Winfred
Forage Brassica

Enterprise Type
Sowing Rate
3-4 kg/haRainfall / Irrigation
500mm+A versatile, early maturing forage rape variety, Winfred is a cross between turnip and kale and a strong option for cheap feed. Demonstrating excellent regrowth potential, Winfred's flexibility allows it to perform well through summer and carry later into the season as winter feed if required. Its ability to withstand long dry spells coupled with a strong frost tolerance makes Winfred superior to most other brassicas
Sowing rate:
3-4 kg/ha
Downloads
Herb and Brassica Guide 2019
3 week old Winfred. In about 9 weeks it will be ready to graze. Providing high quality winter feed for cattle or sheep.
- Name: Sarah AusWest HQ
- Location: Aberdeen, NSW, NSW

We were very happy with how the Winfred performed with a very dry start to the season. The cows responded by a spike in the vat (litres of milk) and always grazed it well.
- Name: Rod Yarrington
- Location: Wingham, NSW

Here is a summer crop, Sown November 2016, Winfred and Millet mix.
Picture was taken Feb '17.
It fed ewe lambs!!!
Picture was taken Feb '17.
It fed ewe lambs!!!
- Name: WAL DYER
- Location: Merino, VIC

By going no till I have been able to minimise weed germination.
This practice is extremely rare in our district with everyone choosing to cultivate prior to planting a summer crop.
This practice is extremely rare in our district with everyone choosing to cultivate prior to planting a summer crop.
- Name: Tom Lucas
- Location: Carlisle River, VIC

Productive Pasture Solutions use Winfred to optimise winter carrying capacity. In 100 days of grazing we are able to add 800kg of live weight gain per Ha to weaner steers.
- Name: Damien Timbs
- Location: New England, NSW
Seed Mixes Seed Mixes Show All
This product is available in the following mixes:
MAXImiser Winfred 'n' Herbs
The MAXImiser® Winfred 'n' Herbs Mix offers producers the up-front productionof Winfred, combined with the high quality and perennial nature of Choice chicory and Ecotain® environmental plantain.
SPS Forage Blend Plus
Boost overall production and diet quality
Multiple grazings and vigourous regrowth
Tolerant of dry conditions
Allows ryegrass to be direct drilled in the autumn extending production through to winter and spring
This blend provides variety in the diet, with greater mineral availability than a brassica crop alone. Both Ecotain® environmental plantain and Choice chicory are extremely pest tolerant and consistently produce high quality feed over multiple grazings. This blend is productive and persistent in dry periods, with rapid recovery when soil moisture improves.
Optimum sowing time: August - October, March - April (include 10 kg/ha Knight Italian ryegrass)
Soil type: wide range
Fertility requirements: Low-medium
Optimum first grazing: 10-12 weeks
SPS Winfred 'n' Millet
Excellent regrowth capabilities
Shirohie millet adds fibre to the diet reducing animal health issues associated with grazing forage brassicas
Provides better quality and variety in the diet than a stand alone millet crop
Shirohie millet is an ideal companion species to plant with Winfred forage brassica
A specially designed formulation of Winfred forage brassica and Shirohe millet, this blend is ideal for high quality feed with multiple grazings.
Optimum sowing time: October - December (soil needs to be 16 degrees and rising)
Soil type: Clay-loam
Fertility requirement: Low-medium
Optimum first grazing: 10-12 weeks
Complementary Products Complementary Products Show All
Are you planning to plant a mixed pasture? These products are great companion species to plant with this variety.
Knight
Knight is a fast establishing Italian diploid ryegrass that yields outstanding growth and performance in all seasons. Knight stands and delivers during winter and summer when you need your paddocks to be working hardest. Ideal for grazing, hay and silage, Knight has good tolerance to rust and its reputation as a fast starter has gained a strong following with milk and meat producers throughout Australia.
Sowing rate:
20-25 kg/ha alone
10-20 kg/ha with clovers
- Diploid
- 600mm+
Mach 1 ®
Mach 1 is a fast establishing, high yielding tetraploid annual ryegrass that is late flowering for high feed quality well into spring and early summer. It has excellent recovery from grazing and is the ideal high yield, late maturing crop for silage and hay production. Rotational grazing is recommended for maximum growth rate and hay booster type fertilisers will achieve extra drymatter for grazing, silage or hay production.
Sowing rate:
25-40 kg/ha alone
15-25 kg/ha with clovers
- Tetraploid
- 500mm+
Choice
Choice is a perennial chicory herb demonstrating 3-4 year persistence and a high level of summer dry matter production. This inexpensive herb provides high forage quality and warm-season pasture growth, with a deep taproot resulting in a consistent growth rate, even during dry spells.
Choice chicory can be added to new grass pasture mixes to boost animal performance and feed production.
Sowing rate:
6-10 kg/ha alone
1-5 kg/ha in a mix
- 600mm+
Succession Products Succession Products Show All
If you are wondering what to plant after your crop has finished, these are our recommended succession products to get the best out of your paddock.
Knight
Knight is a fast establishing Italian diploid ryegrass that yields outstanding growth and performance in all seasons. Knight stands and delivers during winter and summer when you need your paddocks to be working hardest. Ideal for grazing, hay and silage, Knight has good tolerance to rust and its reputation as a fast starter has gained a strong following with milk and meat producers throughout Australia.
Sowing rate:
20-25 kg/ha alone
10-20 kg/ha with clovers
- Diploid
- 600mm+
One50
One50 is a new generation late-heading perennial ryegrass providing outstanding drymatter production and high quality feed for silage and hay. It is high yielding and offers excellent summer, autumn and winter production with strong quality late feed.
Due to One50's late-heading date it maintains vegetative leaf production into late-spring and early-summer, making pasture management easier. Recommended for rotational grazing, One50 is available with AR37 endophyte for improved persistence and production advantages.
Sowing rate:
20-25 kg/ha alone
15-20 kg/ha with clovers
- Endo
- Diploid
- 700mm+