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Forage
Seed 2018
Award winning
forage options
Germinal GB
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Introduction 01
Contents Time to take a fresh
look at forage
Introduction 01 Opportunities to increase performance from
Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures 02 – 16 homegrown feed have arguably never been
greater in the UK livestock sector, such are
Aber Clover Blends 17
the advances in plant breeding, the variety of
Overseeding 18 – 19 forage crops available, and the new systems
Puna II perennial chicory 20 – 21 of utilisation being successfully adopted.
Tonic plantain 22 The timing is good – even vital – given the current challenges faced by dairy,
beef and sheep farmers alike. There’s no doubt that a focus on forage is a
Multi-species leys 23 route to more sustainable businesses, whether that’s to combat price
volatility, the rising cost of imported protein, or the loss of subsidies.
Lucerne 24 – 25 At Germinal we are committed to providing year-round quality forage
solutions, by collaborating with the world’s leading plant breeders and
Forage brassicas 26 – 33 testing the best new varieties in the most innovative systems.
Our Aber High Sugar Grass varieties are proven performers in terms of dry
Anaerobic digestion 34 – 35 matter yield, D-value and ME yield, boosting not only your production from
forage but your environmental credentials too. This has been recognised
Leisure Amenity 36 with the awards highlighted opposite.
These industry leading ryegrasses are complemented by our range of Aber
white clovers, whilst we have led the way with the introduction of alternative
grazing species such as Puna II perennial chicory and Tonic plantain.
In terms of protein crops, we offer the first 4-5 year duration red clovers with
AberClaret and AberChianti, whilst modern lucerne varieties equipped to
perform in our northern European conditions offer another viable alternative.
Forage brassicas are another valuable source of homegrown protein,
offering the versatility to bridge summer grazing gaps, extend autumn
grazing or provide the basis for out-wintering. The hybrid brassicas Swift and
Redstart exemplify our innovative approach in this area.
In our 2018 Forage Seed catalogue, we hope you will find the stimulus to
The innovation and technological advancement demonstrated by the IBERS take a fresh look at forage. Start by selecting the very best varieties of
Aberystwyth University plant breeding programme in creating Aber High Sugar
the most appropriate solution for your situation. The important stages
Grass has been recognised with seven major agricultural and science industry
of establishment, growing and utilisation will follow more easily if you make
awards since 2003.
the right initial choices.
Aber ryegrass varieties are marketed exclusively by Germinal and feature
throughout the mixtures in the Forage Seed 2018 catalogue.
Ben Wixey
National Agricultural Sales Manager,
Germinal GB
02 Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures 03
LONG TE RM
Aber HSG 1 Milk Achieving 50% of milk
and Meat Production production from forage
Aber HSG 1 is a long term, general purpose mixture for milk and
Includes
meat production.
AberZeus
HSG Improving grassland production and grass
See page 11
Ideal for grazing, the mixture also offers the potential for a heavy silage cut in
late May. Ideally suited for set stocking, it can be grazed with cattle, ewes or utilisation have been central to Lancashire dairy
used to finish lambs. Aber HSG 1 produces a dense sward which will resist
poaching and with good management will maintain its quality for 5 – 7 years. farmer Richard Corlett’s success in increasing
Puna II perennial chicory can be included for added drought tolerance and
sward variety. milk production from forage.
Fig 01. His 220-cow Holstein Friesian herd is now up to 52% of production from forage
Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date (over 4,300 litres from a herd yield of around 8,500 litres), up from 25% in 2009.
Long term general
purpose mix: 4.0 AberZeus HSG Perennial Ryegrass 25 May More regular grassland reseeding, using quality leys such as Germinal’s Aber
3.0 AberWolf HSG Perennial Ryegrass 27 May HSG 4 Dairy System, has been a key part of his strategy, along with overseeding
white clover. He’s also had a focus on soils (soil testing, liming as required, sward
3.0 AberGreen HSG Perennial Ryegrass 29 May
lifting to address compaction), cut silage earlier for better quality, and created
4.0 AberGain HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 04 Jun
better access to grazing.
1.0 AberDairy White Clover Blend
15.0
T = Tetraploid
Heading date average for Aber HSG 1 is 29 May for central Britain.
When cutting for silage, aim to cut 5-10 days before average heading date for optimum quality.
Optimum spread of heading dates within mixtures for grazing and cutting results in better performance
of the leys.
Fig 02. MAY JUNE
Aber HSG 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Milk and Meat
Production: OPTIMAL CUTTING
Spread of WINDOW
heading dates
Key benefits in summary
• Combines an outstanding grazing yield for the mixture of 106%
and a grazing D-value of 77.7
• 100% Aber HSG grasses
• Correct balance of diploid and tetraploid varieties
• High palatability and increased dry matter intakes
• Reduced nitrogen losses to the environment
04 Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures 05
ME DIUM TE R M LO N G T E R M
Aber HSG 2 Early Cut Aber HSG 2 Later Cut
Aber HSG 2 Early Cut is a specialist silage mixture for those Aber HSG 2 Later Cut is a specialist silage mixture for those
aiming to cut a very high quality crop from the end of April to aiming to cut a very high quality crop in mid-to-late May.
mid May.
Combining the outstanding Aber High Sugar Grass AberGain with other
Combining the outstanding hybrid Aber High Sugar Grass AberEcho with compatible Aber HSG perennial ryegrasses, this mixture delivers quality and
compatible Aber perennial ryegrasses, this mixture delivers quality and yield and can persist for 5 years - twice as long as Italian ryegrass based
yield and can persist for 3-4 years – twice as long as Italian ryegrass based swards. Aber HSG 2 Later Cut is a straight grass mixture that will perform
swards. Aber HSG 2 Early Cut is a straight grass mixture that will perform under medium and high levels of nitrogen. AberClaret red clover can be
under medium and high levels of nitrogen. AberClaret red clover can be included, whilst for those seeking longer lasting specialist silage mixtures
included, whilst for those seeking longer lasting specialist silage mixtures we we recommend Aber Red 5 HSG.
recommend Aber Red 5 HSG.
Including red clover in The addition of red clover at 3kg/acre within the Aber HSG 2 mixtures will
Including red clover in The addition of red clover at 3kg/acre within the Aber HSG 2 mixtures will your cutting mixtures increase the yield and quality of your silage.
your cutting mixtures increase the yield and quality of your silage.
