great in grass barforage

Modern grass for modern farmersBarForage

Great in grass

Grass Seed | Northern Ireland 2014

barenbrug.co.uk

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Our profession is plant breeding; selecting and developing quality varieties with the essential, unique characteristics to meet the ever-increasing demands from farmers for top quality forage grass.

From its founding days in 1904 the Royal Barenbrug Group has grown into a global seed company with breeding and research stations on six continents.

Still privately owned, our knowledge and experience of grass seed is second to none.

We specialise in plant breeding, seed production and the international marketing of forage crops and turf grasses.

Our annual turnover of 150 million euros makes us one of the largest global companies in our field.

With over 550 employees and 25 branches in 16 countries on six continents, Barenbrug has been the leading grass seed business in the world for over 100 years.

04-09 Our grass seed

How can we help?www.barenbrug.co.uk01359 [email protected]

10-11 Choosing the correct mixture

BareNBrUgAbout

CoNTeNTS

BarForage Mixtures

12-13 Barmix

14-15 Combi

16-17 Permanent

18-19 Cut and Graze

20-21 Extra

22-23 Protein

24-25 Long Season

26-27 Overseeding Guide

28 Renew

29 Barmix Renew

32-33 Proto Plus

34-35 BarForage Organic Grass Seed

36-37 Green Velvet Lawn and Landscaping Seed

38-39 Maize

40-45 Hunters Seeds - specialist seed

Discover the BarForage range online

graSS eXPerTS SINCe 1904

46-47 Sowing rates and contact details

Visit our interactive farm atwww.barenbrug.co.uk/farm

30-31 Ensign Clover Blends

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erect growing swards. An excellent persistent variety which excels on all three recommended lists.

KATY Large Leaved White Clover Produces exceptional yields under both sheep and cattle grazing with excellent persistency.

*Yields are expressed as a percentage of the mean of all fully recommended perennial ryegrass varieties in trials.

Take a closer look at the photo above; even the cows in fields next door to our research site at Cropvale Farm agree - we are the grass experts.

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MaDe BY BareNBrUgOur varieties

THe FUTUre IS Here

Our varieties are bred in partnership with AFBI.

The performance of our varieties is the result of over 100 years of focus and expertise in grass breeding combined with trials and testing.

Our trials are carried out by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute at Loughgall, Co Armagh, further trials at Aberdeen which are maintained by Scottish Agricultural Colleges and our own Barenbrug trial site at Cropvale, Evesham.

For over 60 years, the AFBI Loughgall programme has been carrying out all stages of grass breeding from crossing through several stages of selection and testing, finally releasing improved varieties for use on local farms. Since 1991, Barenbrug has been working

with AFBI under an exclusive commercial agreement agreed with DARD.

Your local trial site at Loughgall has a very long growing season and with minimal stress brought on by drought or disease, grasses can grow to their full yield potential.

All the Barenbrug trials compare the potential new varieties against a basket of the best available current varieties, to ensure continuous improvement. The aim of all the testing is to develop new varieties and mixtures that bring increased yields, better characteristics and improved nutrition that will increase animal performance.

MaDe BY BareNBrUgResearch

TrIeD, TeSTeD aND ProVeNWe’re delighted to launch three new varieties in this year’s BarForage - find out a little more about them here and get in touch for more information.

BOYNE Intermediate Diploid Perennial Ryegrass Exceptional high total and two-cut silage yields, which are driven by an impressively high first cut. Total grazing yields are also extremely high and ground cover ensures this variety is very persistent.

CLANRYE Late Diploid Perennial RyegrassThis variety combines an excellent two cut digestible yield with high grazing yield especially in early summer from

Highest total Silage Yield in its class. (107)

2nd cut highest on the list (110)

Excellent total Silage Yield (104)

1st cut 107, 2nd cut 106, 3rd cut 106


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Sowing a new grass ley is an expensive exercise, so it is essential you get the maximum value out of the new ley.

To ensure this, besides all the varieties used in Barforage being subjected to official testing for recommended lists, they are also sown as pure swards on commercial farms to ensure they are both palatable and persistent.

