Viper Balansa
Enterprise Type
Sowing Rate
5-8 kg/haRainfall / Irrigation
400mm+Viper is a late season annual clover providing higher hay yields and excellent seedling vigour for successful establishment. Viper demonstrates good tolerance of waterlogging and moderate tolerance of soil salinity to ensure outstanding performance in high rainfall zones. Its excellent late spring production and mature forage quality will assist in stock finishing for higher market prices.
Sowing rate:
5-8 kg/ha alone
1-2 kg/ha in a mix

Dustin sowed a mixed pasture which contained Flecha tall fescue, Arrowtas arrowleaf clover,Viper Balansa clover, Riverina and Dalkeith subclovers, lucerne and Tonic plantain. There was "green feed all year round. Plantain and lucerne in summer and clovers and Flecha tall fescue in winter". I "always have somewhere to finish lambs. I don't need to go buy grain to finish them."
- Name: Dustin Kemp
- Location: Warroo, NSW
Seed Mixes Seed Mixes Show All
This product is available in the following mixes:
SPS No.1 Special
A perennial pasture mix suited to all beef and sheep producers receiving more than 600 mm of rainfall. Proven through its performance the SPS No.1 Special Mix can produce high quality feed late in the season if summer rain occurs. The varieties chosen are suited to a wide range of soils ranging from light sandy soils to heavier loamy soils with exceptional performance in more free draining soils.
The grasses in this mix provide all season product from early winter through spring and into summer. The clovers also offer good winter, spring and summer growth complementing the grasses and adding to the high quality of the pasture produced.
Contents:
Victorian SE (D) Perennial Ryegrass
Mach 1 VNS (T) Annual Ryegrass
Yarck II Cocksfoot
Riverina Sub Clover SE/KS
USA Red Clover SE/KS
Beast White Clover SE/KS
Viper Balansa Clover SE/KS
Rainfall:
625+
Soils:
Clay – Loam/Med-High Fert
Establishment:
Moderate
Persistence:
5
MAXImiser Lamb Finishing Blend
Designed for the producer who wants to grow lambs quickly the MAXImiser® Lamb Finishing Blend is able to provide year round quality and production. The use of summer and winter active perennial herbs in this blend helps reduce the effects of “Red gut” and maximise animal performance. Combined with lucerne and clovers this blend provides a high quality diet for your lambs.
MAXImiser 'N' -Jector Annual Blend
The MAXImiser® 'N' - Jector Perennial Blend was designed for farmers who require a medium term pasture break in their cropping rotation. This blend allows farmers to utilise high quality forage for livestock or fodder conservation, while producing large quantities of nitrogen for subsequent crops.
SPS Haymaker 700+ Short-term Blend
A highly productive short term, late maturing pasture blend for winter/spring grazing, silage and hay production. Sustainable for 1-2 years.
High quality winter feed
Multiple regrowth capabilities
Premium quality silage or hay
Outstanding late season growth
Contents:
Knight (D) Italian Ryegrass
Thumpa (T) Italian Ryegrass
Shaftal Persian Clover SE/KS
Viper Balansa Clover SE/KS
Sowing rate:
25kg/ha
Rainfall:
700+
Soils:
Clay-Loam/Med-High Fert
Establishment:
Fast
Persistence:
1-2
MAXImiser Slopes and Plains Performance Mix
This mix has been specifically designed to give a high level of animal performance without compromising persistence. The MAXImiser® Slopes and Plains Performance Mix provides a good balance of both winter and summer active grasses and legumes to allow for good overall production all year round.
MAXImiser 'N' -Jector Perennial Blend
The MAXImiser 'N' -Jector Perennial Blend was designed for farmers who require a medium term pasture break in their cropping rotation. This blend allows farmers to utilise high quality forage for livestock or fodder conservation, while producing large quantities of Nitrogen for subsequent crops.
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Are you planning to plant a mixed pasture? These products are great companion species to plant with this variety.
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+
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+
Thumpa
Thumpa is selected for rapid establishment and high yield - classic qualities of being a tetraploid Italian ryegrass. Quick growth ensures early feed for grazing or silage options and its late flowering characteristics keep the pasture yields up right through until later in the season. Ideal for rotational grazing, Thumpa is an excellent winter crop solution for Australian and New Zealand farmers.
Key features:
Thumpa is a leading high quality and high yielding tetraploid Italian ryegrass
Thumpa’s strong seedling vigour and early winter growth makes it an ideal variety for producing a valuable feed wedge going into winter
The late flowering nature of Thumpa and being a tetraploid makes for high quality late season forage, ideal for grazing, silage and hay
Thumpa remains dense into the second year with excellent overall production
Sowing rate:
25-30 kg/ha alone
20-25 kg/ha with clovers and herbs
Ploidy:
Tetraploid
Heading date:
+22
Persistence:
1-2 years
- Tetraploid
- 600mm+