More farmers are choosing to include red clover in their cutting mixture to:
More farmers are choosing to include red clover in their cutting mixture to: • Increase overall forage production potential
• Increase overall forage production potential • Improve the protein content of silage
• Improve the protein content of silage • Reduce protein losses in the clamp
• Reduce protein losses in the clamp • Benefit from red clover’s ability to contribute over 150 kgN/ha of nitrogen
• Benefit from red clover’s ability to contribute over 150 kgN/ha of nitrogen through fixation
through fixation • Improve soil structure and drought tolerance
• Improve soil structure and drought tolerance
Fig 06.
Fig 04. Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date
Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date Aber HSG 2
Aber HSG 2 Later Cut: 5.0 AberGain HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 04 Jun
Early Cut: 5.0 AberEcho HSG Hybrid Ryegrass (T) 15 May
5.0 AberBite HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 04 Jun
5.0 AberEve HSG Hybrid Ryegrass (T) 21 May
5.0 AberChoice HSG Perennial Ryegrass 09 Jun
5.0 AberClyde Perennial Ryegrass (T) 24 May
15.0
T = Tetraploid
15.0
T = Tetraploid
Heading date average for Aber HSG 2 Later Cut is 6 June for central Britain.
Heading date average for Aber HSG 2 Early Cut is 21 May for central Britain. When cutting for silage, aim to cut 5-10 days before average heading date for optimum quality.
When cutting for silage, aim to cut 5-10 days before average heading date for optimum quality. Optimum spread of heading dates within mixtures for grazing and cutting results in better performance
Optimum spread of heading dates within mixtures for grazing and cutting results in better performance of the leys.
of the leys.
Fig 05. APRIL MAY Fig 07. MAY JUNE
Aber HSG 2 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Aber HSG 2 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15
Early Cut: Later Cut:
Spread of OPTIMAL Spread of OPTIMAL CUTTING
heading dates CUTTING heading dates WINDOW
WINDOW
Key benefits in summary Key benefits in summary
• AberHybrid High Sugar Grass content • 100% Aber HSG content
• Compatible heading date varieties • Compatible heading date varieties
• Over twice the persistency of Italian ryegrass leys • Over twice the persistency of Italian ryegrass leys
• Suitable for combination with red clover • Suitable for combination with red clover
• Aber High Sugar Grasses enhance fermentation, especially when red • Aber High Sugar Grasses enhance fermentation, especially when red
clover is included clover is included
• Very high ME yield
06 Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures 07
ME DIUM TE R M
Aber HSG 2 Multi Cut Striving for low-cost dairying
Aber HSG 2 Multi Cut is a specialist silage mixture for farmers Reducing cost of production is a major
aiming to produce large quantities of leafy high-quality silage
from multiple cuts during the period of peak grass growth.
objective for Farms Manager John Owen,
The mixture contains intermediate and late heading Aber High Sugar Grass
who runs spring and autumn calving herds
varieties that provide abundant early season growth, and maintain quality
and yield throughout the season. A balance of diploid and tetraploid varieties
at the Gelli Aur campus at Coleg Sir Gâr,
provides the optimum combination of good ground cover, persistency, high Carmarthenshire, on a fully commercial basis.
D-value and outstanding silage yields.
Aber HSG 2 Multi Cut is suited to an early May first cut, frequent following
On-going development work is looking at methods to reduce silage feeding
cuts, with three cuts in the clamp by mid-to-late June. Swards will be
frequency to a weekly event, and this summer he has overseen comparisons
suitable for late season grazing if required.
between conventional 3-cut precision chopped grass harvesting and a lower-
cost multiple cut system using a forage box.
Underpinning his low-cost forage-based system is a commitment to reseeding,
Fig 08. using modern Aber perennial ryegrass leys that provide the optimum
Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date combination of yield and quality, season long production, persistency and the
Aber HSG 2 ability to continue performing as medium/long term leys.
Multi Cut: 3.5 AberClyde HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 25 May
4.0 AberZeus HSG Perennial Ryegrass 25 May
3.5 AberAvon HSG Perennial Ryegrass 01 June
4.0 AberGain HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 04 June
15.0
T = Tetraploid
Heading date average for Aber HSG 2 Multi Cut is 29 May for central Britain.
When cutting for silage, aim to cut 10-15 days before average heading date for optimum quality.
Optimum spread of heading dates within mixtures for grazing and cutting results in better performance
of the leys.
MAY JUNE
Fig 09.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5
Aber HSG 2
Multi Cut: OPTIMAL CUTTING
Spread of WINDOW
heading dates
Key benefits in summary
• Ideal for frequent early season cutting whilst avoiding stemmy later
season growth
• Very high ME yield/ha
• Combines outstanding silage performance with dense and
persistent sward
• Suitable for combination with 4-5 year Aber red clovers
• Aber High Sugar Grass content enhances silage fermentation
08 Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures 09
LONG TE RM LO N G T E R M
Aber HSG 3 Long Term Grazing Aber HSG 3 + Timothy
The biggest selling mixture in the Aber HSG range, Aber HSG 3 Aber HSG 3 Long Term Grazing is the most popular mixture
Long Term Grazing is for cattle or sheep systems aiming to in the Aber HSG range, being ideally suited to cattle or sheep
maximise returns from grazing, whether rotational or set stocked. grazing where the aim is to maximise returns using either a
rotational or set stocked system.
Aber HSG 3 is made up exclusively of Aber High Sugar Grass diploid
perennial ryegrasses, which have the highest ratings for grazing quality and With all the attributes of Aber HSG 3, this mixture has the addition of
Includes yield on the Recommended List. This mixture is unrivalled for persistency Timothy, a grass that will add ‘bottom’ to the sward and provide greater
AberZeus under grazing; managed well it can continue to perform for 7 to 10 years, tolerance to wet conditions. Presto is chosen for its excellent spring growth
HSG giving you maximum yields of the highest quality grazing. AberWolf HSG,
See page 11
and palatability.
one of the outstanding perennial ryegrasses on the Recommended List,
is included for the first time this year.
Fig 12.
Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date
Fig 10. Aber HSG 3
Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date + Timothy: 3.0 AberZeus HSG Perennial Ryegrass 25 May
Aber HSG 3: 3.0 AberWolf HSG Perennial Ryegrass 27 May
3.0 AberZeus HSG Perennial Ryegrass 25 May
2.0 AberGreen HSG Perennial Ryegrass 29 May
3.0 AberWolf HSG Perennial Ryegrass 27 May
3.0 AberAvon HSG Perennial Ryegrass 01 Jun
2.0 AberGreen HSG Perennial Ryegrass 29 May
2.0 AberChoice HSG Perennial Ryegrass 09 Jun
3.0 AberAvon HSG Perennial Ryegrass 01 Jun
1.0 Presto Timothy
3.0 AberChoice HSG Perennial Ryegrass 09 Jun
1.0 AberPasture White Clover Blend
1.0 AberPasture White Clover Blend
15.0
15.0
Heading date average for Aber HSG + Timothy is 30 May for central Britain.
Heading date average for Aber HSG 3 is 31 May for central Britain.
When cutting for silage, aim to cut 5-10 days before average heading date for optimum quality.
When cutting for silage, aim to cut 5-10 days before average heading date for optimum quality.
Optimum spread of heading dates within mixtures for grazing and cutting results in better performance
Optimum spread of heading dates within mixtures for grazing and cutting results in better performance of the leys.
of the leys.
MAY JUNE MAY JUNE
Fig 11. Fig 13.
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Aber HSG 3 Long Aber HSG 3
Term Grazing: + Timothy:
Spread of Spread of
heading dates heading dates
Key benefits in summary Key benefits in summary Benefits of Timothy
• Combines a very good grazing yield for the mixture of 103% • Combines a very good grazing • Good tolerance of wet conditions
and an outstanding grazing D-value of 77.4 yield and an outstanding grazing • Excellent spring growth
• Outstanding autumn production for the mixture D-value
• High palatability
• 100% Aber HSG diploid perennial ryegrasses • Outstanding autumn production
• Adds extra ‘bottom’ to swards
ensures strong extended grazing
• Very persistent sward with good ‘bottom’ to reduce the impact of poaching
potential
• High palatability and dry matter intakes
• Very persistent sward with
• Reduced nitrogen losses to the environment good ‘bottom’
• Persists for up to ten years • High palatability and dry
matter intakes
• Reduced nitrogen losses
to the environment
• Persists for up to ten years
10 Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures 11
LONG TE RM
Aber HSG 4 Dairy System AberZeus: The best
Aber HSG to date
Aber HSG 4 Dairy System is a mixture for milk producers who
Includes
are aiming for one or two high quality silage cuts followed by the
AberZeus
HSG best possible rotational grazing. The Aber High Sugar Grass AberZeus is the latest
See page 11
First cut will be mid-to-late May, with the option of a second cut approximately
top-performing variety from the award-winning
4 – 5 weeks later, or alternatively commence rotational grazing. The Aber HSG IBERS Aberystwyth University breeding programme
varieties selected for this mixture significantly out-perform other grasses for
grazing quality and grazing yields. This year Aber HSG 4 is further improved to enter the independent Recommended Grass and
by the introduction of AberWolf HSG, the stand-out grass on the latest UK
Recommended Lists.
Clover Lists (England and Wales).
An intermediate diploid perennial ryegrass, AberZeus excels under grazing
management, with an overall dry matter yield of 107% against control
Fig 14. varieties and a D-value of 77.5. This combination of production and quality
Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date
gives AberZeus an unrivalled ME yield of 108% of controls.
Aber HSG 4
Dairy System: 3.0 AberZeus HSG Perennial Ryegrass 25 May
It is also a strong performer both early and late in the grass growing
2.0 AberWolf HSG Perennial Ryegrass 27 May season, with spring production at 115% of controls and autumn
3.0 AberGain HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 04 Jun production at 113% of controls. AberZeus has been bred for improved
2.0 AberBite HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 04 Jun
ground cover and persistency, alongside production and quality, and has
good resistance to the common diseases of grassland.
4.0 AberChoice HSG Perennial Ryegrass 09 Jun
1.0 AberDairy White Clover Blend The variety is one of the highest on the list for resistance to Crown Rust,
15.0 and early data shows it is also performing well against Drechslera.
T = Tetraploid
Heading date average for Aber HSG 4 is 2 June for central Britain. AberZeus is included in a number of Aber HSG mixtures for 2018.
When cutting for silage, aim to cut 5-10 days before average heading date for optimum quality.
Optimum spread of heading dates within mixtures for grazing and cutting results in better performance
of the leys.
MAY JUNE
Fig 15.
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Aber HSG 4
Dairy System: OPTIMAL CUTTING
Spread of WINDOW
heading dates
Key benefits in summary
• Long-lasting ley with outstanding quality
• Top yields of high ME silage at first cut
• For cutting and rotational grazing
• 100% Aber HSG perennial ryegrasses
• Balance of diploid and tetraploid varieties
• High palatability and dry matter intakes
• Extended spring and autumn grazing
12 Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures 13
ME DIUM TE R M
Aber Red 5 HSG Quality Silage Achieving the optimum
forage balance
Aber Red 5 HSG offers a significant breakthrough in silage
Includes
production, providing for the first time a mixture including
AberZeus
HSG 4-5 year persistency red clover.
See page 11
Aber Red 5 HSG overcomes the normal restriction of red clover leys,
extending the life of the red clover component beyond the normal
2-3 years up to five years with the inclusion of AberClaret.
It is also now time to rethink the grasses that are paired with red clover.
AberClaret can last five years, so the grasses must too. Aber Red 5 therefore
includes intermediate and late perennial ryegrass which will also improve
silage quality especially in the second cut.
Fig 16.
Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date
Aber Red 5 HSG
Quality Silage: 2.0 AberZeus HSG Perennial Ryegrass 25 May
3.0 AberWolf HSG Perennial Ryegrass 27 May
4.0 AberGain HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 04 Jun
2.0 AberClaret Red Clover
1.0 AberChianti Red Clover
12.0
T = Tetraploid
When cutting red clover for optimum quality silage, aim to cut when 25% of clover flowers show.
Optimum spread of heading dates within mixtures for grazing and cutting results in better performance
of the leys.
MAY JUNE
Fig 17.
