MAXImiser™ Hunter 'n' Herbs
Enterprise Type
Sowing Rate
6-8 kg/haRainfall / Irrigation
600mm+A highly productive, quick maturing pasture blend that will help maximise animal performance. The use of Hunter brassica allows for quick feed, while the addition of perennial herbs such as Ecotain® environmental plantain and Choice chicory extend stand life and increase pasture quality.
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This mix contains the following products
Choice
Choice is a perennial chicory herb demonstrating 3-4 year persistence and a high level of summer dry matter production. This inexpensive herb provides high forage quality and warm-season pasture growth, with a deep taproot resulting in a consistent growth rate, even during dry spells.
Choice chicory can be added to new grass pasture mixes to boost animal performance and feed production.
Sowing rate:
6 kg/ha alone
1-2 kg/ha in a mix
- 600mm+
Ecotain®
Ecotain® - The Plant
Ecotain® environmental plantain is a mineral rich perennial grazing herb. Ecotain® is fast establishing and tolerant to a wide range of soils. This includes less fertile soils and especially dryland regions of approximately 600 mm rainfall. Ecotain® has a deep coarse root system, which gives it a degree of drought tolerance and the ability to respond quickly after summer dry conditions. Ecotain® pastures offer some great animal performance potential for sheep, beef and dairy farmers, particularly in winter and spring, as well as supporting a high level of animal health, reduced incidence of dags in sheep and good micronutrient supply. Pure stands of Ecotain® can be used during lambing to increase lamb and ewe weights at weaning.
Ecotain® has also been shown to reduce the amount of N lost from farm systems. Ecotain® can reduce N leaching from the urine patch by up to 89%*.
Ecotain® can be sown alone as a pure stand or recommended in perennial pasture mixes, especially medium term, quality finishing mixes (refer page 53, SPS Signature Range - Autumn Ecotain® Blends).
Sowing rates for mixes:
3-5kg/ha in perennial pasture mix
6-8kg/ha when mixed with clover
4kg/ha in a lucerne stand
6-8kg/ha when mixed with 2kg/ha brassica
- 600mm+
Hunter
A cross between a turnip and a rape Hunter is a quick-growing, leafy turnip with minimal bulb development. It is best suited to multiple grazings for summer and early-autumn feed requirements. A fast maturing forage brassica with the first grazing possible at 6-8 weeks. Hunter is an excellent quality forage capable of providing extremely high liveweight gain on animals. Bred for tolerance to turnip mosaic virus and cauliflower mosaic virus. This, combined with selecting for vigorous regrowth, has provided a variety with fast recovery from grazing and excellent ability to yield in the second, third and sometimes fourth regrowth cycle. Plants usually show good resistance to most clubroot races, but they are susceptible to drought and aphids, and are best suited to heavier soil conditions with periodic summer moisture or irrigation.
Key Benefits & Features:
• Early maturing, 6-8 weeks
• Fast recovery from grazing with excellent subsequent yields
Sowing Rate:
4-5 kg/ha, 2kg/ha in herb mixes
Sowing Time:
September to April (given moisture)
Time to first grazing:
6 to 8 weeks
Number of grazings:
2 to 4
Potential yield (depending on number of grazings):
Up to 10 t DM/ha
- 500mm+