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How it works
- Italian ryegrass provides high yields of high quality grass for up to 18 months
- Crimson clover is an erect single-cut annual clover, which will grow from seed to flowering in around 120 days. It should be cut before flowering for maximum quality
- Persian clover is a more prostrate type multi-cut annual clover
Animal benefits
- Suitable for any livestock class
- High yields of high quality forage
- Long growing season
Environmental benefits
- Can leave up to 50kg N/ha in the soil for subsequent crops
- Attractive to bees and other insects
- No bare soil over winter
- Aggressive root system can improve soil structure
Utilisation: Catch cover crop, graze, cut or both with a minimum height: 8cm post cutting or 6cm post grazing
Sowing period: Spring, soil ≥ 10°C
Utilisation period: Up to 18 months after sowing
Cover crop
An ideal cover crop for arable rotations, helping to improve soil health, structure, fertility and organic matter, resulting in improved yields and financial savings as well as providing other benefits.
Cover crops can bring agronomic and environmental benefits with the active growth, deep rooting, ground cover and habitat provision providing benefits in rotations over a bare fallow and helping to reduce nutrient losses via run-off and leaching and soil erosion.