Spring Wholecrop – What are the Options? Farming Note

Barley or wheat? Undersow or not? Spring wholecrop can be a very useful alternative feed to maize and is very good as a break crop. There are a wide range of crops that can be spring sown and grown for wholecrop.

This Farming Note covers:

• Why grow a spring wholecrop?
• What are the wholecrop options?
• What are the costs?
• Should I undersow?

Issued March 2005.

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