• HIGH D is a better option than sowing a single Italian ryegrass variety.
  
• It will provide massive amounts of clean, quality forage throughout the year without any loss of production mid season.
  
• HIGH D grows down to 3°C soil temperature, extending the growing season for store lambs or wintering hoggs.
  
• Includes three Italian rye-grasses, which perform very well compared to their rivals.
  
• High ranking Barmultra II has excellent spring grazing and silage yields.
  
• Responds very positively to high levels of fertility and will produce 20% more yield than perennial ryegrass leys.
  

 

WHEN TO SOW

Grows at temperatures as low as 3°C so the farm must be able to make use of this early growth.

 

WHEN TO CUT

A first cut at the end of May, following a spring grazing, will produce 70+ D value silage, with a second cut, five weeks later.

 

The ultimate silage mixture which will yield up to 20tDM/ha in its first year under high input management. For maximum production up to six cuts a year under high N systems.

 

WHEN TO GRAZE

Early grazing for turnout of ewes and lambs or finishing long keep store lambs. 

 

CompositionVarietySpecies4.00kgSteelItalian ryegrass (DIP)6.00kgBarmultra IIItalian ryegrass (TET)4.00kgAbysItalian Ryegrass (DIP)

Sowing rate/acre

14kg per acre

Sowing rate/m²

1,256 seeds/m²