Agricultural Grasses

Number 1 Low Maintenance

Low growing grasses are from the amenity list therefore this mixture can be used as an alternative cost-effective general-purpose amenity grass mixture.

• 5.0kg Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass
• 5.0kg Creeping Strong Red Fescue
• 10kgs per acre

Number 2 One Year Ryegrass Ley

This short-term mixture is very quick to establish and will provide large, high quality forage yields.

• 7.0kg Westerwolds
• 7.0kg Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass
• 14kgs per acre

Number 3 Haylage

Haylage is simply forage that is baled at a higher moisture level than dry hay and then stored in a sealed plastic wrap. Because of the high moisture level and airtight environment, the forage ferments and is preserved by acid production during fermentation. A big advantage of this is the decreased curing time needed from cutting to baling which makes weather less of a factor.

• 7.0kg Late Perennial Ryegrass
• 2.0kg Timothy
• 2.0kg Late Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
• 1.5kg Strong Creeping Red Fescue
• 1.5kg Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
• 14kgs per acre

Number 4 General Purpose & Early Bite

A vigorous and highly productive one-year ley. Suitable for spring or early autumn sowing. The first cut is usually taken around the second and third weeks of May.

• 5.0kg Italian Ryegrass
• 2.0kg Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass
• 3.0kg Red Clover
• 10kgs per Acre

Number 5 High Yield Silage

This is an excellent mixture combining the best quality grass for a maximum yield. It provides a very high D-value at the first cut (weeks 2-3 in May) and a high soluble carbohydrate content which is important for good silage fermentation. No 5 will improve profitability with winter milk production due to the improved palatability and the reduced need for silage additives.

• 4.0kg Early Perennial Ryegrass
• 4.0kg Italian Ryegrass
• 4.0kg Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass
• 3.0kg Intermediate Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
• 15kgs per Acre

Number 6 Good General Purpose

This is an excellent mixture full of highly list varieties, useful for a multi-purpose grass situation. The ley will have a thick bottom sward for good hay, silage and grazing.

• 2.0kg Italian Ryegrass
• 2.5kg Early Perennial Ryegrass
• 3.0kg Intermediate Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
• 4.0kg Late Perennial Ryegrass
• 0.5kg White Clover
• 12kgs per Acre

Number 7 Long Term Hay

A robust and resourceful mixture that contains persistent varieties ensuring good yields for cutting and grazing over many years. The late perennial ryegrass provides a thick bottom sward for good regeneration after each cut.

• 2.0kg Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
• 6.0kg Intermediate Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
• 6.0kg Late Perennial Ryegrass
• 14kgs per Acre

Number 8 Intensive Grazing

This long-term ley is rich is quality grasses providing all year-round hardwearing grazing. It is especially good for lamb production. The highly nutritious clover blend complements the late perennial ryegrass at the bottom of the sward. The hardy mixture can be used on all soil types.

• 3.0 kg Early Perennial Ryegrass
• 2.0 kg Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
• 3.0 kg Intermediate Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
• 2.0 kg Late Perennial Ryegrass
• 3.0 kg Late Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
• 1.0 kg White Clover
• 14kgs per Acre

Number 9 Alpaca

Alpacas and llamas have become increasingly popular in recent years. Due to their grazing habits, they tend to prefer lower growing, softer and leafier plants that are high in nutrition, but low in sugars. This mixture contains a variety of palatable and nutritional grasses.

• 3.0 kg Timothy
• 3.0 kg Meadow Fescue
• 2.5 kg Strong Creeping Red Fescue
• 2.0 kg Hard Fescue
• 1.0 kg Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
• 1.0 kg Cocksfoot
• 0.5 kg Highland Bent
• 13kgs per Acre

Number 10 Long Term Ley

The mix of grasses in this long-term ley have been selected to produce excellent yields for cutting and grazing over many years. The Timothy is exceptionally resistant to cold temperatures and provides good late season growth. The combination of white clover and vigorous perennial ryegrass provides an excellent sward for grazing and cutting. No 10 is often used as a general-purpose long-term ley.

