After 90 days of planting Red Napier would have grown by 8 feet to 10 feet and the grass would be ready for harvesting.
Red Napier at this stage can be harvested and can be fed to cows, buffalo and horses.
While harvesting, Red Napier grass has be cut at the ground level so that more shoots will start growing. We can use hand labor or Brush Cutter to harvest the Red Napier.
Harvested Red Napier can be shredded using Chaff cutter and can be fed to cattle so that there wont the any wastage and the cattles can gain maximum benefits of the nutrients that is available in the stems.
When shredded into fine particles, the same could be fed to vegetable-eating fish like tilapia and Pangasius.
They are rich source of starch, protein and edible oil. Red Napier produces good quality herbaceous fodder and is highly palatable.
Providing sufficient quantities of fodder to the milch animals will increase of milk production of the animals
After completing the harvest, fertilize the land with 2 tonnes of cattle compost and irrigate them throughly
Red Napier will be ready for harvest after 60 days.
How to grow and harvest Super Napier for Dairy farms
Super Napier is a high yielding green fodder. Super Napier can yield 180 to 200 Tonnes per acre per year Its leaf length is 6 – 8 cm broad. They grow up to a high height 12 feet to 15 feet Super Napier has high crisp leaves. They have high leaf stem rate Super Napier can be harvested eight times a year The yield is made in a short period of time. Roots around the nodes can quickly grow. How to plant Super Napier: The soil should be well pulverized with the use of a rotavator The furrows are made 3 feet’s apart. The cuttings are planted flat in the furrows, 2 feet’s apart, and covered with soil one to two inches thick. 10,000 to 12,000 stems can be planted per acre After planting, irrigate to enhance germination. Always irrigate when necessary How to irrigate Super Napier plants: Watering should be done on the third day. Irrigation should be done every 7 days depending on type of the soil Wastewater from the cattle shed can also be used for irrigation and is best source of manure. Su...


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