Specialty Seeds - New Zealand - Sheep, Beef and Deer Pasture Seed Mixes

Generator Sheep / Beef & Deer Elite Pasture Mix
The Mix:	Cultivar Description	Use for:
Either:Commando AR 37 or Samson AR 1 / Low endophyte perennial ryegrass	Commando is a medium flowering diploid perennial ryegrass with the new AR37 endophyte for extra persistance and a wide range of insect resistance. Samson is also a medium flowering diploid perennial ryegrass with AR 1 endophyte for proven extra stock performance and better persistance in areas where Black Beetle is not an issue.	Both Commando AR 37 and Samson are mid flowering types with good year round production and persistence. Tribute clover has good leaf size. The addition of the red clover & pasture herbs will give increased seasonal production and stock performance. Use as a good general purpose sheep, beef mix using well proven cultivars and pasture herbs.
Weka White Clover (Agricote)	Medium / large leaf, good stolon density clover
* Tuscan Red Clover (Agricote)	Low oestrogen levels / early flowering
*Punter Chicory	Good persistance and increased dry matter yields
*Boston Plantain	High levels of trace elements, a deep rooting perennial herb
Note: * means Optional
Recommended sowing @ 23 kgs per hectare or with options @ 27 kgs per hectare per hectare

Generator High Sugar Sheep / Beef & Deer Pasture Mix
The Mix:	Cultivar Description	Use for:
AberDart perennial ryegrass	AberDart flowers 15 days later than Nui. AR1 / High / Low Endophyte	AberDart High Sugar grass offers higher levels of water soluble carbohydrate to increase rumen function in ruminant animals.
Weka White Clover (Agricote))	Medium/large leaf, good stolon density clover
*Tuscan Red Clover (Agricote)	Low oestrogen levels / early flowering
*Punter Chicory	Good persistance and increased dry matter yields
*Boston Plantain	High levels of trace elements, a deep rooting perennial herb
Note: * means Optional
Recommended sowing @ 23 kgs per hectare or with options @ 27 kgs per hectare per hectare

Generator Medium Term(MT) Sheep, Beef & Deer Pasture Mix
The Mix:	Cultivar Description	Use for:
LE Delish ryegrass	Delish flowers 9 days later than Nui.	Delish is a tetraploid with high dry matter yield potential.
Weka White Clover (Agricote)	Medium/large leaf, good stolon density clover
*Tuscan Red Clover (Agricote)	Low oestrogen levels / early flowering
*Punter Chicory	Good persistance and increased dry matter yields
*Boston Plantain	High levels of trace elements, a deep rooting perennial herb
Note: * means Optional
Recommended sowing @ 24 kgs per hectare or with options @ 27 kgs per hectare per hectare

Generator Value Sheep, Beef and Deer Pasture Mix
The Mix:	Cultivar Description	Use for:
Blitz High Performance Tetraploid ryegrass	Late Flowering / Medium Tillared / Clover friendly	This is a mix of a diploid and tetraploid perennial ryegrasses, Italian ryegrass, Huia clover and Timothy. And has been designed to achieve a high producing pasture but at a very economic price per hectare. It can be established over a wide range of soil types, fertility situations and is suitable in all dairy farming situations and can be established using all known methods of establishment.
Rich ryegrass	Early flowering, persistent, diploid perennial ryegrass with outstanding winter and early spring growth.
Italian ryegrass	Quick establishing ryegrass
Huia White Clover	Medium leaf size type with a time proven performance record.
Timothy	Added to improve summer performance and palatability.
Recommended sowing @ 30 kgs per hectare

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