11/10/06
A new ryegrass and red clover seeds mixture offering high yields
of home grown protein with no reliance on artificial nitrogen is
one of the highlights of British Seed Houses’ new Seed Mark
range.
The Protein Provider mixture, which includes top yielding hybrid
and perennial Aber High Sugar Grass varieties as well as the new
AberRuby red clover, is designed as a two to three year ley offering
three cuts per season plus late season grazing.
“This is a premium mixture offering the very latest and most
successful varieties from the IGER grass and clover breeding programmes,” explains
Michael Shannon of British Seed Houses. “The intermediate
perennial ryegrass AberStar is the highest yielding variety of
its category on both NIAB and SAC Recommended Lists, as is the
hybrid ryegrass AberEcho. Combined with a strong red clover component,
which includes the top yielding AberRuby, these high sugar ryegrasses
offer outstanding yields of high quality silage over three cuts.
“The high red clover content boosts the protein levels in
the forage and provides a significant nitrogen-fixing component
to the sward, equivalent to 150-200 kgN/ha per year. The red clover
also adds grazing value to the sward, and makes the late season
aftermath ideal for fattening lambs for example.”
Protein Provider is available through British Seed Houses as part
of the company’s latest Seed Mark range of top quality grazing
and silage mixtures. Seed Mark catalogues can be obtained from
British Seed Houses distributors or by contacting the company at
either Bristol (Tel - 0117 982 3691) or Lincoln (Tel – 01522
866620).
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