• 3.0 kg Early Perennial Ryegrass
• 1.0 kg Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
• 4.0 kg Late Perennial Ryegrass
• 2.0 kg Late Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
• 1.0 kg Medium Timothy
• 1.0 kg Late Timothy
• 0.5 kg White Clover
• 12.5kgs per Acre        

Number 11 Sheep & Young Stock

Our sheep and young stock mixture is intended for profitable stock production with the emphasis placed on seasonal production, live weight gain and fattening. The white clover increases production, reduces inputs and maintains profit margins.

• 2.0 kg Early Perennial Ryegrass
• 4.0 kg Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
• 4.5 kg Late Perennial Ryegrass
• 1.0 kg Medium Timothy
• 1.0 kg Late Timothy
• 0.5 kg White Clover 
• 13kgs per Acre 

Number 12 Horse Paddock

For a permanent horse pasture, this mixture is one of the best available. It is specifically constructed for horse paddocks and stud farms to provide balanced grazing and tough dense turf. The ley can be grazed intensively throughout the year and the creeping red fescue has excellent repairing qualities for the heavy users.

• 2.0 kg Early Perennial Ryegrass
• 2.0 kg Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
• 3.0 kg Late Perennial Ryegrass
• 2.0 kg Late Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
• 1.0 kg Meadow Fescue
• 1.0 kg Medium Timothy
• 1.0 kg Late Timothy
• 1.5 kg Creeping Red Fescue
• 13.5kgs per Acre

Natural Horse Paddock

A non-ryegrass horse mixture which contains a wide selection of traditional, natural grasses providing a healthy, balanced diet. Research has linked the consumption of ryegrass with an increased risk of laminitis so, by avoiding a ryegrass the pasture offers the horses and ponies a pasture rich in nutrients and minerals but not in sugars.

• 3.5kg Meadow Fescue
• 3.0kg Strong Creeping Red Fescue
• 2.0kg Timothy
• 2.0kg Crested Dogstail
• 1.5kg Cocksfoot
• 1.5kg Hard Fescue
• 0.5kg Browntop Bent
• 14kgs per acre

Horse Herbs

An excellent additive to our horse mixtures and popular with horse lovers. A simple herb blend in the ley enables horses to receive an increased mineral intake in the diet. Most wild herbs are drought resistant and can improve drainage with their deep roots penetrating the subsoil. The flavour of the herbs improves the palatability and thus the horses relish the fresh herb ley.

1kgs per acre

Victoria

• 4.0 kg Meadow Fescue
• 5.0 kg Strong Creeping Red Fescue
• 2.0 kg Timothy
• 2.0 kg Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
• 13kgs per Acre

Rearing Pen

Low growth mixture but hard wearing with the inclusion of White Clover to attract insect activity for young poults.

• 6.0 kg Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass
• 6.0 kg Strong Creeping Red Fescue
• 2.5 kg White Clover
• 14.5kgs per Acre

Vineyard

Turf makes vineyard maintenance easier and safer. Rain on the soil surface can spread vineyard diseases.  Grass lowers the risk of disease disposal. Clover is added to the mixture as a low cost and sustainable way to add nitrogen into the soil, acting as a slow-release fertilizer for the companion grasses.

• 6.0 kg Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass
• 4.0 kg Strong Creeping Red Fescue
• 2.0 kg Hard Fescue
• 3.0 kg Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
• 1.0 kg White Clover
• 16kgs per Acre

Pollinating Vineyard

Designed to create a low growing grass sward while also providing necessary resources for pollinating insects. The flowering species will bloom through spring and summer.

• 5.0 kg Chewings Fescue
• 2.0 kg Strong Creeping Red Fescue
• 2.0 kg Hard Fescue
• 2.0 kg Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass
• 0.5 kg Browntop Bent
• 0.8 kg Crested Dogstail
• 0.5 kg Red Clover
• 0.5 kg Birdsfoot Trefoil
• 0.4 kg White Clover
• 0.3 kg Alsike Clover
• 14kgs per Acre