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Agricultural Leys

and

Arable Silage Mixtures

We mix and hold stocks of 7 Agricultural Leys.

HSB2 Italian Ryegrass Blend - Short Term Silage Ley

30% Diploid Italian Ryegrass
30% Diploid Italian Ryegrass
40% Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass

Suggested sowing rate: 15kg per acre
Pack size: 25kg

An Italian ryegrass blend with close heading dates, allows easy prediction of optimum cutting dates with potential for early grazing and heavy, high energy silage cuts with rapid recovery after defoliation ensuring reliable subsequent cuts.

HSB3 Medium Term Silage Ley

28.6% Hybrid Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
28.6% Hybrid Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
21.4% Intermediate Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
21.4% Intermediate Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass

Suggested sowing rate: 14kg per acre
Pack size: 14kg

Excellent early season production for cutting or early grazing over 3 to 4 years duration. For a clover option we would add 3kg Merviot Red clover in place of Montova ryegrass.

HSD1 Stitching Mix

25% Intermediate Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
25% Intermediate Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
25% Late Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
25% Late Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass

Suggested sowing rate: 37.5kg per acre
Pack size: 25kg (2/3 acre)

Designed for rejuvenating existing long-term leys to produce leys suitable for gazing by cattle, sheep or horses.

HSD2 Long Term Silage and Grazing ley

17.9% Intermediate Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
17.9% Late Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
14.3% Intermediate Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
14.3% Late Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
14.3% Late Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
8.9% Intermediate Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
7.1% Timothy
5.3% White Clover

Suggested sowing rate: 14kg per acre
Pack size: 14kg

This is a classic long-term cutting and grazing mixture for up to 7 years. The first cut around late May produces high digestibility silage. Alternatively, the ley produces a very dense sward and provides excellent grazing potential.

HSE1 General Purpose Ley

17.9% Early Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
14.3% Early Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
14.3% Intermediate Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
14.3% Intermediate Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
14.3% Late Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
14.3% Late Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
7.1% Timothy
3.6% White Clover Blend

Suggested sowing rate: 14kg per acre
Pack size: 14kg

An extended season long grazing with early Spring and late Autumn production. This ley can be used for hay or intensive grazing for up to 7 years.

HSE2 Permanent Gazing Ley

16.0% Late Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
14.3% Late Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
14.3% Late Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
14.3% Late Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
14.3% Late Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
14.3% Late Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
7.1% Timothy
3.6% Large Leaved White Clover
1.8% Small Leaved White Clover

Suggested sowing rate: 14kg per acre
Pack size: 14kg

A classical long term grazing and cutting regime, up to 10 years or more. The style of mixtures allows some early grazing followed by closure for silage production or an extremely high quality first cut in the latter half of May followed by intensive grazing.

HSE3 Horse & Pony Paddock Mix

25.0% Intermediate Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
21.4% Late Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
17.9% Strong Creeping Red Fescue
14.3% Intermediate Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
10.7% Turf Type Perennial Ryegrass
7.1% Timothy
3.6% Smooth-stalked Meadow-grass

Suggested sowing rate: 14kg per acre
Pack size: 14kg

A mixture formulated to provide grazing for horses and ponies with intermittent rest from grazing to produce a hay crop. The mixture is designed to perform well with low inputs of nitrogen, but well timed applications before closing off for hay will produce the best results.

We also sell Aber varieties in mixtures produced by Germinal.

At Desford we hold stocks of Stubble Turnip, Fodder Rape, Kale etc.

We produce Arable Silage Mixtures.

Arable Silage Mixtures available