DeVeLoPeD BY USPersistent and Palatable

PalatabilityPalatability is a difficult concept to measure, but like persistency, you know when you have a palatable sward. So our breeders address palatability in different ways:

1Produce varieties with the best disease resistance. Diseases like crown rust

and drechslera leaf spot will reduce the area of green leaf in the sward leading to rejection by the grazing animal.

2Select varieties with a very low amount of re-heading. Trials at

Moorepark (Eire) showed that varieties with a higher proportion of stem in the sward, like AberMagic reduced milk production by 6%.

3All new Barenbrug varieties are sown out on commercial farms two

years before they are used in BarForage mixtures and they are farmed as any other sward. They will be exposed to the normal extremes of farm management, like tramping, poaching, slurry application and mowing too low.

They are also monitored for any rejection by the grazing animals and as they are sown in acre plots in larger fields, the grazing animal will have a free choice of what it eats, so any palatability problem is easily identified.

Only if they perform under this treatment will they then be included in BarForage mixtures as both Palatable and Persistent.

Over 200 dairy cattle on grazing trials in Brampton, Cumbria

PersistencyPersistency in a long term sward is a concept that is very difficult to quantify, but you know when you have a persistent sward. It will continue producing for many years, not decline rapidly and need replacing by year 4 or 5.

Our breeders select potential varieties, from a wide genetic base, with the best disease resistance and physical characteristics and then test them exhaustively in as wide a range of conditions as possible.

Our Cropvale Farm Research site where over 4,000 plots are tested

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Soil compaction problemsThe effects of recent high rainfall and wet weather patterns have been plain to see in a lot of grassland.

The high rainfall, waterlogged soils and the problems of harvesting or grazing grass fields has led to severe soil compaction problems.

This is demonstrated with severe invasions of buttercups and annual meadow grass, and tracks left by the previous year’s foraging, where the grass is not producing.

Buttercup and annual meadow grass are shallow rooted species, and will spread across compacted soils. Neither are productive and buttercup is also poisonous to the grazing animal. The tracks left from previous harvesting are easily seen in fields as they produce significantly less and are prone to burn off in drought conditions.

Even fields previously re-seeded are prone to compaction damage.

Often fields were ploughed wet, which caused a pan at the bottom of the furrow. The soil was then power harrowed at 10cm to create a seed bed which created a second pan and consequently grass roots struggled to get below this pan, when they should be growing 25 to 30cm down.

Another sign of soil compaction is slurry or farm yard manure being slow to break down and incorporate into the soil - this is due to low worm/microbial activity created by compaction and compounded by overdosing with slurry.

All these factors make it important to take a spade and look at your soil structures to see if they are holding back your forage production.

For a helpful guide to soil compaction, watch our video, available on the Barenbrug Youtube Channel.

www.youtube.com/BarenbrugUK

Maintaining grassland delivers results

Good grassland management is essential to maximise meat and milk output and enterprise profitability, while producing high yields of grass, maximising intake and promoting animal performance, while at the same time avoiding wastage of grass.

A simple, inexpensive way to assess your grassland and optimise your grazing potential is to use our free BARENBRUG SWARD STICK. This simple, durable, waterproof plastic stick is about the size of a 30cm ruler and printed with guideline DM content figures and stocking rates for cattle and sheep making it very easy to use.

To get the best out of the sward stick you must walk the whole field in a random pattern taking around 50 readings per field keeping the stick upright and reading leaf top measurements, not seed heads/stems.

It is important to take a significant number of readings in order to calculate an average for that field, evening out any extreme areas. This should be done at regular intervals

(weekly/fortnightly as practical) and all averages recorded to build up a picture of how a field is performing over time. The sward stick measures up to 15cm in height as anything over this should be shut off for cutting to make the best use of it.

Using targeted grazing heights and stocking rates can allow a field to keep a denser, leafy sward with good quality. Assessing the sward over a period of time will identify any times of the year where supply significantly exceeds or falls short of demand to allow for targeted supplementation or for extra winter feed to be produced or even more stock to be bought in e.g. store lambs.

