Good Grass Guide
Discover how to turn your grass into gold with this simple management advice
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This mixture delivers maximum production by using the top yielding varieties including Boyne with its excellent first silage cut of 109%
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The high proportion of tetraploid varieties ensures better drought resistance and higher water soluble carbohydrate content
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Fintona is the highest yielding perennial ryegrass ever listed in the UK. First cut of 105% and total cutting yield of 110%
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Close heading date pattern to ensure uniform crop quality
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Contains only first choice SRUC varieties
WHEN TO SOW
Sow when soil temperature is above 8°C, clover will germinate at 10°C.
The mixture has been designed to provide season-long production, with exceptional early spring and late summer growth.
WHEN TO CUT
Produces highly digestible forage from a mid-to-late May first cut with the mixture averaging over 70% D value throughout the season. Can produce three-four cuts a season for up to five years.
WHEN TO GRAZE
This top-quality dual purpose mixture has the ability to be grazed from early spring through to late summer.
Hybrid ryegrasses grow at 6°C, therefore extend the growing season. This makes HYBRID CUT & GRAZE a very flexible mixture for mixed enterprises who need cutting and grazing opportunities.