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Aber Red 5 HSG
Quality Silage:
Spread of
heading dates
Cheshire dairy farmer David Symms believes
Key benefits in summary high protein red clover and Aber High Sugar
• Red clover with potential for five years persistency
• 100% Aber HSG perennial grasses
Grass makes the perfect mix for quality silage
• Balance of diploid and tetraploid varieties compatible with long lasting and a balanced ration.
red clover
• 150kgN/ha nitrogen fixed from red clover It’s proving an effective formula for his 220 Holstein Friesian milking herd,
• Reduced nitrogen losses to the environment allowing control of costs without any detriment to performance.
• Aber High Sugar Grasses enhance fermentation, especially when red “We’re reducing bought-in feed and maintaining yields and milk quality,”
clover is included he says. “Quality silage is also helping us to improve herd fertility.”
The current silage mixture includes Aber High Sugar Grass hybrid
tetraploids and intermediate diploid perennial ryegrasses, with AberClaret
red clover.
14 Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures 15
M E D IU M / LO N G T E RM
New generation Aber HSG 6 Tetraploid
long term red clovers
Aber HSG 6 Tetraploid is a dual purpose cutting and grazing
mixture comprising late heading tetraploid varieties that offer
One of red clover’s traditional shortcomings a very high yield and quality combination.
is its relatively short persistence, typically A compact heading date range in the first week of June makes this mixture
remaining in the sward for just two to three ideal for very late first cuts. With the high ranking AberGain HSG, AberBite
HSG and AberPlentiful HSG as its component perennial ryegrasses, this
years when a longer productive life would make mixture provides access to some of the newest Aber High Sugar Grasses
it more compatible with medium term leys. on the Recommended List.
Now, a new generation of red clovers is being bred at IBERS
Fig 18.
Aberystwyth University, with the first varieties AberClaret and Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date
AberChianti now on UK Descriptive Lists and commercially Aber HSG 6
available in Germinal’s Aber Red 5 HSG mixture. Tetraploid: 5.00 AberGain HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 04 Jun
4.25 AberBite HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 04 Jun
AberClaret and AberChianti are the first of a new generation of red 5.00 AberPlentiful HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 06 Jun
clovers bred and selected by plant breeders at IBERS to last 4 years
0.75 AberDairy White Clover Blend
and longer in a cutting sward, and to be significantly more tolerant
15.00
of grazing by dairy animals. Dry matter yields in IBERS long term T = Tetraploid
trials were in excess of 14,500kg of dry matter in the fourth year and Heading date average for Aber HSG 6 is 5 June for central Britain.
averaged over 13,500kg in each year of the trial. Over the four years, When cutting for silage, aim to cut 5-10 days before average heading date for optimum quality.
AberClaret totalled around 60tDM/ha compared with 40-45tDM/ha Optimum spread of heading dates within mixtures for grazing and cutting results in better performance
from the controls. of the leys.
With greater persistency of red clover remaining a key objective, the
latest breeding work at IBERS is focused in particular on resistance to
the soil borne pathogens Sclerotinia and stem nematode. MAY JUNE
Fig 19.
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Aber HSG 6
Tetraploid: OPTIMAL CUTTING
Spread of WINDOW
heading dates
Key benefits in summary
• Very high first cut yield and D-value
• Exclusively Aber High Sugar Grass tetraploid varieties
• Late heading varieties to ensure highest quality for later cuts
• High palatability and dry matter intakes
• Reduced nitrogen losses to the environment
• Suitable for cutting and rotational grazing
16 Aber High Sugar Grass cutting and grazing mixtures AberClover Blends 17
ME DIUM / LO N G T E R M
AberXtend HSG Extended Grazing AberClover Blends
At last, you can extend your grazing season, without The role of clover The roles of white and red clovers in modern sustainable
Includes
AberZeus
compromising persistence, grazing yield and grazing quality. livestock farming are growing as new varieties offering higher
HSG yields and greater persistency become available.
See page 11 AberXtend HSG is the Aber HSG mixture for livestock farmers aiming to
increase yields and lengthen the grazing season. The Recommended Lists Varieties of white clover bred at IBERS Aberystwyth University lead the way
in both the UK and Ireland show how varieties such as AberDart HSG and and are now, for example, achieving optimum targets of a 30-35% contribution
AberGain HSG top the lists for spring and autumn performance, but there is to total sward dry matter under a range of management systems.
absolutely no compromise on the other main performance criteria, with top Grass and clover breeding at Aberystwyth has always maintained a strong
scores for grazing D-value, ME yield and overall dry matter yields. With the affinity with real agricultural practice, which means selection and testing
appropriate management, AberXtend HSG can perform to a high standard takes into account performance in the silo and in the rumen, as well as in
for 5 – 7 years. the field under animal grazing and/or cutting regimes. This co-ordinated
approach ensures the new varieties meet farmers’ needs.
Aber grass and clover mixtures are offered as standard with a recommended
AberClover blend. However, specific blends of white or red clover can be
Fig 20. requested to suit a particular farming system or requirement.
Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date
AberXtend
Formulated from a combination of medium plus small leaf size Aber white clover
HSG Extended 5.0 AberDart HSG Perennial Ryegrass 24 May
varieties, providing a blend suitable for the dairy farm where high production is
Grazing: 5.0 AberZeus HSG Perennial Ryegrass 25 May required under cattle grazing and cutting regimes. Good production from early spring
4.0 AberGain HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 04 Jun provides a balanced sward and good support for high yielding companion grasses.
1.0 AberPasture White Clover Blend Fig 22.
% Variety
15.0 AberDairy:
T = Tetraploid 50% AberHerald (medium leaf)
Heading date average for AberXtend HSG is 28 May for central Britain. 50% AberDai (medium leaf)
When cutting for silage, aim to cut 5-10 days before average heading date for optimum quality.
Optimum spread of heading dates within mixtures for grazing and cutting results in better performance
of the leys. Aber white clover varieties provide a unique blend of small and medium leaf size clovers
selected for their suitability for cattle set stocking and rotational sheep grazing.
Fig 23.
MAY JUNE % Variety
Fig 21. AberPasture: 15% AberDai (medium leaf)
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
45% AberHerald (medium leaf)
AberXtend
HSG Extended 30% AberPearl (small leaf)
Grazing: 10% AberAce (small leaf)
Spread of
heading dates Key benefits in summary
Small leaf size Aber white clover varieties combined with a medium leaf size variety
• Mixture averages an outstanding 109% of control varieties on
provide a blend suitable for sheep systems, ranging from continuous to rotational
the Recommended List for early grazing yield and 111% for grazing on either upland or lowland farms. Inclusion of the new hybrid white clover
autumn production AberLasting, the first to be developed with rhizomatous root characteristics, gives
• The best Aber HSG perennial grasses selected for spring and increased persistency and drought tolerance.
autumn yield Fig 24.
