AB9

Winter Bird Food

  • AB9 is a spring sown mixture of small seed producing species to provide cover and feed for farmland birds.

  • Short Term
  • Medium Term
  • Long Term

AB9 provides important food resources for farmland birds, especially in autumn and winter.

 

Advantages

  • Produces an abundant and available supply of small seeds during the autumn and winter months
  • Flowering during the summer months will attract beneficial insects including bumblebees, solitary bees, butterflies and hoverflies

  • Establish between 15th February and 15th June

  • Complies with environmental stewardship scheme AB9

 

This is a general purpose mix. If a specific bird has been specified please contact us for a relevant mix.

 

As with all stewardship schemes it is the growers responsibility to check the requirements of each scheme are met.

Composition
Species
50%
Spring Triticale
30%
Spring Barley
3%
White Millet
8%
Kale
3%
Linseed
6%
Fodder Radish
Specifications
Sowing rate/acre
20kg per acre
Pack size
20kg
Multi-species
Herbal Ley
Cover Crop
Clover
Silage
Grazing
Dairy
Beef
Sheep
Mixed Livestocks
Environmental
AD
Organic
England and Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
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The Barenbrug UK range of grass and clover mixtures, for all types of farms, are created to suit each type of grassland and farm management system, providing environmental benefits, biodiversity, high-quality forage yield, better palatability and improved animal health. Use our...

The Barenbrug UK range of grass and clover mixtures, for all types of farms, are created to suit each type of grassland and farm management system, providing environmental benefits, biodiversity, high-quality forage yield, better palatability and improved animal health. Use our grass mixture selector tool.

Recommended Grass List

Barenbrug UK is a leading organisation within the Recommended Grass and Clover lists, which are drawn up after rigorous testing for attributes such as yield, persistency, quality and disease resistance. With data coming from Barenbrug UK’s own trial site, Cropvale, and evaluated by a panel of experts, these lists can help to decide which variety will suit your requirements. Visit our recommended grass seed pages to see the latest lists.

Barenbrug UK is a leading organisation within the Recommended Grass and Clover lists, which are drawn up after rigorous testing for attributes such as yield, persistency, quality and disease resistance. With data coming from Barenbrug UK’s own trial site, Cropvale, and evaluated...

Barenbrug UK is a leading organisation within the Recommended Grass and Clover lists, which are drawn up after rigorous testing for attributes such as yield, persistency, quality and disease resistance. With data coming from Barenbrug UK’s own trial site, Cropvale, and evaluated by a panel of experts, these lists can help to decide which variety will suit your requirements. Visit our recommended grass seed pages to see the latest lists.