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 No1 Special Mix
High quality
Year round production
Proven performance
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 bend 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
This blend gives farmers in mixed cropping zones another break crop option for their enterprise. The MAXImiser 'N' -Jector Annual Blend was designed to produce large volumes of high quality forage for grazing, hay or silage. In addition this blend provides a cost effective way of controlling problem annual grasses while producing 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
Sowing rate:
25 kg/ha
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.
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.
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.
Sowing rate:
25-30 kg/ha alone
15-25 kg/ha with clovers
- Tetraploid
- 600mm+