Monitoring grass is a very useful tool as it can identify poorer performing fields allowing for targeted solutions i.e. addressing problems highlighted in a soil sample or reseeding.

Measuring grass dry matter allows better use of the grazing and can reduce the amount of bought in dry matter required.

CoNTaCT US To geT YoUr Free SWarD STICK

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CUT & GRAZE

BARForage

BARMIX

BARForage

Mainly cutting with grazing

Mainly cutting Dual purpose

High clover content

Heavy wetter area

Is it mainly cutting or dual purpose?

Protein production an advantage?

Extensive beef or sheep production?

Medium to long-termUp to 4 years

Are you on heavy land or in a high

rainfall area?

Normal and lighter land

PROTEIN

BARForage

PERMANENT

BARForage

COMBI

BARForage

EXTRA

BARForage

How long is the ley intended to last?

RENEW

BARForage

Overseeding an existing sward BARMIX

RENEW

BARForage

Extended grazing

required?

LONG SEASON

BARForage

MIXTUre SeLeCTorChoose the correct mixture

Barenbrug’s BarForage range of grass seed mixtures has been formulated carefully using a number of species and varieties and should suit almost any circumstance in Northern Ireland.

The make-up of each mixture and its subsequent management can have significant impacts on the longevity and levels of production you can achieve.

By considering how long the ley is intended to last and what is required from it, the mixture selector can guide you in the right direction whilst also taking into account factors such as protein requirement or weed control.

Each mixture is formulated for a specific role, for example, varieties chosen for overseeding mixtures are included to allow establishment within an existing sward. To allow for effective weed control, clover is omitted from one particular mixture.

On each mixture page you will find relevant information and data that highlights the importance of using quality varieties in your mixture to improve its performance.

If you are in any doubt, contact your local supplier or one of our regional managers who can advise you on the merits of a mixture which will be suitable for the requirements of the job.

Barenbrug’s varieties on trial at AFBI Loughgall, Northern Ireland.

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THE DATA

2.00kg Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (TET)

3.00kg Late Perennial Ryegrass (DIP)

2.00kg Tall Fescue

4.00kg Tall Fescue

1.00kg BARMORAL Cocksfoot

1.00kg COMER Timothy

1.00kg ENSIGN White Clover Blend

BARMIX

BARForage

BAR FORAGE

BarMIX

A highly successful, persistent, drought tolerant, high protein sward for beef and sheep production from a clover based sward.

Barmix uses the best new cocksfoot and tall fescues to produce a highly palatable, very productive ley.

As a result it produces considerably more grass than conventional ryegrass leys especially under low fertility conditions and low fertiliser usage.

Available with Ensign Duet.

THE FIGURES

IN THE BAG

14kg per acre

THE CONCEPT

• BARMORAL (cocksfoot), BAROLEX and BARELITE (tall fescues) are proven in on-farm grazing trials to be highly palatable due to their soft leaves

• Tall fescue is a winter active species and cocksfoot grows earlier in the spring than other species so Barmix ensures that vital early bite for lambing

• Tall fescues BAROLEX and BARELITE add excellent drought tolerance due to their deep rooted, persistent nature. They are also more tolerant of water logged soils

• Barmix has proved to be a highly flexible, productive long-term ley which is ideal for early lambing followed by season long grazing or silage production

• The ryegrasses in the sward are highly productive, contributing to the total performance, with DRUMBO giving 102% of control varieties for autumn growth and early spring growth from SEAGOE (107%)

THE REASONS

SEAGOE

DRUMBO

BARELITE

BAROLEX

THe LoNg-TerM, LoW INPUT, HIgH oUTPUT MIXTUre For BeeF aND SHeeP SYSTeMS

The seasonal % growth of Barmix, against control varieties.

Overall average D value

71.50%Figures are average of individual varieties in this mixture,

data taken from NIAB Recommended Grass and Clover Lists 2013

How Barmix is designed to perform

Control

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30

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Barmix

AutumnLate Summer

Early Summer

SpringEarly Spring

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THE DATA

4.00kg Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (DIP)



2.00kg PASTOUR Late Perennial Ryegrass (DIP)

3.00kg Late Perennial Ryegrass (TET)

COMBI

BARForage

BAR FORAGE

CoMBI

Combi is a mixture of intermediate and late heading ryegrasses designed as a long term, top class cutting mixture, which will also produce quality grazing.

