Spring Sown Pasture Mixes
SPS Ecotain® 'n' Lucerne
The inclusion of Ecotain® environmental plantain with lucerne provides increased autumn/winter activity when lucerne is predominately dormant.
Lucerne has a high nitrogen fixation ability complimenting the nitrogen requirement of Ecotain® environmental plantain.
Ecotain® provides key minerals which benefit the animal, reducing animal health issues associated with grazing lucerne.
High quality forage from the lucerne through spring/summer and autumn given the right conditions.
Persistent under a rotational grazing system.
A specialised blend containing two complementary grazing tolerant species, capable of supporting high animal performance.
Sowing rate: 10 kg/ha (500-650mm) - 12 kg/ha (650mm+)
Optimum sowing time: Spring: September - October. Autumn: March - April
Soil type: Sandy/loam
Fertility requirement: Medium-high
Optimum first grazing: 'Pull test' approx 10-12 weeks
- 500mm+
SPS Ecotain® 'n' Mainstar
Mainstar forage brassica provides high protein, highly digestible feed through summer, whilst allowing the establishment of Ecotain® plantain as the subsequent perennial stand.
Reduces downtime period from a summer crop to an autumn/winter finishing pasture.
No sowing costs in autumn.
Provides high quality autumn/winter feed for autumn lambing enterprises or prime lamb finishing systems.
Highly persistent pasture under a rotational grazing system.
A blend of Ecotain® sown with Mainstar forage brassica as a cover crop. This blend provides a high quality pasture with a quick transition from a summer crop to an autumn/winter finishing pasture.
Optimum sowing time/rate:
- Spring: August - October 8kg/ha (500-650 mm)
- Autumn: March - April 10kg/ha (650 mm+)
Soil type: Wide range
Fertility requirement: Low-medium
Optimum first grazing: Wait for Winfred to mature approx 10-12 weeks
- 500mm+
SPS Forage Blend Plus
This blend provides variety in the diet, with greater mineral availability than a brassica crop alone. Both Ecotain® environmental plantain and Choice chicory are extremely pest tolerant and consistently produce high quality feed over multiple grazings. This blend is productive and persistent in dry periods, with rapid recovery when soil moisture improves.
Boost overall production and diet quality
Multiple grazings and vigourous regrowth
Tolerant of dry conditions
Allows ryegrass to be direct drilled in the autumn extending production through to winter and spring
Contents:
Mainstar Forage Brassica KS
Ecotain® Plantain KS
Choice Chicory KS
Sowing rate:
4-5kg/ha
Rainfall:
500+
Soils:
Wide range / Low – Med Fert
Establishment:
10-12 weeks
Persistence:
3-5
- 500mm+
SPS Hunter 'n' Herbs
This blend combines herbs and clovers with a brassica crop, allowing the brassica to act as a cover crop as the other species establish.
Multiple grazings with rapid regrowth given moisture availability
Mineral rich for a well balanced diet
Provides a strong herb and white clover based pasture for ryegrass to be direct drilled the following autumn
Contents:
Hunter Forage Brassica KS
Ecotain® Plantain KS
Choice Chicory KS
Nomad White Clover KS
Beast White Clover KS
Sowing rate:
8kg/ha
Rainfall:
700+ or irrigation
Soils:
Clay-Loam/ Med – High Fert
Establishment:
6-8 weeks
Persistence:
3-5
- 700mm+
SPS Mainstar N Millet
A specially designed formulation of Mainstar forage brassica and Shirohie millet, this blend is ideal for high quality feed with multiple grazings.
Contents:
Mainstar Forage Brassica KS
Shirohie Millet
Sowing Rate:
10-12.5kg/ha
Rainfall:
600+ or irrigation
Soils:
Clay – Loam / Low-Med Fert
Establishment:
10-12 weeks
- 600mm+
SPS Millet 'n' Herbs
This blend combines millet with chicory and white clover, increasing the quality of the crop and therefore animal performance over a stand alone millet crop. Shirohie millet has been a popular summer crop to sow over many years. It's fast to establish, is heat tolerant and can produce quick green feed during the summer depending on rainfall availability or irrigation.
Diamondback moth, cabbage moth and cabbage white butterfly resistant
Outstanding bulk summer feed with excellent regrowth even under hot conditions, given moisture availability
Provides a strong chicory and clover based pasture for ryegrass to be direct drilled the following autumn
Quick transition from summer crop to winter/spring pasture, minimising the downtime period from autumn sowing to grazing
Contents:
Shirohie Millet
Choice Chicory KS
Tribute White Clover KS
Sowing rate:
15kg/ha
Rainfall:
700+ or irrigation
Soils:
Clay – Loam / Med-High Fert
Establishment:
graze at 30-40cm high
Persistence:
2-4
- 700mm+
SPS Winfred 'n' Millet
A specially designed formulation of Winfred forage brassica and Shirohe millet, this blend is ideal for high quality feed with multiple grazings.
Excellent regrowth capabilities
Shirohie millet adds fibre to the diet reducing animal health issues associated with grazing forage brassicas
Provides better quality and variety in the diet than a stand alone millet crop
Shirohie millet is an ideal companion species to plant with Winfred forage brassica
Contents:
Winfred Forage Brassica KS
Shirohie Millet
Sowing rate:
10-12.5kg/ha
Rainfall:
600+ or irrigation
Soils:
Clay – Loam / Low-Med Fert
Establishment:
10-12 weeks
- 600mm+