇬🇧🚜🚛🚜🚛🚜

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video, that Solo axle was a pretty sharp bend! I'm not a fodder beet expert but i've been aware of it in NZ since i was at high school! I viewed a KZbin Video which said it was the cheapest option to pasture, also it said some farmers are feeding it from February to October behind a hot wire, yields in NZ can be up to 30 ton (30000 kg) /ha thanks for sharing

[@michaelsmith-dm3kb]

Herefords are looking well.Enjoyed the footage of the solo being mended.Glad to see the new trailer being used.

[@JohnAlcock-si6nt]

We use an old sprayer for applying chemical to our beet. Keeps things separate and saves on cleaning out all the time. Best seedbed prep we found was subsoil November time, then plough/press a few days before drilling. Granted its light land

[@bobcrawford2105]

Years ago fodder beet was hard to harvest mechanically because they grew out of ground high so when machine came to cut tops off they pushed over. But varieties will have changed and will grow deeper in ground like sugar beet

[@fredsmith2474]

Just be aware of soil contamination with deep roots. Irish Boys tend to wash them.Cross agri

[@laytonphillips6667]

Great video Richard, cowfarmerdan just up the road from here goes through varietys on his beet videos, your need a little seeder on back of the old Ford or that little John deere for drilling it.

[@markspeller5722]

Morning Richard, Cowfarmer Dan, grows a lot of beet might be worth a watch.

[@user-rw2um8ro2p]

Great video Richard the new trailer is the business

[@johnordidge2411]

I supply quite a lot of fodder beet seed and Robbos and Jamon are the most popular varieties. Jamon will yield more fresh weight but Robbos more dry matter. I usually recommend Jamon for sheep farmers that will graze and lift and Robbos just for liftng, it keeps much better once lifted. Don't try Fieldher its more like a mangle, hard to lift and doesn't keep. Higher dry matter ones like Brick often need chopping and more roughed skinned so don't come up very clean on some land.

[@WHYKICKAMOOCOW100]

Cowfarmerdan on KZbin grows and harvests fodder beet for his cattle down in the Westcountry

[@jaylewjangoo]

Back street mechanics at its best keep up the good work Excellent video.

[@dylansheppardmymodelrailway]

Another great vid Richard loving the channel since I subbed in November great herd of herefords . Richard keep up the great work 👍👍👍👍 all the best for 23

[@andyholbrook1485]

Great vid , match your variety to your soil. Light land use beet that grow in the ground like magnum (red in colour) which has a high dry matter .heavy land grow beet that will grow out of the soil like kyros ,more yellow in colour like the big one the kiwi was holding .

[@w056007568]

Totally agree about the choice of variety for the reasons stated in this comment, high dry matter is important and roots suffer less mechanical damage at lifting time. Try to lift beet when soil conditions are such (dry) that the beet go into store as clean as possible to limit soil cones and overheating. Weed control can be pretty difficult as the crop can initially be slow to germinate and develop - locally the saying is that the crop should Meet in the Row by Lincoln Show (late June)

[@ginggur17]

Errrr, Dove Farms is great Thankyou, c’mon, keep up lol. 🤣🤣🤜🤛👍👍👍👍🇬🇧

[@hallambrown977]

Get him a John Deere and stop looking for a claas

[@Bazza1973ify]

Have a look at Cow Farmer Dan on KZbin Richard, he's from down south somewhere, small farmer & grows his own fodder beet, just him & his Dad & lift them as & when they need them for their cattle. Knowledgeable bloke, should be able to point you in right direction with fodder beet & has a vintage Massey collection as well.

[@shaunf619]

With regards to spraying your better off having a 2nd sprayer available. Doesn't take much to hurt beet after spraying cereals.

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Very nice video

[@Paul-vd2sp]

Nice video Rich. A farm down the road from me strip grazes fodder beet. It grows high out of the ground (sorry don't know the variety) but the beef stock love it and eat it right down low so not much waste. Try checking out Farmer Phil and Cow Farmer Dan on utube they both grow it.

[@ford1942]

I used to grow fodder beet 20 years ago. Lots of chicken muck gets the beet big ! Try and find a variety that sits deeper in the soul soil as harvesting can be an issue

[@dovefarms7435]

Blood Slurry will do that job , very high in nitrogen , jamon seems a good one

[@garymadden2656]

Great video Richard 👌

[@martinjm1913]

Hi, have you looked at Cow Farmer Dan's channel?

[@gavinbeazley3748]

We have grown Robbus good reliable variety.Growing beet is quite a bit of hassle, sprayer has to be super clean,you want to know who is going to lift it before you plant it so you can get the right Row widths.We usually only plant the middle of the field with beet and put spring oats around headland so easy to harvest beet once oats are out of the way.Lots to think about.

[@bobcrawford2105]

Grow spring cereal crop on headland good idea as you say make harvest easier

[@dovefarms7435]

Good Idea with the oats

[@georgearmstrong9106]

plyers for opening piston rings are handy, good feed fodder beet, milk cows liked fodder beet and did well on them only thing i disliked about fodder beet was getting them off if weather was bad with been in upper eden valley

[@dovefarms7435]

Think it will suit our sandy soils near base, also utilize the slurry we get , which is high in nitrogen

[@ford1942]

Another great genuine video 👍

[@rjhgardenservices8292]

The two that’s yet to calve want putting separate from the others and not so much cake 👍👍

[@dovefarms7435]

Struggling for room , ones very close now , 2 will calve in grass , 4 months to go yet cheers Rich

[@oconnellsfarm811]

My cousin grows sugar beet for his beef cattle finds it better heap it in yard puts 2 ft of straw on it he used graze it but wet winter you end up with shit show they waste a lot of it .

[@peterholliday6229]

Hi what’s the 650 that Lloyds ltd have in think it’s Dumfries branch

[@jillburkill5417]

Just wondered how growing fodder beet stacks up against buying beet pulp from Newark. I know other things come into play as well like being a break crop and cash flow etc. no idea of costs just wondered.

[@dovefarms7435]

We've fed Fodder Beet for last couple of years, think pulp would add up ££ , maybe better in a fattening ration in a dry mix

[@anthonypearson7843]

We're growing jamon do well this year seem good one to grow still some left to lift

[@dovefarms7435]

Affected by frost or not bad

[@anthonypearson7843]

No frost damage

[@dovefarms7435]

Does it suit all land types , is dry matters good , is it a good one for sheep also

[@anthonypearson7843]

Yes I think so grown ours on some fairly body land this year and had better tonnage but its first year for jamon

[@peterre4422]

Blood slurry?

[@Paul-vd2sp]

Its a bi product left over from when the animals are slaughtered.

[@dovefarms7435]

Comes from abattoirs ,land has to be registered and right amounts put on , but rocket fuel for beet and maize