A ley that combines the benefits of high quality mid-May silage production, with excellent sward density.

Combi uses the best recommended varieties to produce a very high yielding, flexible, dense, palatable sward.

THE FIGURES

IN THE BAG

14kg per acre

THE CONCEPT

• Combi produces exceptional silage cuts of extremely nutritious forage

• Includes MALONE, which produces a silage yield of 109% of control varieties, the highest intermediate tetraploid variety in the DARD recommended list

• MALONE and TYRELLA help to produce massive first cut yields

• High proportion of tetraploid varieties ensures better drought resistance and higher water soluble carbohydrate content

• Ideal as a top quality cutting ley that will also produce a high quality, dense, palatable grazing sward

• Contains only varieties recommended by DARD

THE REASONS

MALONETYRELLA

DELPHIN

The silage yield DM% of Combi in 1st and 2nd Cut, against DARD control varieties.

Figures are taken from DARD Recommend List 2013/14

How Combi is designed to perform

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102

104

106

108

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2nd Cut1st CutToP CLaSS LoNg-TerM CUTTINg MIXTUre WHICH ProDUCeS QUaLITY graZINg

SPELGA

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THE DATA






0.50kg MOTIM Timothy

1.00kg White Clover Blend

PERMANENT

BARForage

BAR FORAGE

PerMaNeNT

Permanent is a blend of perennial ryegrass, Timothy and white clover designed to give season-long production from a dense, prolific ley.

Permanent is designed to produce the best quality sward, giving the grazing animal the best opportunity of utilising its cheapest feed - grazed grass.

This long-term mixture gives the option of taking later cuts of top quality silage.

THE FIGURES

IN THE BAG

14kg per acre

THE CONCEPT

• Permanent produces a dense, leafy, persistent and easily managed ley that produces highly palatable and digestible grass

• Includes CLANRYE, the highest yielding late heading perennial ryegrass (104% of control varieties)

• Includes late heading variety, DUNLOY, with superior sward density allowing higher tetraploid content but maintaining excellent sward density

• TYRELLA produces 15% more grass in early spring than comparative varieties

• Designed to give balanced production from turnout to late autumn

• Contains all Northern Ireland bred perennial ryegrass varieties which are all recommended by DARD • Trials at Moorepark in Eire have shown that cows grazed on this type of ley will produce more milk - Ask us to see the fascinating report!

THE REASONS

TYRELLADUNLUCE

CLANRYE

DUNLOY

INTeNSIVe, LoNg-TerM graZINg MIXTUre WITH CUTTINg oPTIoN

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93

96

99

102

105

AutumnLate Summer

Early Summer

Spring

How Permanent is designed to perform

Permanent’s seasonal growth percentages, against DARD control varieties.


ENSIGN

COPELAND

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THE DATA

2.50kg BOYNE Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (DIP)






CUT & GRAZE

BARForage

BAR FORAGE

CUT & graZe

Cut & Graze is a long-term, top class, highly flexible, dual purpose mixture with clover, which produces top quality forage suitable for cutting and grazing.

THE FIGURES

IN THE BAG

14kg per acre

THE CONCEPT

• Maximum production by using the top yielding varieties including BOYNE, with the highest cutting yield (107% of control varieties) and SEAGOE (Cutting yield 106%, Grazing 107%)

• Produces highly digestible forage from a late May-early June first cut with the mixture averaging over 74% D value

• Cut & Graze produces highly palatable forage, thus creating a highly flexible ley

• Includes Ensign clover blend for nitrogen fixation and increased protein content

• TYRELLA is included for its exceptional early spring growth (1st Cut 115% of control varieties) and BOYNE for its later growth (2nd Cut 112%) ensuring the mixture is balanced for season-long performance

THE REASONS

DRUMBO

SEAGOE

LoNg-TerM HIgHLY FLeXIBLe DUaL PUrPoSe MIXTUre

ENSIGN

TYRELLA

The DM tonnes per hectare of Cut & Graze in 1st and 2nd Cut, against DARD control varieties.


