Topgrass leaflet 2017

TOPGRASS STRESS TOLERANT MIXTURE EXTREME Dual Purpose (3-4 years) (14-15kg/acre)

Contains

grasses are deep rooted • Advanced and can tolerate both drought and

14% PERUN Advanced Italian Ryegrass 14% PERSEUS Advanced Italian Ryegrass 28% LOFA Advanced Hybrid Ryegrass 15% ROMARK Dip Late Perennial Ryegrass 17% ALFONSO Tet Late Perennial Ryegrass 5% Red Clover Blend 7% White Clover Blend

high temperature Tetraploid cultivars are high in sugar and are very palatable providing forage throughout the summer months Copes equally well in very wet soils Available without clover Heading date 22 May – 3 June

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TOPGRASS OVERSEEDING MIXTURES

LEYBOOSTER RED CLOVER (10kg/acre)

Contains

for sowing after cutting or • Suitable grazing in spring or autumn • Improves soil structure and fertility for the farmer wanting to place • Suitable less reliance on applied nitrogen

35% LOFA Advanced Hybrid Ryegrass 40% CITELIAC Tet Hybrid Ryegrass 25% Red Clover Blend

LEYBOOSTER DUAL PURPOSE (10kg/acre)

Contains

for sowing after cutting or hard • Suitable grazing in spring or autumn up sward by preventing weed • Tops grass ingress • Improves quality of sward • Available without clover

30% CITELIAC Tet Hybrid Ryegrass 30% GLENSTAL Tet Int Perennial Ryegrass 30% ALFONSO Tet Late Perennial Ryegrass 10% Dual Purpose White Clover Blend

LEYBOOSTER CUTTING (10kg/acre)

Contains

for sowing after last silage • Suitable cut to top up young swards • Reduces weed grass ingress • Improves productive life of ley • Available without clover

30% LOFA Advanced Hybrid Ryegrass 40% CITELIAC Tet Hybrid Ryegrass 20% GLENSTAL Tet Int Perennial Ryegrass 10% Cutting White Clover Blend

LEYBOOSTER GRAZING (10kg/acre)

TOPGRASS ORGANIC MIXTURES (70% Organic inclusion)

TOPGRASS SHORT TERM ORGANIC (2-3 years) TOPGRASS MEDIUM TERM ORGANIC (3-4 years) TOPGRASS LONG TERM ORGANIC (5+ years) TOPGRASS ORGANIC LEY BOOSTER

Contains

for sowing after hard • Suitable grazing in spring or autumn up sward by preventing weed • Tops grass ingress quality of sward as well as • Improves life productivity • Available without clover

20% CATABI 1 Tet Int Perennial Ryegrass 30% GLENSTAL Tet Int Perennial Ryegrass 20% ASPECT Tet Late Perennial Ryegrass 20% SOLAS Tet Late Perennial Ryegrass 10% Grazing White Clover Blend

ForFarmers offers knowledge, experti wide range of se and a seed, products to improv fertiliser and forage additive e feed and forage With the correc efficiency. t management and utilisation through effectiv e cutting, grazing strategies, moder and feeding n significant impact seed varieties can have a on farm profita bility.

For more detailed information on grass mixtures ask your local ForFarmers account manager for a free copy of the forage guide.

Seeds

Grass, maize, cereals, pulses, oilseed rape, roots, greening game cover crops and

TOPGRASS

seed mixture s included inside

Fertiliser

Compounds, blends and

straights for all

Additives and inocul

crops

ants

A wide range of forage additives to treat grass, legume, wholecrop and maize silages as well as preserva hay, TMR, cereal tives for crimp, grains and slurry treatment

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Analytical servic es

Soil testing, grass

analysis, silage

Crop protection

analysis, water

and slurry testing

A wide range of crop protection products and advice and arable crops for forage To maintain quality and productivity and take full advantag that modern agronom e of all y has to offer contact we believe it is vitally ForFarmers, where important to select quality and performa seed varieties for optimal nce, choose the correct fertiliser yield and use specific to maximise forage additives to improve feed efficiency.

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Occasionally shortages may occur, and we therefore reserve the right to replace those not available with a suitable alternative.

Any alteration to the mixture will be clearly shown on the bag label. ForFarmers standard terms and conditions apply.

Forage Guide 2017

Selecting and growing the correct TOPGRASS mixture 2017

TOPGRASS LEYS 2017 TOPGRASS SHORT TERM MIXTURES PRIMOGEN Advanced Catch Crop (1-2 years) (14-16kg/acre)

Contains

yielding mixture up to two • High years duration Advanced Italian Ryegrass • Includes Perun for yield and quality • 3-4 cuts of leafy high quality silage • Rapid regrowth and responsive to fertiliser • Heading date 18-23 May

40% PERUN Advanced Italian Ryegrass 30% FOX Dip Italian Ryegrass 30% KIGEZI Tet Italian Ryegrass

TOPGRASS MEDIUM TERM MIXTURES INTOGEN Cut and Graze (3-4 years) (14-15kg/acre)