% Variety
• Outstanding season-long yield and quality
AberSheep: 25% AberDai (medium leaf)
• High palatability and dry matter intakes
35% AberPearl (small leaf)
• Reduced nitrogen losses to the environment 10% AberLasting (small-medium leaf)
30% AberAce (small leaf)
Benefits of AberClover Blends
• Boosts output of milk and meat • Performs reliably on most soil types and
from forage under most management systems
• Improves soil structure • Tolerates moderately high applications
• Improves the quality of grazing of nitrogen fertiliser
• Helps to maintain a balanced grass/ • Reduces fertiliser requirements
clover sward18 Overseeding Overseeding 19
Overseeding
Where a full reseed is impractical or unwarranted, short term
productivity can be improved through a number of different
overseeding methods. When overseeding, it pays to use the
best available varieties that have been selected specifically for
the purpose.
Fig 25.
Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date
Aber HSG
Long Term 3.0 AberClyde Perennial Ryegrass (T) 24 May
Overseeding: 3.0 AberGain HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 04 Jun
4.0 AberBite HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T) 04 Jun
10.0
T = Tetraploid
Key benefits in summary
• 100% tetraploids for rapid establishment
• Perennial ryegrasses for persistency
• High ranking Aber HSG varieties
Fig 26.
Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date
Overseeding helps
Aber HSG
Short Term 2.0 Dorike / AberTorch Italian Ryegrass (T) 16 May
Overseeding:
cut feeding costs
4.0 AberEve Hybrid Ryegrass (T) 21 May
4.0 AberNiche Festulolium 23 May
10.0
T = Tetraploid
Key benefits in summary
• Rapid establishment
Improvement of in-bye acres by pan-busting,
• High yielding under cutting liming and overseeding has created savings in
• New festulolium for increased rooting bought-in feed after just one year on Donald
McDonald’s Highland sheep farm.
More productive swards have resulted in concentrate feeding to weaned
lambs being delayed by a full month at the start of the winter, saving
money in the short term and creating the opportunity to increase stocking
rates in future.
Top-ranking Aber High Sugar Grasses are being used in the overseeding
programme, with white clover either included in the mix or stitched in later.20 Puna II perennial chicory mixtures Puna II perennial chicory mixtures 21
The leading perennial chicory Puna II perennial chicory mixtures
for UK farmers
Fig 27.
Kg/acre Variety Type
Lamb Finisher:
Puna II is the leading perennial chicory variety,
1.00 Puna II Perennial Chicory
2.00 AberClaret Red Clover
selected through a long term breeding 1.25 AberChianti Red Clover
1.00 Tonic Plantain
programme in New Zealand for its nutritive 5.25
value, productivity, palatability and persistency.
Key benefits in summary
• 2-3 years, intensive finishing mixture
It is a broad-leaved perennial forage crop that can be grown in the UK as a
pure stand or as a key part of mixed swards with clover, or grass and clover, • Red clover can contribute up to 150kgN/ha
for medium-long term rotational grazing (2-5 year persistency). Perennial • Full production from May to September
chicory should not be confused with short-lived common chicory grown • High protein forage suitable for finishing early lambs
unsuccessfully previously.
Selection strategy in breeding Puna II has included tolerance to the fungal
disease Sclerotinia, which causes plant death, and an erect growth habit to
Fig 28.
improve compatibility with ryegrass. Kg/acre Variety Type
Lamb Finisher 1.00 Puna II Perennial Chicory
Key benefits of Puna II with White Clover:
1.50 AberChianti Red Clover
• Outstanding animal performance (e.g. lamb growth rates of 300-400g/day) 1.00 AberClaret Red Clover
• Yields up to 15tDM/ha in a season; crude protein up to 25%; D-value 70-80 1.00 Aran White Clover
• High mineral content, including zinc, potassium and copper 1.00 Tonic Plantain
5.50
• Good tolerance to drought, acid soils and major pests
• Rapid regrowth after grazing
• Reduces the effect of internal parasites Key benefits in summary
• Provides high quality feed through the summer • As Lamb Finisher, but with the benefit of white clover to improve ground
cover during late season
• Does not cause bloating
• 2-3 years duration
Fig 29.
Kg/acre Variety Type
Livestock Grazer/ 2.00 AberEcho HSG Hybrid Ryegrass (T)
Beef Finisher/
2.00 AberEve HSG Hybrid Ryegrass (T)
Puna II HSG
Medium Term Ley: 4.00 AberWolf HSG Perennial Ryegrass
0.75 Puna II Perennial Chicory
1.50 Aran White Clover
1.00 Tonic Plantain
11.25
T = Tetraploid
Key benefits in summary
• 3-4 year medium term ley
• Ideal for lambs, beef youngstock – finishing (or calves) or flushing ewes
• The grasses in this mixture offer improved grazing and ground cover
in autumn22 Tonic plantain Multi-species leys 23
Tonic plantain Multi-species leys
Tonic plantain is a broad leaved perennial Grazing Ley High ranking ryegrass varieties are combined with a diverse
range of plant species suited to lower input systems in this long
forage herb that is an ideal companion in mixed
term grazing mixture.
species swards with Aber red and white clovers Performance is achieved due to the complementary characteristics of
and Aber High Sugar Grasses. different plant types, allowing leaf and root architecture to maximise the
use of light, moisture and nutrients above and below ground.
Plantain is a coarse rooted plant that is well adapted to a range of soil types.
With similar total annual yields to Puna II perennial chicory, it has slightly Fig 31.
Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date
better spring and autumn growth.
Grazing Ley: 3.0 AberWolf HSG Perennial Ryegrass 27 May
Tonic plantain is highly productive and provides high quality feed that can 3.4 AberStar HSG Perennial Ryegrass 25 May
boost liveweight gain in livestock. It is ideally suited to intensive or rotational 1.0 Presto Timothy 8 June
grazing systems, with rapid regrowth post-grazing in dry summers. 0.6 Puna II Perennial Chicory
1.0 Tonic Plantain
Key benefits of Tonic plantain
1.5 AberPasture White Clover Blend
• More milk or meat production 1.5 AberClaret Red Clover
• Increased daily liveweight gain 12.0
• Heavier weights at weaning
• High dry matter production from early spring to late autumn
• Reduces the effects of internal parasites
Cutting Ley This cutting version of the multi species mixture concept
• High in minerals, especially copper and selenium
• Very palatable
includes a vetch and an annual white clover to provide a boost
in dry matter production in the first year.
