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      Red Clover Intensive Silage

      Germinal’s Red Clover Intensive Silage is designed specifically for high-quality silage production, with the potential for increased protein content and reduced fertiliser costs.

      This red clover silage mixture is ideal for increasing protein production on-farm, reducing your bought-in feed requirement.

      Aim for a first cut between red clover’s early flower bud and 50% flowering stage, with subsequent cuts at five to six weekly intervals. The sward also provides excellent aftermath grazing for finishing lambs.

      Benefits of Red Clover Intensive Silage

      • Improved protein content of silage
      • Reduces the need for artificial nitrogen
      • Outstanding grazing yield and quality
      • Suitable for aftermath grazing, but avoid overgrazing
      kg/acre Variety Type Heading date
      2.00 AberMagic Perennial ryegrass (T) 28 May
      3.50 Barwave Perennial ryegrass (T) 22 May
      2.00 AberWolf
      4.00 Red Clover
      0.50 Alice White Clover
      12.00

      Ask an expert

      To learn more about red clover silage or any of our agricultural grass seed mixtures, please ask a Germinal expert today.

      Sowing rate: 14 kg/acre (35 kg/ha)

      Sowing time: April-August

      Sowing depth: 10-15 mm

      Sowing instructions: Cultivate to achieve a fine, firm seedbed. Ploughing will help level rough fields. Sow in good conditions (warm with rain forecast), no deeper than 10-15 mm. Roll well after sowing to ensure good soil/ seed contact. Apply N, P & K as per soil test results and nitrates rules.

      After sowing, monitor for pest attack and take immediate action where necessary. Post-emergence weed spray is essential approximately 5-6 weeks after establishment, use a clover safe spray.

      Ideally, take a light cut in the sowing year to aid tillering and help increase the sward density. Subsequently, take three to four high-quality silage cuts from early May. Graze lightly in the backend to ensure a clean sward is carried into the winter. Avoid grazing in wet weather to minimise the risk of poaching.