How Cut & Graze is designed to perform

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2nd Cut1st Cut

Control

NAVAN

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THE DATA

EXTRA

BARForage

BAR FORAGE

eXTra

A high clover content mixture suitable for cutting and grazing.

Extra is ideal for the producer who wants the best dual-purpose mixture for a clover-based system.

THE FIGURES

IN THE BAG

14kg per acre

THE CONCEPT

• Extra is a top quality dual purpose mixture, but contains twice the amount of Ensign white clover blend increasing nitrogen fixation and protein content

• Long-term production from a highly persistent ley

• Exceptional mixture for those looking for ‘more from less’

• Higher grass intake by animals grazed on this sward leading to higher live- weight gain/milk production

• Long-term production from a highly persistent ley

THE REASONS

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93

96

99

102

105

AutumnLate Summer

Early Summer

Spring

How Extra is designed to perform

Extra’s seasonal growth percentages, against DARD control varieties.


HIgH CLoVer CUTTINg aND graZINg MIXTUre




2.00kg PASTOUR Late Perennial Ryegrass (DIP)



SEAGOE

DRUMBO

NAVAN

ENSIGN

SPELGA

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THE DATA

5.00kg Hybrid Perennial Ryegrass (TET)

5.00kg Hybrid Perennial Ryegrass (TET)

3.00kg Red Clover Blend

0.25kg White Clover

PROTEIN

BARForage

BAR FORAGE

ProTeIN

An excellent, high protein cutting ley for 3-4 years with the option to graze.

Hybrid ryegrasses grow at a slightly lower soil temperature and so will continue growing later into the autumn.

Three cuts of high protein forage from Ensign RED can be followed by aftermath grazing which is ideal for finishing lambs or grazing young cattle.

A flexible, productive ley, ideal for maximum production of high protein silage.

THE FIGURES

IN THE BAG

13.25kg per acre

THE CONCEPT

• An intensive cutting mix that will produce up to four prolific cuts of leafy, high protein forage per year, with the option to graze cattle or finish lambs (although it is not advisable for breeding sheep due to phyto-oestrogen production)

• Designed for yield and persistence, combining the yield of the grasses with the additional protein from the Ensign RED clover blend • Animals fed on red clover/grass silage will eat more and perform better than those fed on grass silage alone

• Contains Ensign RED, a new unique mixture of red clovers. Find out more about this fantastic new blend on page 31

• ‘Fixes’ up to 150kg/Ha of Nitrogen meaning it grows with no applications of bagged Nitrogen

THE REASONS

eXCeLLeNT LoNg-TerM HIgH ProTeIN CUTTINg LeY

How BarForage Protein delivers above average protein

Average

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Protein content in this mixture’s silage against average

PRO

TEIN

%

ENSIGN RED

NOVIAL

ALICE

DRUMLIN

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THE DATA

LONG SEASON

BARForage

BAR FORAGE

LoNg SeaSoN

Long Season has been designed to give the maximum yield over the longest possible growing season, producing forage at the times of year it is most useful.

Early spring grazing can be followed by two high quality silage cuts and aftermath grazing or season long grazing.

It is ideal for early turnout or lambing thanks to its exceptional spring growth.

Long Season is an extremely flexible, persistent, long term ley that can be both cut and grazed as required.

IN THE BAG

14kg per acre

• Spring grass is extremely valuable as it replaces expensive feed or silage. Long Season has been designed to provide exceptional spring growth, the time of year when grass is most valuable

• Long Season also grows well into the autumn, making it ideal for those who want to maximise production from grass

• The varieties in Long Season are selected to give a palatable and responsive sward with excellent persistency

• The high tetraploid content is in line with the latest research from Moorepark

• Includes MOYOLA with spring growth of 126% of control varieties

• The inclusion of COMER timothy increases spring growth by 34% and persistence under more extreme conditions

THE REASONS

a PerFeCT MIXTUre For eXTeNDeD graZINg

THE FIGURES

THE CONCEPT

ControlThe seasonal % growth of Long Season,

against control varieties.

