Hobson

High protein winter feed.

LG Hobson Forage Rape
  • End Use: Dairy, Beef & Sheep
  • Utilisation: Graze in the field
  • Sowing period: Spring, early summer & after cereals
  • Utilisation Period: Late Autumn & Winter

Hobson is ideal for finishing lambs, it has excellent resistance to powdery mildew; a disease which can make some crops unpalatable.

Hobson has very good winter hardiness and can be grazed as late as February.

Hobson is very palatable and digestible. 

Bred by Limagrain and fully proven on livestock farms throughout the UK.

Strengths

  • Ideal for finishing lambs

  • Powdery mildew resistant

  • Reliable forage

Technical Information

UK Trials Data

Relative Dry Matter Yield %Relative Fresh Yield %Dry Matter Content %Mildew Resistance*Alternaria Resistance*Winter Hardiness*
HOBSON10710113.9885
Limagrain Field Seeds
Limagrain UK
Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT
Tel: +44 (0)1472 371471 Email: enquiries@limagrain.co.uk Web: www.lgseeds.co.uk
Registered Company No: 1305690 England
LG Hobson Forage Rape

Hobson

High protein winter feed.

Hobson is ideal for finishing lambs, it has excellent resistance to powdery mildew; a disease which can make some crops unpalatable.

Hobson has very good winter hardiness and can be grazed as late as February.

Hobson is very palatable and digestible. 

Bred by Limagrain and fully proven on livestock farms throughout the UK.

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Key Strengths

  • Ideal for finishing lambs

  • Powdery mildew resistant

  • Reliable forage

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

UK Trials Data

Relative Dry Matter Yield %Relative Fresh Yield %Dry Matter Content %Mildew Resistance*Alternaria Resistance*Winter Hardiness*
HOBSON10710113.9885

Source: Limagrain UK trials 1998-2021, (c) = Control, * Scores of 9 are best. Winter hardiness scored Jan 2011 only. Not all varieties trialled every year, not all scores taken every year

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