Monro
- Sowing Time Late September to early November
- Grazing Seasons Winter
- Time To First Grazing Anytime after all herbicide grazing withholding periods are met. Typically 24-28 weeks to reach yield potential.
Monro is a red coloured beet with a large more rounded bulb shape. It is suitable for in paddock grazing where it is readily accessible to the grazing animal.
- True mono-germ cultivar
- Larger bulb type
- Low drymatter type (13-15%)*
- 60% of bulb above ground
- Good resistance to bolting
- Above ground colour: red
Sowing & Establishment
| Suggested Sowing Time | Late September to Early November |
|---|---|
| Suggested Sowing Rate (seeds/ha) |
80,000 (precision sown) |
| Time to First Grazing | Anytime after all herbicide grazing withholding periods are met. Typically 24-28 weeks to reach yield potential |
| Number of Potential Grazings | 1 |
| Potential Yield (t DM/ha) |
Average = 18-22 Top = 30 + |
| Bulb DM% | 13-15% |
| Seed Type | True mono-germ |
| In-situ Grazing | Very good option |
| Mechanical Harvesting | Not suitable |
- Sowing Rate 80,000 (precision sown)
- Sowing Time Late September to early November
Monro is a tidy monogerm beet, suitable for all stock classes because of its lower DM percentage. I’ve found it to do particularly well in systems fattening R1 beef cattle
Ben Trotter, Area Sales Manager, Central Otago, Agricom
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