Fig 30. The mixture combines high ranking ryegrass varieties and other plant
species, with the different characteristics of varying plant types allowing leaf
Sheep grazing on and root architecture to maximise the use of light, moisture and nutrients
a multi-species above and below ground.
sward including
Tonic plantain:
Fig 32.
Kg/acre Variety Type Heading Date
Cutting Ley: 3.0 AberWolf HSG Perennial Ryegrass 27 May
3.0 AberStar HSG Perennial Ryegrass 25 May
1.0 Presto Timothy 8 June
1.0 Tonic Plantain
1.5 AberPasture White Clover
1.5 AberClaret Red Clover
5.0 Early English Vetch
1.0 FiXatioN Balansa Annual White Clover
17.0
Fig 33.
Kg/acre Herb
Herb option (for 0.6 Burnet
Grazing Ley or 0.4 Alsike Clover
Cutting Ley):
0.3 Sheep’s Parsley
0.2 Yarrow
0.5 Birdsfoot Trefoil
2.024 Lucerne Lucerne 25
Lucerne High protein forage solution
Lucerne is a nitrogen-fixing legume, most commonly grown as
a stand-alone crop for cutting and with some grazing potential.
Varieties selected TIMBALE
for UK conditions • Excellent nutritional value (thin stemmed with good leaf retention)
• Good disease resistance
• High yielding
GALAXIE
• Exceptional yields
• Good disease resistance
GALAXIE MAX
• A blend of Timbale and Galaxie
• Two of the leading lucerne varieties with cold tolerance for northern
European climates
Pre-inoculated Timbale, Galaxie and Galaxie Max from Germinal are pre-inoculated and
and treated seed treated with SAS Energy:
• Unique Seed Applied Solution (SAS Energy) to improve
lucerne establishment
• Multi-layered permeable coating with 100% active ingredients
• Essential minerals and trace elements specific to lucerne requirements
• Stimulates early vigour and improves root and leaf development
Optimum seed rate • Timbale, Galaxie and Galaxie Max are sold in Precidose packs
• Precidose ensures optimum plant population and prevents problems
due to over or under seeding
• Easy to use; 2 Precidose packs per hectare in good conditions
• Increase to 2.3 packs/ha for later sowing or heavier conditions
Proven performance In trials, SAS Energy treated seed drilled at Precidose rates achieved:
• 14% INCREASE IN PLANT ESTABLISHMENT
• 6% INCREASE IN FIRST CUT DRY MATTER YIELDS Over the last six years, lucerne has become a
major year-round component of the milking cow
forage ration at Harper Adams University farm.
Fed in the milking ration at a forage dry matter ratio of one-part lucerne to
three parts forage maize, it provides both protein and digestible fibre for a
380-cow herd averaging 10,000 litres a year.
“Apart from reducing our bought-in protein, lucerne is a good source of
digestible fibre and it allows us to maximise the maize in the ration,” says
assistant farm manager Chris Ruffley.
The farm grows around 45ha of the variety Galaxie as a four-year crop,
Improved development of roots and foliage is which yields 12-15tDM/ha of 22% crude protein forage.
seen in the lucerne seedlings on the right as a
result of Precidose seed treatment26 Forage brassicas Forage brassicas 27
Grow your own protein Planning your brassica crops
to cut costs of production
Regrowth Sowing to
Potential * Grazing Period
High protein forage brassicas present a
significant opportunity to drive down costs Nil 8 Weeks
Vollenda Appin
of production, yet are not grown on a large Stego Stego
majority of livestock farms. Summer/
Early Autumn
Jun - Sep
10 Weeks
According to Germinal’s 2017 Forage Use Survey, less than a third of UK Stubble turnip Swift
livestock farmers are growing forage brassicas, with fewer still tapping into Forage rape Redstart
Hybrid brassica
the benefits of other homegrown high protein sources, such as red clover
and lucerne.
High
With growing uncertainty over agricultural support and the likelihood of Swift 12 Weeks
continued commodity price volatility, livestock farmers need to reduce their Appin Vollenda
reliance on bought-in feed and fertiliser, and become more self-sufficient. Redstart
“Homegrown forage protein crops will reduce the need for bought-in protein,
which will always be expensive and susceptible to price volatility, and there
are additional benefits too, such as improved soil fertility, soil structure and
pest control,” says Germinal GB’s Ben Wixey.
When do
“There are now many modern forage brassica varieties that offer an you require
excellent source of protein and can boost productivity as summer catch your brassica
crops, autumn grazing or even out-wintering. These brassicas also work crop?
very effectively as break crops in grassland reseeding, helping to reduce
the threat of common pests such as leatherjackets and frit fly. This is more Regrowth Winter
important as chemical pest control options become more restricted.” Potential * Tolerance
Mr Wixey points out that the varying attributes and agronomy of forage Nil Low
proteins means farmers should make the decision on which crop to grow Bittern Vollenda
based on individual farm conditions and requirements. Vollenda
Triumph
“Look at where you can start building protein crops into a rotation if that fits
Autumn/
with your system. When growing any crop, it’s important to pick the right Good
Winter
field and grow it well. It’s also important to know how much you are growing, Swift
Oct - Feb
to utilise it effectively and ensure you have enough of the crop to make a Moderate Appin
difference in the ration.” Stubble turnip Redstart
Hybrid brassica Maris Kestrel
Kale
Triumph
Fodder beet
High
High
Maris Kestrel
Swift Bittern
Appin Triumph
Redstart Fodder beet
*Rate and extent of regrowth depends on weather conditions.28 Forage brassicas Forage brassicas 29
Forage brassica options Forage brassica options
Maris Kestrel Maris Kestrel is established as the leading kale variety in the UK Swift Swift is the first of a revolutionary range of
Kale and is suitable for all classes of stock. Hybrid brassica interspecies (rape x kale) hybrids developed in
New Zealand to provide a new generation of
Sow at 2-3kg/acre from May to the end of June. Feed from July to the
following March. flexible and cost effective forage crops.
