Aber Red 5 HSG Quality Silage
Unlock climate smart performance with a red clover silage mixture that increases homegrown protein production while reducing your need for applied nitrogen.
Key benefits: Red clover silage
- Low-input, highly productive silage mixture
- First cut in mid-late May, then at 5-6 week intervals after
- Improved protein content of silage
- Outstanding grazing yield and D-value
- Sustainable performance for 4-5 years
- Lower ammonia and methane excretion
- Excellent aftermath grazing for finishing lambs
| kg/acre | Variety | Type | Heading date |
| 3.00 | AberZeus | Perennial ryegrass | 25 May |
| 2.00 | AberWolf | Perennial ryegrass | 26 May |
| 4.00 | AberGain | Perennial ryegrass (T) | 03 Jun |
| 1.00 | AberClaret | Red clover | |
| 2.00 | Rozeta | Red clover | |
| 12.00 |
T = Tetraploid
Note: When cutting red clover for optimum quality silage, aim to cut when 25% of clover flowers show. Optimum spread of heading dates within mixtures for grazing and cutting results in better performance of your swards.
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| Sowing rate | 29.6 kg/ha (12 kg/acre) |
| Sowing time | March/April or August |
| Sowing depth | 15 mm (1/2 inch) or broadcast |
| Sowing instructions | Drill into a fine tilth
Moist and warm soil conditions (minimum 5˚C) Roll before and after drilling for good soil-to-seed contact
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| Additional comments | Where clovers or herbs are included, sow no later than mid-September |