SHIELD
Four year quality grazer, with silage potential Grazing
Silage
Hay
MEDIUM-TERM
Shield is a medium-term mixture, ideally suited to grazing. It produces huge grazing yields and D values, as well as providing excellent ground cover. The hybrid ryegrass content provides quick re-growth for rotational grazing. The mix offers some silage potential, producing a quality first cut mid-late May.
Average Heading Date: 23rd May
MIXTURE All Recommended List Grass Varieties
3.00kg Aston Crusader Tetraploid HRG 2.50kg AberGreen Int Diploid PRG 1.50kg Nifty Int Diploid PRG
Clover available
Chicory available
Plantain available
Festulolium available
4.00kg Fintona Int Tetraploid PRG 2.00kg Galgorm Int Diploid PRG
13kg/Acre
ASTON CRUSADER Consistent high yielding variety • Second highest early spring growth yield Second highest mildew score
ABERGREEN Very high grazing yields, grazing D-value and ME yield • Joint highest winter hardiness score The highest first cut D-value • High Sugar Grass – more efficient meat and milk production
NIFTY Very high grazing yields, grazing D-value and ME yield • Joint highest winter hardiness score
FINTONA Second highest spring growth yield. • Third highest ME yield • Joint highest total mean cutting yield Joint second highest winter hardiness score
GALGORM Terrific spring and late summer growth • Very good cutting and grazing yields Comparative data taken from the Recommended Grass & Clover List for England & Wales 2020/21 (by species & ploidy group)
Grass & Roots 2021
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