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Grass and Forage Seeds – The introduction of outstanding new Grass and Clover varieties has led to major opportunities to improve efficiency and profitability on UK dairy farms. Quality forage forms the basis of any high yielding dairy diet. Modern grass seed varieties, especially the new High Sugar Grasses varieties developed at IGER are much higher yielding than existing grass seed varieties, more importantly they are nutritionally far superior. Perennial rye grass varieties such as AberDart and AberAvon and hybrids such as AberEcho are clear leaders. Whilst they are higher yielding than other grass varieties, they have excellent persistency and disease resistance and most importantly are nutritionally far superior to other grass seeds. |
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There has never been more reason for dairy farmers to reseed |
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RWN Grass and Clover Seed Mixtures
RWN Grass and Clover Seed Mixtures are produced by British Seed Houses and are formulated to the best quality available. Our range is based on IGER grass and clover varieties, which are bred specifically for UK conditions. IGER now have a range of grasses and white clovers which offer clear advantages over most of the other varieties available IGER High Sugar Grasses have been shown to produce up
to 2.5 litres more milk per cow than conventional rye grass reseeds. IGER
Hybrid ryegrasses can produce 40% more yield of first cut silage than
perennials. |
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Aber High Sugar Grass Varieties Sugar, an excellent source
of fermentable energy for rumen microbes is often deficient in UK
dairy cow and livestock diets. High Sugar Grasses have been shown to
produce up to 2.5 litres more milk per cow than conventional rye grass
reseeds. In addition protein utilization has been shown to be improved
by up to 25%. Availability of high sugar bought-in feeds, at
competitive prices is limited. The most cost effective source of sugar
for dairy and livestock diets, is the sugar from home grown High Sugar
Grasses, either grazed or conserved as silage using an effective
inoculant. RWN Grass Seed mixtures are formulated to maximum |
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There has never been more reason for dairy farmers to reseed |
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IGER Aber White Clover varieties can produce 50% more yield than traditional clovers and are much more persistent even under high nitrogen regimes. White clover has a D-Value 5 - 10 units better than the best perennial ryegrasses as well as being much higher in protein and being at it's best in late summer when grazed grass quality is deteriorating. A mixed grass / clover sward without the need for nitrogen applications can produce 75% of the forage dry matter yield of an all grass sward receiving 300 units of nitrogen. Grass / Clover at the same level of nitrogen can produce up to 13% more DM yield and up to 3.5 litres more milk per cow per day. |
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Forage Seed RWN also offer a comprehensive range of forage seeds which include: Forage Peas, Kale, Forage Rape, Stubble Turnips, Swedes, Fodder Beet, Lucerne and Red Clover. |
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There has never been more reason for dairy farmers to reseed |
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