Germinal Top 5 Extend Grass Seed

Description

Top 5 Extend is designed to achieve high animal performance through its exceptional quality and palatability. The varieties in this mixture excel in spring and autumn growth – meeting the demands of intensive grassland farmers while also providing the opportunity for a high yielding silage cut.

Kg/acre Variety Type      Heading Date

5.5          AberGain             Perennial Ryegrass (T)    4 June

2.5          Drumbo               Perennial Ryegrass          5 June

3.0          AberChoice        Perennial Ryegrass          11 June

1.0          Coated White Clover

12.0

Key benefits 

• 50% tetraploid for higher intakes and grass utilisation
• Contains AberGain – leading variety overall on 2020 PPI with exceptional quality
• Contains AberChoice and Drumbo, leading late diploids with excellent seasonal yield and quality
• Highly palatable leafy grasses, for higher intakes and animal performance
• Suitable for intensive grazing, cut-and-graze or zero grazing systems

Sowing rate:        14 kg/acre (35 kg/ha)

Sowing Time:      April – September

Sowing Depth:    10 -15mm

Sowing Instructions

Cultivate to achieve a fine, firm seed bed. Ploughing will help level rough fields. Sow in good conditions (warm with rain forecast), no deeper than 10-15mm. Roll well after sowing to ensure good soil/seed contact. Apply N, P & K as per soil test results and nitrates rules.

After sowing 

Monitor for pest attack and take immediate action where necessary. Post emergence weed spray is essential approx. 5-6 weeks after establishment, prior to first grazing. Where clover is included in the sown mixture, use a clover safe spray.

Grazing

Graze the new reseeds frequently and at low covers (<1200 kg DM/ha) to assist in tillering and help create a dense sward.

Can be used for Dairy, Cattle, Sheep and silage