Mainstay

Enterprise Type
Sowing Rate
3-5 kg/haLeaf Size
LargeRainfall / Irrigation
800mm+A new highly productive, large leaf variety with high stolen density normally seen in smaller leaf varieties. Displays both persistence and high drymatter yields, making it ideal for use in high performance pastures. Has excellent heat tolerance and would be ideally suited in dairying pastures under irrigation.
Sowing rate:
3-5 kg/ha alone
1-3 kg/ha in a mix
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Mainstay White Clover
12 month old Savvy cocksfoot, Mainstay white clover and Relish red clover mix at Porepunkah in North East Victoria. Even in this very dry season it is the greenest paddock around with 2.5Tn Dry Matter per Hectare currently.
- Name: Mark - SPS
- Location: Porepunkah, VIC

Second year stand of Hummer Tall Fescue mixed with Tonic Plantain and Mainstay White Clover at Mudgegonga Victoria. Used to grow out stud Angus bulls prior to be sold.
- Name: Mark SPS HQ
- Location: Mudgegonga. Victorian North East highcountry., VIC
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This product is available in the following mixes:
MAXImiser Irrigated Pasture Mix
This late heading perennial pasture blend including herbs is ideal for high rainfall areas or irrigation. The MAXImiser Irrigated Pasture Mix has been designed for optimum feed quality and strong year round growth with excellent late season performance. The inclusion of herbs (Choice chicory and Ecotain® environmental plantain) with white clover provides high quality forage to increase profit for your farming system.
MAXImiser Premium Tablelands Mix
With the combination of late maturing perennial ryegrass, fescue, clovers and herbs the MAXImiser Premium Tablelands mix is the ideal choice for growers wanting to maximise pasture production and pasture quality. The addition of perennial grazing herbs Choice chicory and Ecotain® environmental plantain to an already high quality pasture will allow for even greater animal performance.
- Endo
SPS Graze Safe 750 mm Perennial Blend
A premium pasture blend designed for dairy farmers requiring a high quality pasture over an extended period without causing endophyte related animal health problems.
Highly palatable feed
Provides excellent late season growth without sacrificing good winter production
High quality feed in late spring and summer
Sowing rate:
25 kg/ha
SPS Summer Active Fescue Perennial Blend
A long term summer active tall fescue based pasture blend for high stock performance in dairy, beef and sheep enterprises.
Better heat tolerance, productivity and feed quality than ryegrass over summer
Tolerant of heavy, wet and moderately saline soils
Excellent clover content increasing overall quality of pasture
Better water use efficiency under irrigation than ryegrass based pastures
Sowing rate:
25-30 kg/ha
Queensland Summer Horse Mix
A careful selection with tetraploid rhodes grass for quality and quantity of summer growth, plus a bluegrass species ensures this quality but also adds drought tolerance in case of unfavourable conditions. Combine this with prairie grass for winter, spring activity, then add lucerne and a vigorous white clover and there is potential for hay production as well.
Soil type
Wide range
Annual rainfall
550 mm+
Sowing rate
20-30 kg/ha
Fertility
Medium-high
Persistence*
4 years+
Sowing time
Autumn
Establishment
Fast
*Persistence will be influenced by a number of facts and is not guaranteed
Please note: All equine pastures MUST be rested throughout the year and should never be overgrazed during the summer period. Please refer to our Equine Mix brochure for more management tips.
Queensland Winter Horse Mix
Quick establishment in the autumn in preparation for winter growth is a hallmark of the varieties in this mix. Mach 1 annual ryegrass and Atom Prairie grass also provide quality feed throughout the winter and into the spring. Combine this with the quality of the medic and lucerne and you can be assured of a quality pasture blend.
Soil type
Clay loams/heavy clays
Annual rainfall
650 mm+ or irrigation
Sowing rate
20-30 kg/ha
Fertility
High
Persistence*
5 years+
Sowing time
Early autumn/spring
Establishment
Medium
*Persistence will be influenced by a number of facts and is not guaranteed
Please note: All equine pastures MUST be rested throughout the year and should never be overgrazed during the summer period. Please refer to our Equine Mix brochure for more management tips.
MAXImiser Instant Graze Mix
The MAXImiser Instant Graze Mix is a great fit for farmers who require a bulk of quality winter feed. MAXImiser Instand Graze Mix uses Annual and Italian ryegrasses for rapid establishment to provide winter grazing and quality production into spring and early summer. This mix also contains white, red, and Persian clovers to improve animal performance and add quality to hay and silage production in the spring.
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Are you planning to plant a mixed pasture? These products are great companion species to plant with this variety.
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+
Prospect
Prospect is a new-generation mid-season, late-heading perennial diploid ryegrass providing excellent yields. Characterised by a dense fine-leaved habit, one of its main strengths is its reliable all-year-round production.
Prospect has proven its excellent adaptation to a wide range of environments from hill country to highly productive dairy pastures. Bred and selected with AR37 novel endophyte, its densely tillered, fine leaf nature enables it to recover from hard grazing once established and leads to good persistence under tough conditions.
Sowing rate:
20-25 kg/ha alone
15-20 kg/ha with clovers
- Endo
- Diploid
- 700mm+