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LUCERNE FEEDBACK
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• MULTILEAF® ML99 LUCERNE FEEDBACK
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 Charlotte Carter - Flamenco Sulla
Goldstrike Flamenco Sulla impresses on Wolseley property. Charlotte Carter of Wolseley, near Bordertown, in South Australia inspects a crop of sulla forage legume used for sheep feed on the property. A forage legume option has impressed on the property of organic grower Ross Carter at Wolseley, near Bordertown, in South Australia. Mr Carter said he first planted Goldstrike Flamenco sulla forage legume in August of 2008 and the success of the crop led him to plant Goldstrike Flinders sulla forage legume in September, 2009. He said the sulla initially sounded quite interesting and did well after being planted in 2008 before the tough end to the winter crop season. In 2009 there was no summer rain but the sulla responded in March with a fall of just 15mm of rain. Sheep grazed the area for five weeks before the paddock was top-dressed with oats and ran over with a roller. Mr Carter said after the autumn break the sulla took off and, in places, reached a height of five to six feet. He said it had some ewes and lambs grazing the paddock at stages during the season. By the start of September the crop was approximately three feet high and could have been used as an option for silage production. In September 2009 Goldstrike Flinders sulla was planted in a pasture mix, with lucerne also directdrilled into the paddock. Mr Carter said they would normally have a pasture for four years and follow it with cropping for the next ten. He said sulla legume looked an interesting prospect, particularly with its ability to produce a bulk of feed. It impressed with its early vigour from both plantings and the amount of vegetative growth in the early stages.
“I would estimate that sulla has four times the biomass of a medic plant,” Mr Carter said. “For such as small seed it certainly sends out a good cotyledon.” “It also nodulated well. I’m very impressed. The sheep will eat it and apparently they do well on it. “Everyone that has come here has had a tour of the sulla.” Sulla also contains condensed tannins which have anti-bloating properties and reported anthelmintic properties that help with internal parasite control. Mr Carter said this was an important element, particularly on an organic property. He said it was a tall crop so would likely have a very good root system. This would help with soil conditions and the nitrogen fixed by the legume will assist future crops. Sulla can be used as part of the pasture mix or as a stand-alone variety. It is an option for grazing, silage or hay and is well-adapted to a range of soil types.
Charlotte Carter of Wolseley, near Bordertown, in South Australia |
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