Pasture renovation is vital and having fast-establishing, high-producing feed is essential.
Annual rye-grass will deliver this, but is it worth spending a few extra cents on higher performance varieties versus cheap, lower performance varieties?
The answer is a definitive yes.
More recently bred varieties such as Dash tetraploid annual rye-grass are a giant leap ahead of cheap varieties in many respects.
They are higher yielding, grow longer into the summer, have been bred for higher nutritive value, are later heading and have lower aftermath heading.
Not only does Dash produce for longer into summer, it also holds its forage quality for longer, as it remains in vegetative state rather than producing a seed head which is of lower nutritive value.
And once heading has happened, Dash has been bred to return to vegetative state more quickly.
All of this results in higher livestock performance and productivity and easily more than pays for the cost of the extra seed.
In spring, often two to three cuts of quality silage are possible in good seasons or on irrigation.
So sowing a modern, high performance grass such as Dash annual rye-grass will benefit your farm’s bottom line and help lessen your stress at the same time.
Dash tetraploid annual rye-grass is a rye-grass from the highly successful Cropmark Seeds plant breeding program — which has delivered Zoom, Sonik and Matrix amongst others — and is available through leading seed stores.
Contact your local Cropmark Seeds regional manager for more information.
Contributed by Cropmark Seeds.
