Winter-feeding fodder beet to beat dry conditionsSCOTT HAMMOND/Stuff.co.nz Clarence farmer Ben Millton host's a Beef and Lamb field day. Fodder beet has had it share of setbacks last summer with large outbreaks of invasive velvetleaf weed in crops in Waikato and Southland. SCOTT HAMMOND/FAIRFAX NZ A group of Marlborough farmers are winter feeding cattle on fodder beet to beat dry conditions. SCOTT HAMMOND/FAIRFAX NZ Clarence Valley sheep and beef farmer Ben Millton discussing winter feeding fodder beet in dry conditions. As well, the 550 two-tooth sheep had also been fed up to 70 days on the fodder beet.

Source: Stuff August 17, 2016 20:26 UTC