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Fodder Kale 'Gruener Angeliter' (Conv.)

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€18.50

An excellent kale with high organic matter, low flowering tendency and great winter feeding properties. Conventional untreated seed. Price is per kg. Call for bulk orders. More details below.

Fodder Kale Gruener Angeliter

A very high yielding variety with good winter hardiness and excellent feeding quality with fresh yields 15% higher than Caledonian kale and 10% higher than Bittern in German trials.

Grüner Angeliter has been the mainstay forage variety of kale in New Zealand for many years and since its introduction to the UK has become equally popular over here. It’s high yields makes it ideal for utilisation by dairy, beef cattle and winter feed for sheep.

  • High productivity of organic matter.
  • Fast development.
  • Low tendency to flowering.
  • Excellent for winter feeding.
  • Stores lot of nitrogen

sowing time: Sow before end of July

Sowing rate: 2.5 - 7.5kg/ha. 1 - 3kg/acre

Kale Yield and Feed Quality
Average dry matter yield 8 - 10 tonnes/ha
Average fresh yields  60 – 65 tonnes/ha
Crude protein  16 - 17% fresh, 19 - 25% ensiled
Digestibility value 68D
Dry matter  14 - 16%
Metabolisable energy  10 - 11 MJ/kg DM
Sugars in DM  17%
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