Perennials

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Alure Ryegrass

Zero endophyte, flowers three weeks later than Nui. Stable perennial ryegrass. Performs well under hard grazing. No staggers, summer active. Suggested mix 12kg Alure, 12kg Canterbury, 3kg White Clover, 1kg Red Clover, 1kg Plantain.

Canterbury Ryegrass

Canterbury perennial ryegrass, tried and proven, used extensively throughout New Zealand. Handles all types of weather conditions, rust resistant, drought tolerant. Performs well under deer, sheep or cattle grazing. Improves animal performance. Sown alone or in a mix. Long lasting ryegrass.

Enticer

Long Rotation ryegrass, New 2007, highly palatable fine leaf ryegrass. Made up of 90% Perennial, 10% Italian cross. Good winter and spring grazing then perseveres into summer months. Suggested sowing rate 25kg per ha sown alone or it can be in a mix with clover, plantain or chicory. Well suited to a range of grazing patterns. Highly recommended new season long rotation ryegrass.

Meadow Fescue

Mt Ida meadow fescue cross with Italian ryegrass. Grows well in wet or dry. Very persistent. Superb winter growth. Ideal for storage. Proven performer in all types of farming. Trial results - dry matter 31.5%, digestability 90%, ME 14%.

Rye Clover

Mix 80% Nui, 10% Italian, 10% White Clover. Successfully used throughout the country. Ideal under or over sowing.

Magnum Oats

Magnum oats are a very tall and prolific forage, producing a high volume of plant material. High quality hay or green chop for all livestock. Forage and hay are very sweet and even with the larger straw, cattle and horses will readily clean up the feed trough. Magnum oats are small seeded, with good seeding vigour and great tillering. This variety has rapid elongation with broad leaves growing upright to produce a large, almost bush plant. If left ungrazed and with good growing conditions Magnum oats can reach five feet at head emergence. Suggested mix Magnum oats and forage Pea 60%, 40kg/ha. Sown alone 80kg/ha.