Pillar
Forage rape
A multi-graze summer or winter feed with high dry matter yields.
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Get startedPillar has rapid establishment, high dry matter yields and robust re-growth potential. As a leafy, giant-type variety, Pillar stands out for its strong disease resistance and its unusually strong multi-graze potential. Suitable for sheep, cattle and deer, Pillar can be sown in spring as a multi-graze summer feed or autumn as a specialist winter feed.
Where it fits
Can be sown in spring as a multi-graze summer feed or autumn as a winter feed.
Agronomic Information
- Days to Maturity: 90-110
- Number of grazings: 2-4*
- Disease resistance: Good
- Multi-graze potential: High
*subject to climate, insect pest pressure and management
Animal safety
Recommended for:
Dairy
Beef
Sheep
Deer
Goats
Downloads
Pillar technical documents
Sowing Information
- Sowing rate: 3-4 kg/Ha
- Mixes: 1-2 kg/Ha
- Sowing depth: 5-15 mm
- Sowing season: Autumn or spring
Our sowing guides are a great way to compare a broad range of brassicas forages.
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