Fodder Beet

Fodder Beet can produce substantial yields of high-quality fodder and is an excellent supplement to grass silage.

Fodder beet is grown as a main root crop, which requires similar husbandry to sugar beet. The roots are very palatable to stock and have superb feed quality.

It is grown as a main root crop, which requires similar husbandry to sugar beet. Specialist harvesting equipment is required to lift the roots and storage is required unless they are strip grazed in situ.

Medium dry matter varieties tend to have a higher percentage of root above ground and can be lifted with a top lifter and therefore have a relatively low dirt tare. These highly palatable roots can be fed whole to stock.

Why Grow Fodder Beet?

• Huge yields

• Improved milk yields

• Ideal break crop for cereals

• Palatable and nutritious

• High energy feed

• Can be grazed in situ for outwintering systems

• Clamp and store over winter