Main uses Sow at 2-3kg/acre from May to the end of August. Feed
• Ideal for out-wintering from July to the following March.
• Good later summer/early autumn feed for cattle or sheep Main uses
• Solution to late season grazing deficits • High energy grazing for cattle and sheep
Key benefits • Summer, autumn and winter grazing
• Outstanding leaf-to-stem ratio • Ideal for out-wintering systems
• High whole plant D-value Key benefits
• Vigorous early growth • Fast and vigorous growth
• Resistant to lodging • Winter hardiness
• Good winter hardiness • Regrowth potential
• Long utilisation period • Good late season yield potential
• Available with Cruiser SB • High energy and good protein source
Bittern Bittern is a medium height kale with the versatility to be used Redstart Redstart is from the same breeding line as
Kale either for grazing or as a game cover crop. Hybrid brassica Swift and offers similarly flexible and cost
effective solutions to year-round quality forage
Sow at 2-3kg/acre from May to the end of June. Feed from September
to the following March. supply, but with higher feed quality.
Main uses Sow at 2-3kg/acre from May to the end of August. Feed
• Maintenance for dry cows from July to the following March.
• Game cover Main uses
• Cattle grazing following game cover use • High energy grazing for cattle and sheep
Key benefits • Summer, autumn and winter grazing
• Good leaf-to-stem ratio (44-48% leaf) • Ideal where fast growth is required,
such as upland situations
• Excellent palatability (high stem sugar content)
• Winter hardy with very good frost tolerance Key benefits
• Added versatility due to club root resistance • Very rapid and vigorous growth
• Medium height with good lodging resistance • Winter hardiness
• Regrowth potential
• Good late season yield potential
• High energy and good protein source30 Forage brassicas Forage brassicas 31
Forage brassica options Forage brassica options
Stego Stego is a high yielding forage rape ideally suited to finishing Appin Appin is a fast growing leafy grazing turnip providing a rapid
Forage rape lambs as summer or autumn grazing. Grazing turnips source of palatable, easy-to-digest fodder for sheep and cattle.
Drill at 2.5kg/acre (or broadcast at 4kg/acre) from March to July. Feed from Drill at 2kg/acre (or broadcast at 3kg/acre) from March to mid September.
June to December. Feed from May to December.
Main uses Main uses
• Autumn / winter brassica for lamb finishing • Catch crops for overcoming summer grazing shortfalls
• Extended grazing for cattle • Versatile autumn/winter grazing that reduces concentrate feeding period
• Autumn / winter brassica for worm free lamb finishing
Key benefits
• Extended grazing for cattle
• High leaf-to-stem ratio
• High stem digestibility, so low plant residues after grazing Key benefits
• Excellent disease resistance, including mildew • Vigorous establishment and quick maturity
• Wide sowing window
• Multi-crowned with excellent regrowth potential
Vollenda Vollenda is a high yielding stubble turnip offering cost effective • Good root anchorage
Stubble turnip feeding solutions in summer, autumn or winter for sheep or cattle.
Drill at 2kg/acre (or broadcast at 3kg/acre) from March to August. Feed from Triumph Triumph is a very high yielding, yellow-fleshed, first crop swede,
June to December.
Swede suitable as over-winter grazing for all classes of stock.
Main uses
Drill from mid-May to the end of June at 250g/acre (precision drilled).
• Catch crops for overcoming summer grazing shortfalls
Graze from November through to March.
• Versatile autumn/winter grazing that reduces concentrate feeding period
• Valuable source of clean (worm free) grazing for lambs Main uses
• High energy winter grazing for cattle and sheep
Key benefits
• Easy to establish (undersown or scratched into stubbles) Key benefits
• Early vigour variety suitable for May sowing (July feeding) • Very high dry matter yields
• Winter hardy variety ideal for later drilling (Nov – Jan feeding) • Winter hardy
• Good resistance to bolting • Good dry rot and mildew tolerance
• Available with Cruiser seed treatment32 Forage brassicas Forage brassicas 33
Brassica mixtures Out-wintering stands
test of time
Brassica mixtures are being used increasingly by livestock
farmers and are an effective way of tailoring a grazing crop
more precisely to specific circumstances.
Individual crops including kale, forage rape and turnips have their own
strengths but also grow well in combination and, as such, offer advantages
in a similar way to herbage mixtures.
Potential advantages • Increased forage choice for livestock
of brassica mixtures • Higher dry matter intakes
• Greater overall production per hectare
Four years’ experience of out-wintering in-calf
Fig 34.
Mixture Weight dairy heifers on brassicas have convinced Hugh
Winter Feed: Bittern kale 1.0kg McClymont, farm manager at SRUC’s Crichton
Swift hybrid brassica 1.0kg
2.0kg/acre Royal Farm, of the merits of this low-cost system.
Main use Key features
• Out-wintering for all ruminant livestock • A winter hardy blend of palatable fodder Strip-grazing Redstart or Swift hybrid brassica, with big baled silage pre-
• Yield potential of over 12 tonnesDM/ha placed as supplementary fodder, has brought about tangible savings in
roof space, bedding, muck handling and spreading, with no detriment to
Fig 35.
Mixture Weight the cattle.
Late Sown Swift hybrid brassica 0.75kg “We’ve had no health problems and heifers calve down the following spring
Winter Feed:
Redstart hybrid brassica 0.75kg without difficulty at around BCS 3, having on average achieved their lifetime
Appin grazing turnip 0.65kg growth rate target of 0.8kg/day,” he reports. “It takes about an hour each day
Maris Kestrel kale 0.10kg to move the fence, but that’s time well spent looking at the stock.”
2.25kg/acre
Key points on site selection, he says, are to choose relatively free-draining
Main use Key features fields with shelter from well-grown hedges, good access to water and a
• Out-wintering for sheep or cattle • Fast growing fodder for late sowing
run-back area.
Fig 36.
Mixture Weight
Summer Appin grazing turnip 0.5kg
Multigraze:
Swift hybrid brassica 1.0kg
Stego rape 0.9kg
Maris Kestrel kale 0.1kg
2.5kg/acre
Main use Key features
• Early lamb finishing • A blend of fast growing grazing turnips and
• Supplementary summer grazing for dairy forage rape with the added high yield, quality
or beef cattle and regrowth potential of Swift
• Regrowth potential
Fig 37.