Figures are average of individual varieties in this mixture, data taken from NIAB Recommend Grass and Clover Lists 2013

How Long Season is designed to perform

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107

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AutumnEarly Spring

2.00kg Early Perennial Ryegrass (DIP)





2.00kg IDEAL Late Perennial Ryegrass (TET)



MOYOLA

COPELAND

SEAGOE

DUNLUCE

TYRELLA

ENSIGN

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1 Dig a soil assessment pit to look for compaction and plant rooting

structure which should should go 30cm deep in PRG/ timothy sward.

2Address compaction with aerators or sub-soilers as needed. Soil testing (4”

deep) would also be advantageous as high levels of water can leach nutrients and reduce pH significantly.

Assess what plants are there – learn to identify what species you want to have e.g. PRG/Timothy. Check for weed grasses, they are usually shallow rooted and pull out very easily.

If they make up more than 30% of the sward, harrow hard to remove them.

With a sward of more than 70% weed grasses the best option is to reseed the sward.

3 Minimise competition by sheep grazing or cutting for silage, prior to

sowing.

4Do not fertilise or spread slurry on the field before overseeding.

5 Control perennial weeds before seeding by spraying with a selective

weed-killer.

6 Use a spring tine harrow to remove any dead stalks, thatch and shallow

rooted weed grasses. Make sure that the tines are working the top 1cm of the soil as this will create the seed bed for the new seeds. Sow when the soil conditions are neither excessively dry nor wet.

7 Overseed with a specialist mixture designed to establish rapidly

and boost production and one that is aggressive enough to establishing against the existing plants.

8 Roll the sward to ensure good seed contact with the soil to conserve

moisture.

9 Apply a suitable insecticide for control of leatherjackets for spring/

early summer sowings and frit fly for late summer/early autumn sowings.

10 Graze lightly when the seedlings are 10cm high and continue at

frequent intervals until the plants are well established.

All the best things start from the ground up and it’s important you choose a mixture designed for the job.

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oVerSeeDINg gUIDeGet your grassland productive

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Many grass fields have suffered severely over the past couple of years with compaction, poaching or tracking by machinery and waterlogging due to the high rainfall.

Left to their own devices damaged areas within fields will ‘green up’, with non-productive weed species like meadow-grass, which are naturally occurring in all grass swards and have a yield 50 percent less than perennial ryegrass. Their nitrogen response is only 17% of that of PRG so spreading Nitrogen to boost yield can be a very expensive mistake.

Follow our simple guide to improving any problem fields you may have.

Why is overseeding vital?For many farmers it is not always possible in terms of acreage or time to take a field out of the rotation for a full reseed and this is when overseeding becomes very important.

Any existing productive grasses present in the ley already have an established root system for access to water and nutrients and an established leaf canopy to capture light for photosynthesis; therefore it is imperative to use a mixture specifically designed for overseeding.

Overseeding mixtures contain tetraploid perennial ryegrass varieties meaning the seeds are larger, have more aggressive growth habits and therefore are faster to establish within an existing sward.

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reSTorINg LoNg-TerM ProDUCTIVITY

RENEW

BARForage

BAR FORAGE

BarMIX reNeW

BARMIXRENEW

BARForage

DeSIgNeD To INTroDUCe More ProDUCTIVe aND reSILIeNT SPeCIeS

Forage production is expensive - get your sward back into maximum, long-term, productivity, by over seeding with Renew.

Available with Ensign White Clover Blend.

IN THE BAG

THE CONCEPT

• Increases the proportion of productive ryegrass in the sward

• Improves the quality of the grass for better animal performance

• Repairs the damage caused by poaching of grazing swards

• Specifically designed to work best with specialist overseeding techniques

• Includes varieties which are aggressive enough to establish in an existing sward, yet easy to manage

THE REASONS

Barmix Renew contains the most productive and aggressive ryegrass varieties, combined with BARMORAL cocksfoot, a soft leaf, palatable cocksfoot whose deep rooting habit gives excellent drought tolerance and COMER timothy, a highly palatable grass, with the ability to grow in very wet conditions.

