Bombardier

Enhanced feed quality for dairy, beef, or lamb production

  • End Use: Dairy, Beef & Sheep
  • Utilisation: Graze in the field or Zero Graze
  • Sowing Period: Spring
  • Utilisation Period: Autumn & Winter

Bombardier is a new kale variety with the potential to deliver high dry matter yields ideal for dairy, beef or lamb production.

Bombardier can help maximise the feed potential per hectare through its improved stem utilisation. Its feed quality has also been enhanced to ensure that it will be of the highest quality.

Bombardier is also clubroot tolerant with an improved marrow stem type. It was bred in the UK, for UK conditions.

Strengths

  • Huge dry matter yields

  • Improved palatability of stem

  • Club root tolerance

Technical Information

UK Trials Data

TypeMarrow Stem
Relative DM Yield %118
Relative Fresh Yield %121
DM Content %13.5
Leaf : Stem Ratio (High = Leafy)0.5
Plant Height (cm)102
Digestibility Value %72.2
Winter Hardiness (9= Best)5
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Bombardier

Enhanced feed quality for dairy, beef, or lamb production

Bombardier is a new kale variety with the potential to deliver high dry matter yields ideal for dairy, beef or lamb production.

Bombardier can help maximise the feed potential per hectare through its improved stem utilisation. Its feed quality has also been enhanced to ensure that it will be of the highest quality.

Bombardier is also clubroot tolerant with an improved marrow stem type. It was bred in the UK, for UK conditions.

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Key Strengths

  • Huge dry matter yields

  • Improved palatability of stem

  • Club root tolerance

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

UK Trials Data

Bombardier (CR)

TypeMarrow Stem
Relative DM Yield %118
Relative Fresh Yield %121
DM Content %13.5
Leaf : Stem Ratio (High = Leafy)0.5
Plant Height (cm)102
Digestibility Value %72.2
Winter Hardiness (9= Best)5

Source: Limagrain UK trials & James Hutton Institute Trials 1991 - 2013. CR = Clubroot Tolerant. Winter Hardiness Scored January 2011.

What Our Experts Say

Customer Testimonials

Bob Howat, suckler beef producer, Fife - Bombardier
“Bombardier kale’s large leaves and stems are ideal for grazing cattle and it’s ready at a time of year when we need it. Nothing is wasted either. Leaf, stem – it’s all eaten. And the cows look well on it too.”
Bob Howat, Suckler Beef Producer, Fife

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