One50

Planted some One 50 Ryegrass by Agricom and was blown away by the spring and summer performance.

The One50 was sown mid-September 2018 after 2 crops of Knight Italian ryegrass which was used to clean up weeds, kikuyu. This process started September 2016. I was able to graze the One50 within 8 weeks. The first hectare section carried 8 cows and calves for 10 days and is now ready to graze again (see photo). On the other 7 hectares, 18 cows and 20 calves, were put in on the 7th of December and there was still plenty of feed. I ploughed the paddock and spread the One50 with a super spreader before harrowing and tyre rolling and I had a good strike. The One50 has been quick to get going and I am very pleased with the production at this early stage.

For the cost, there is no better perennial ryegrass on the market - One50 is tough, reliable and produces well, however it's the variety's persistence that impresses me most. You've got to buy a quality variety that lasts, and that's One50 in a nutshell. The only reason that we don't go to 100 per cent One50 ryegrass is due to the high temperatures we can get in summer, but its autumn, winter and spring growth is fantastic.

We have found One50 to be an asset to our dairy business. Its high dry matter production and quality throughout the year is exceptional. One50's ability to be shut down over the hotter summer months and then restart in late February provides us with high quality feed 3 weeks after the first watering. I feel having a dormant plant in the soil over summer is helping the soil health. Over the last four years we have gone from 10% to 80% sown to One50 and find it fits our grass based system well.

Greg Mitchell (Pasture Agronomist with FP-AG) included One50 AR37 endophyte in a pasture variety grazing trial sown at Parawa (on the Fleurieu Peninsula SA) in September 2011. Three other common perennial ryegrasses were also included, all ryegrasses had to contend with infestations of African black beetle and blackheaded pasture cockchafer through the following autumn. Greg observed that the One50 AR37 regenerated more densely and grew more strongly through winter 2012 than other ryegrasses, with local dairy farmers observing the same benefit at the end of winter.

One50 coming into its second year, responding to rain quickly in Autumn after a long dry spell.