Key Points for Nutrifeed Forage
High Biomass Yield (50% more than SSG products), Suitable for Multi-cutting
Drought tolerant once established
There is no risk of prussic acid poisoning and is suitable for early feeding
High Protein and Nutrient Value(12-16% crude protein)
High palatability
IVMD 61.3%
High metabolizable energy
Nutrifeed is tolerant to most pests and diseases and requires almost negligible investment for their control.
Nutrifeed gives disease- and pest-free green forage for better animal health.
High digestibility renders less feed quantity per animal, and less forage is for cultivation.
High nutritional fodder helps in better health of the animal
Seed rate: 3 kg per care
Agronomy & Management
Soil:
Fodder crops can be grown well on a wide range of soil types Soil pH should be 5.5 to 7.0, Avoid acidic and saline soils. Drained soils yield well.
Water & Irrigation:
Nutrifeed is tolerant to drought but should be irrigated before 7-day intervals in summer and 12-day intervals in the rainy season. For better palatability, the crop should be high in moisture. Sufficient irrigation will boost the healthy and expected bio-mass yield in forage crops.
Sowings:
Although Nutrifeed is comparatively easy to establish, prepare a good seedbed for good germination and root development. Where irrigation is available, better establishment will be obtained by pre-watering and sowing into moisture rather than watering after sowing. Sowing depth 3cm to 5 cm with soil covering for compaction Row to Row Spacing is 30 cm, and Plant to Plant is 25 cm
Sowing Type:
Ridges & Furrows:
The ridges and furrows method is very successful for staggered sowing, harvesting, irrigation, and fertigation, resulting in high yields and high-quality fodder.
Blocks Method:
Blocks method is another successful method in forage cultivation. Farmers can harvest the fodder as per requirement and rinse the same block.
Sowing Time:
Spring - Feb to April
Kharif - May to August
Rabi (Central India and South India only) - September to October
Spacing:
Nutrifeed spacing is row to row 30 cm X plant to plant 25 cm
Cutting & Harvesting:
Nutrifeed can be cut and fed at any time, but 1 meter to 1.2 meters is idle height, so you can get more benefits from green fodder regarding nutritional values. Nutrifeed should be cut 6 to 8 inches above ground level when harvesting to promote faster re-growth for multi-cut.
Post Cutting Activities:
Apply adequate nitrogen and water for the regeneration of fresh leaves and Stems.
