{"product_id":"barenbrug-sorghum-forage-black-and","title":"BARENBRUG SORGHUM FORAGE BLACK AND GOLD COVER \u0026 FORAGE PER KG 33100083","description":"\u003cp id=\"c1-id-8\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eSorghum is a warm climate, annual grass used for strip grazing, silage and hay, capable of very high yields under the right conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eIrrigation is usually essential for best performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-21\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eThere are many varieties, hybrids and sub-types – select with care to suit your conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-22\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eForage sorghum is largely used as a standing feed or summer fodder crop for beef and dairy but there is also some scope for use in sheep enterprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-23\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eIn southern Australia, cool tolerant varieties should be used.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eSorghum should be sown when soil temperature is over 16°C and rising.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-26\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eThis is usually in a short period from early November to mid-December, although relatively frost-free areas may sow from around mid-October or earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-27\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eSorghum will often offer a first grazing at around 8–10 weeks after sowing. There is good scope for a second grazing of regrowth or an early autumn silage crop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-28\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eAlternatively, the crop may be taken around late summer for one large silage or hay harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-29\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eGrowth rates will rapid decline with the onset of cooler late autumn conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TGRM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47844495032562,"sku":"33100083","price":6.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/0528\/5106\/files\/33100083.jpg?v=1760604557","url":"https:\/\/tgrm.com.au\/products\/barenbrug-sorghum-forage-black-and","provider":"Tom Grady Rural Merchandise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}