Contains

first cut then either cut again • Quality or graze Aber HSG varieties enhance • 47% forage quality Solomon improves quality with • 17% high DNDF • No clover option available • Heading date 15 May – 2 June

SILOGEN Multicut Silage (2-3 years) (14-16kg/acre)

Contains

• Excellent for intensive silage production Advanced Ryegrass for persistency • 80% and quality rooting so will withstand • Deep extremes of seasons provide 3-4 high quality cuts • Will through the season • Heading date 19-26 May

NYTROGEN Red Clover (2-3 years) (12-14kg/acre)

Contains

Advanced Italian Ryegrass for • 61% high yields and quality red clover content aimed • Optimum at high protein silage rooting cultivars will improve • Deep soil structure and fertility whilst withstanding extremes of the seasons Heading date 19-26 May

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25% PERSEUS Advanced Italian Ryegrass 22% PERUN Advanced Italian Ryegrass 14% LOFA Advanced Hybrid Ryegrass 19% TETRAGRAZE Tet Hybrid Ryegrass 10% AMOS Red Clover 10% MAGELLAN Red Clover

(14-15kg/acre)

15% ABERECHO Tet Hybrid Ryegrass 15% TETRAGRAZE Tet Hybrid Ryegrass 17% SOLOMON Dip Int Perennial Ryegrass 15% ABERGREEN Dip Int Perennial Ryegrass 14% SEAGOE Tet Int Perennial Ryegrass 17% ABERAVON Dip Late Perennial Ryegrass 7% White Clover Blend

45% LOFA Advanced Hybrid Ryegrass 15% ABERECHO Tet Hybrid Ryegrass 15% TETRAGRAZE Tet Hybrid Ryegrass 12.5% SOLOMON Dip Int Perennial Ryegrass 12.5% SEAGOE Tet Perennial Ryegrass

PROTOGEN Red Clover (3-4 years) (12-14kg/acre)

Contains

has a stunning combination of • Lofa yield and forage quality full years for multi cut silage • Four production are hybrid types and are • Allidealgrasses partners to red clover whilst withstanding extremes of the seasons

high yielding persistent • Contains red clovers increasing yield and protein content

• Heading date 15-22 May

Contains

combination of varieties for • Superb yield and quality for all dual purpose requirements

inclusion makes this ideal • Timothy for colder later soils all livestock systems silage, hay • Suits and grazing Aber HSG varieties enhance • 31% forage quality and intake High DNDF varieties to improve • 40% digestibility • Available without clover or Timothy • Heading date 18 May – 12 June

14% SOLOMON Dip Int Perennial Ryegrass 14% ABERGREEN Dip Int Perennial Ryegrass 14% SEAGOE Tet Int Perennial Ryegrass 12% CANCAN Dip Late Perennial Ryegrass 17% ABERAVON Dip Late Perennial Ryegrass 15% TWYMAX Tet Late Perennial Ryegrass 7% PROMESSE Timothy 7% White Clover Blend

DAIRYGEN Dairy Intensive Grazing (5+ years)

Contains

• Lofa combines yield and forage quality • High yields for multicut silage well to fertiliser application • Responds giving rapid re-growth high DNDF from Solomon. 15% • 12.5% Aberecho for quality and yield option with 7% white clover cutting • An blend is available • Heading date 15-22 May

TROGEN Cut and Graze (5+ years) (14-15kg/acre)

EXTRAGEN Multicut Silage (3-4 years) 31% PERSEUS Advanced Italian Ryegrass 29% PERUN Advanced Italian Ryegrass 20% LOFA Advanced Hybrid Ryegrass 20% TETRAGRAZE Tet Hybrid Ryegrass

TOPGRASS LONG TERM MIXTURES

(14-15kg/acre)

Contains

Diploid perennials for extreme • 100% sward density high DNDF and high sugar • 50/50 varieties Cancan which is both high • Features DNDF and high in WSC exhibits season long yield • Abergreen and forage quality • Aberavon has excellent grazing yields • Heading date 29 May – 12 June

25% ABERGREEN Dip Int Perennial Ryegrass 15% ROMARK Dip Late Perennial Ryegrass 20% CANCAN Dip Late Perennial Ryegrass 15% PASTOUR Dip Late perennial Ryegrass 25% ABERAVON Dip Late Perennial Ryegrass

ALL GRAZE Grazing (5+ years) 45% LOFA Advanced Hybrid Ryegrass 17.5% ABERECHO Tet Hybrid Ryegrass 17.5% ABEREVE Tet Hybrid Ryegrass 10% ABERCHIANTI Red Clover 10% ABERCLARET Red Clover

(14-15kg/acre)

Contains

61% diploid perennials of • Contains excellent grazing quality • 7% White clover grazing blend • Suitable for all livestock will allow a less intensive • Clover management regime • Heading date 21 May – 4 June

24% ABERGREEN Dip Int Perennial Ryegrass 15% GLENSTAL Tet Int Perennial Ryegrass 14% CANCAN Dip Late Perennial Ryegrass 23% ABERAVON Dip Late Perennial Ryegrass 17% ABERGAIN Tet Late Perennial Ryegrass 7% White Clover Blend