Mixture Weight
Autumn Swift hybrid brassica 1.25kg
Multigraze:
Appin grazing turnip 0.90kg
Maris Kestrel kale 0.10kg
2.25kg/acre
Main use Key features
• Late lamb finishing • A blend that combines the winter hardiness and
• Flushing ewes quality feed value of Swift for later grazing and the
• Improving late season grazing when grass rapid establishment of Appin grazing turnip
growth is declining34 Anaerobic digestion Anaerobic digestion 35
Grass as a feedstock for Aber High Sugar Grass for AD
anaerobic digestion
As with the supply of feed for livestock, where well managed
Aber HSG leys are the cheapest source of nutrition for meat
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a growth area in renewable energy and milk production, Aber HSG offers great potential for
with increasing numbers of farm businesses involved with their biogas production.
own units or by growing feedstock.
Studies carried out at IBERS show that Aber HSG ryegrasses perform well
The use of grass leys as a feedstock is attracting interest due to the range compared to general grassland mixtures. All the Aber HSG varieties out-
of advantages offered: performed mixed grassland with the conclusion that higher water soluble
• Grass as a crop is relatively cheap and easy to grow in our climate and carbohydrate content in grass has a positive effect on both the yield and
soil types rate at which biogas is produced.
• It is cost effective compared to other biogas fuels (see Fig. 38) To help answer outstanding questions, Germinal is setting up further
research at IBERS comparing Aber HSG varieties with alternative feedstocks
• Equipment and infrastructure to grow and handle this feedstock is already that have a range of D-values and at varying harvest dates.
in place
• Grass can be used fresh (offering the highest rate of gas production) and
would be cut and carried on a rotational basis; it can also be stored and Aber HSG mixtures Aber High Sugar Grass varieties that have been bred for higher water
used as silage for AD soluble carbohydrate (sugar) content and rank high for D-value offer the
ideal combination of characteristics for an AD feedstock, whether ensiled
• Medium and long term grass leys offer a more environmentally sustainable or as a fresh crop.
option than crops requiring annual cultivations
• Grass leys allow more opportunity to spread the waste products from Fig 39.
Kg/acre Variety Type
the digesters, whether that is liquid or solid, without the need to plough
AD Short term: 4.0 AberEcho HSG Hybrid Ryegrass (T)
back under
5.0 AberEve HSG Hybrid Ryegrass (T)
• Blackgrass control: 5.0 AberNiche Festulolium
- Medium to long term grass leys cut three or more times a year will reduce 14.0 kg
T = Tetraploid
the blackgrass seed production; by constantly cutting the ley there is
little if any seed returning to the soil
Fig 40.
Kg/acre Variety Type
- The viability of old undisturbed blackgrass seed within soil reduces
by 70% per annum, meaning after the 3 plus years of grassland, the AD Medium term: 6.0 AberEcho HSG Hybrid Ryegrass (T)
blackgrass seed populations are reduced dramatically 8.0 AberMagic HSG Perennial Ryegrass
14.0 kg
- 65% to 75% of blackgrass volunteers germinate in the autumn, so T = Tetraploid
establishing your grass ley in the spring (even under-sown to a cereal
crop) will help to further reduce the blackgrass populations Fig 41.
Kg/acre Variety Type
AD Long term: 5.0 AberMagic HSG Perennial Ryegrass
Fig 38. Estimated
Cost Methane Methane Cost 4.0 AberGreen HSG Perennial Ryegrass
Fresh Weight
£/Acre M3/Tonne M3/Acre £/M 3
Comparative (Tonnes/Acre/Year) 5.0 AberBite HSG Perennial Ryegrass (T)
costs of methane Spring Barley 10 £480.00 108 1080 £0.44 14.0 kg
T = Tetraploid
production:
(35%DM) 12 £480.00 108 1296 £0.37
Spring Triticale 12 £485.00 108 1296 £0.37
(35%DM) 14 £485.00 108 1512 £0.32
Winter Hybrid Rye 14 £535.00 108 1512 £0.35
(35%DM) 16 £535.00 108 1728 £0.31
18 £535.00 108 1944 £0.28
Hybrid Ryegrass 26 £635.00 90 2340 £0.27
(25%DM) 28 £635.00 90 2520 £0.25
30 £635.00 90 2700 £0.2436 Leisure Amenity
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Horse Paddock WF1 Flowering Meadow
A resilient mixture providing season- Rapid establishment to produce
long nutritional grazing and the a first-year display and with
potential for hay production. The perennials for longer term
high density of ground cover helps to colour and persistency.
resist poaching.
Contacts:
WFG2 Flowering Meadow
Allsport Ryeblend Combines the wild flora species of
Ben Wixey
A very resilient and rapidly WF1 with ornamental grasses to
National Agricultural Sales Manager
establishing sward suitable for all provide a grassland meadow mixture
T: 07990 578550
new sports pitches and for the suitable for acidic soils.
repair of existing grounds.
William Fleming
WFG6 Heavy Clay Soils
Scotland and North East England
Popular Hardwearing Varieties selected for their suitability
T: 07971 640428
An attractive and resilient sward that to heavy clay soils. Extra attention is
establishes quickly and is suitable for required when preparing seedbeds in
Helen Mathieu
lawns, parks and sports pitches. heavy clay soils to ensure optimum
Central, Eastern and North West
soil moisture for a medium tilth.
England and North Wales
Emerald Multiscape
A high quality turf with high shoot WFG9 Wetland and Pond Areas
T: 07866 456056
density and year-round greenness, Suitable for aquatic habitats and damp
suitable for all soil types. low lying sites, edge of ponds, rivers
Bill Reilly
and ditches. Avoid establishment
Southern England and South Wales
Low Maintenance Fineturf when there is risk of flooding.
T: 07713 878069
A fine textured and resilient sward
with good winter colour and reduced WF10 Cornfield Annuals
Head office:
mowing requirement. A mixture for recreating the colour
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of cornfield annuals, once a feature
Shaded Areas of traditional farming areas. Ideal for
A fine leaved sward with good ground sowing on its own or supplementing
cover, suitable for dry, shaded and perennial mixtures that are slower
low nutrient areas. to establish.
Prestige Golf & Bowling Greens
A dense disease resistant sward
with uniform surface that withstands
close mowing and looks attractive
throughout the season.
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colour. Perennial species provide
varieties used in the mixtures should be adequate for this season. If, however, we do run short
colour and persistency in future years.
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