Lambs grazing the living mulch of clover, over sown with stubble turnips and forage rape.

Lambs grazing the understory of clover/living mulch. This mix of turnips and forage rape was planted into the existing dwarf clover after the wheat was harvested in late August. Planting was delayed due to the wet weather at harvest. The clover is quite patchy and where it’s thin the turnips are good, but turnips are poor where the clover is good, competition as no herbicides were applied to check the clover at planting- always something to learn and adapt. We’ll be planting more clover seeds in the spring to the thin areas. Lambs are doing well.

[@naturestimeline]

Brilliant to see you doing some further TH-cam entertainment for us all, farmers and non-farmers alike. Interesting that you are yet another farmer undertaking a trial or two, good to see.

[@casto-]

Thanks for the update Jake 👍 looks like the system is working well especially giving that lovely crumbling soil. Sheep look nice and clean for the weather we have just had.

[@laytonphillips6667]

Great to see the sheep in there enjoying it jake, soil looks lovely.

[@chriswilkes6213]

Great to see stock in arable rotation

[@richardmatthews3304]

Looks good thanks for the update, be interesting to see how the clover recovers sfter grazing, guess its key not to over graze it, do you find the clover helps hold back the weeds

[@richardmatthews3304]

How do you control weeds in the wheat but not kill the clover

[@chriswilkes6213]

Hi Jake hope all is well are we having a update on crop thanks Chris

[@Twidile1]

Jake suggest you ask Olly and Andrew round and give them a lesson how to farm . and film it for TH-cam. will get millions off views.

[@eelnaugh6269]

Great update Jake, we planted a similar mix and the rape has yellowed considerably in the last fortnight. What would you attribute this to?

[@No1FarmerJake]

Not sure, could be the colder temperatures or mineral (nitrogen) deficiency maybe?

[@ncombes6823]

Jake, interested to know how tight you graze the cover crop of in the case of the bulb being eaten so as to prevent volunteer turnips in the direct drilled spring barley at harvest?

[@No1FarmerJake]

It’s a bit of an experiment but grazing the turnips quite hard as the clover is well established so should take a lot of grazing.