A high yielding, excellent quality summer cover crop, ideal for utilising summer moisture whilst growing a multi species forage suitable for grazing with all classes of livestock.
The wide range of species in this blend develops diverse root systems providing the soil with organic matter helping to improve soil structure.
Other benefits include; soil amelioration, reduced summer weeds, protecting against potential top soil erosion, offering a diverse diet for livestock. Assuming adequate moisture availablity, the SPS summer cover crop blend activly grows through summer months. The diversity of forages offers animals a variety of plants in their diet giving benefits of grass, legume and brassica species.
Contents:
Speedan Sorghum
Greenfeed Maize
Shirohie Millet
USA Red Clover SEKS
Arrowleaf Clover SEKS
Pillar Rape
Rival Turnip
Sowing Rates:
25-50kg/ha
Rainfall:
600+
Soils:
Wide Range / Medium Fert
Establishment:
Grazing 10-14wks- sorghum 60cm+