Forage Grass Mixtures
There are many different forage mixtures available and choosing the right grasses for the intended purpose is crucial to get maximum of out your crop and to make sure it goes the full duration that you intend to have the crop down for.
We stock a variety of quality grass seeds suited from Equine, Sheep & Cattle Grazing, Cutting & Grazing, Hay and Haylage mixtures.
Upon request we are able to tailor make forage seed mixtures to your individuals requirement, Or we can tweak some of our premade options for example if you would like little bit of clover to a mix.
Below we have listed selection of premade mixture, most of which we keep in stock for rapid dispatch.
Cutting and Grazing Mixtures
5 Years Plus
Horse & Pony Paddock Mixture
EQUINE LONG TERM GRAZING MIXTURE (5 YEARS PLUS)
This specially designed mixture only uses diploid spices for their lower sugar content, This reduced the risk of laminitis in horses.
This Long term paddock mixture is extremely vigorous, hard wearing and produces high quality soft hay. A horse paddock has to not only provide a source of food but also an exercise area, placing great stress on the sward. Couple this with the need to produce some winter forage and it is obvious why some horse paddocks look completely bare by the end of the summer, so it is essential you use the right mixture for the job in hand.
31% Late Perennial Ryegrass
23% Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (D)
23% Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (D)
15% Creeping Red Fescue
8% Timothy
Recommended Sowing Rate 20kg/acre
Pack Size 10kg
Permanent Pasture
PERMANENT GRAZING MIXTURE (5 YEAR PLUS)
This is a Permanent grass seed mixture with timothy designed mainly for grazing cattle & sheep but it can offer a cut of silage or haylage (very coarse). Extremely hard wearing and excellent disease tolerance.
*A no clover option is available*
16% Intermediated Perennial Ryegrass (T)
16% Intermediated Perennial Ryegrass (D)
16% Intermediated Perennial Ryegrass (D)
14% Late Perennial Ryegrass (T)
11% Late Perennial Ryegrass (D)
10% Late Perennial Ryegrass (D)
7% White Clover Blend
10% Timothy
100%
Recommended Sowing Rate 14kg/acre
Pack Size 1 Acre packs
Traditional Meadow
LONG TERM CUTTING & GRAZING (5 YEARS PLUS)
A traditional Meadow ley is a mixture of more traditional and less aggressive grass species. This mixture can be used for extensive grazing particularly of native cattle breeds or can be used to takes cuts for hay.
40% Meadow Fescue
10% rough Stalked Meadow Grass
10% Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
10% Creeping Red Fescue
5% Crested Dogstail
25% Timothy
100%
Recommended Sowing Rate 14kg/acre
Pack Size 1 Acre packs
Cutting Mixtures
Westerwold Ryegrass
SHORT TERM CUTTING MIXTURE (1 YEAR)
This 50% Westerwold ryerass and 50% Italian Rye mixtures is quick to establish and very vigorous with exception high yields. Designed to be sown in the spring and will provide you decent 2 cuts.
50% Westerwold Ryegrass
50% Italian Ryegrass
Recommended Sowing Rate 14 - 16kg/acre
Pack Size 1 Acre packs
Short Term Hay Mixture
SHORT TERM CUTTING MIXTURE (1-2 YEARS)
A short Term Hay mixture with rapid establishment designed to produce a large first cut of quality hay or haylage.
50% Italian Ryegrass (T)
50% Italian Ryegrass
Recommended Sowing Rate 14kg/acre
Pack Size 1 Acre packs
Long Term Hay Mixture
LONG TERM CUTTING MIXTURE (3-5 YEARS)
This Long Term Hay mixture is designed to produce high yielding top quality hay or haylege that's not to fine or coarse. This mixture can also be used to graze over winter.
15% Early Perennial Ryegrass (D)
35% Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (D)
35% Late Perennial Ryegrass(D)
15% Timothy
100%
Recommended Sowing Rate 14kg/acre
Pack Size 1 Acre packs
Dual Purpose Mixture
HAM Flexicrop
LONG TERM CUTTING & GRAZING (3 - 5 YEARS)
This mixture is highly versatile being able to produced high yield and quality for both cutting and grazing. The hybrid element provides quality leafy grass at cutting combine with the persistency and density of the perennial for all round high performance.
*A no clover option is available*
30% Hybrid Ryegrass (T)
20% Hybrid Type Festulolium
10% Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (D)
10% Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (T)
10% Late Perennial Ryegrass (D)
10% Late Perennial Ryegrass (T)
5% White Clover Blend
5% Hybrid Ryegrass
100%
Recommended Sowing Rate 14kg/acre
Pack Size 1 Acre packs
Versamax All Stock
LONG TERM CUTTING & GRAZING (5 YEARS PLUS)
A long term pasture mixture, versatile in use suits both cutting and grazing. The varieties we use are extremely persistence and vigorous to with stand hard grazing.
*A no clover option is available*
25% Late Perennial Ryegrass
24% Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (T)
20% Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (D)
20% Late Perennial Ryegrass (T)
7% Timothy
4% Dual Purpose Clover Blend
100%
Recommended Sowing Rate 14kg/acre
Pack Size 1 Acre packs