IN THE BAG

THE CONCEPT

• Developed from highly popular Barmix, Barmix Renew will significantly improve production from older leys under a low input system

• Specifically designed for extensive beef and sheep systems with timothy, cocksfoot and white clover

• Aggressive enough to establish well yet easy to manage

• Successful in areas of low fertility or more extreme conditions.

THE REASONS

Supplied as 20kg two acre packs



1.00kg Cocksfoot



MALONE

SEAGOE

BARMORAL

ENSIGN

BAR FORAGE

reNeW

Supplied as 20kg two acre packs



6.00kg DELPHIN Late Perennial Ryegrass (TET)

MALONE

NOVIAL

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Ensign RED is a new unique mixture of red clovers. The blend of varieties balances production through the growing season, while maintaining excellent persistency and disease resistance.

Red clover swards, managed correctly and used in the right circumstances can meet the forage requirements of many farms and significantly improve the protein content and overall feeding value of the winter forage. It is better suited to silage production than white clover because of much more erect growth habit, up to 80cm and its significantly higher forage yields.

•Red clover silage has a high crude protein content of 16% to 20% and a ME content of 10 to 12MJ/KG DM

•Because red clover is high in phyto-oestrogen, breeding sheep should be kept off for six weeks either side of tupping

•Store/fat lambs can be fattened very effectively on red clover silage aftermaths

•Low levels of structural carbohydrate in the leaf result in higher intakes, better feed conversion and therefore improved animal performance

•TREVVIO is exceptionally high yielding with 11t DM/ha in the first cut

Ensign White Clover Blend gives better animal performance, higher milk yields and better live weight gains. It also produces a better quality sward, with fewer weeds and less disease. It has an exceptionally long growing season and ‘fixes’ free nitrogen from the atmosphere for maximum production.

•By using a blend of different varieties there are always at least two that are best suited to whatever the management being applied to the sward

•This year’s blend has been improved with the addition of KATY. The new variety boasts exceptionally good mid-season growth.

•Animals prefer to graze a clover/grass sward - this results in higher voluntary intakes and better animal performance

•Potential nitrogen fixation for white clover up to 125kg N/ha

THE REASONS THE REASONS

RED

eNSIgN WHITe CLoVer BLeND

60% Red Clover

40% Red Clover

IN THE BAG

TREVVIO

LEMMON

eNSIgN reD CLoVer BLeND

40% White Clover

20% White Clover

20% White Clover

20% White Clover

IN THE BAG

KATY

ALICE

CRUSADER

BARBLANCADUET

Also available:Ensign Duet, a unique mixture of red and white clovers

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THE DATA

BAR FORAGE

ProTo PLUS

• BARMULTRA II is a very high yielding, high quality variety, producing 10% more from a spring sowing than other recommended varieties. By using Italian ryegrass rather than westerwolds, there is no risk of contaminating arable land with self seeded grass in the sowing year

• BLAZA Crimson clover is a very high yielding single cut annual clover, which will grow from seed to flowering in around 120 days, but should be cut before flowering for maximum quality. Its forage has a protein content of around 20% and an ME of 12-14MJ. It is a tap rooted clover, so improving the soil structure and will “fix” over 40kg/h Nitrogen

• LIGHTENING Persian clover is a high quality, multi-cut species, that has similar forage quality to Crimson clover, it will survive in the sward, whether cut or grazed through the autumn. It has a fibrous rooting system that will improve soil organic matter

WHAT PROTO PLUS OFFERS

Proto Plus is designed to deliver maximum production of a very high protein forage from spring sowing, followed by an autumn and winter grazing sward suitable for sheep and overwintering cattle. It also offers a flexible alternative to forage brassicas or westerwolds.

It’s been developed, tested and proven by Barenbrug France where it is widely sold. Here in the UK it’s been vigorously tested in trials at Cropvale and Loughgall, with results showing Proto Plus delivers a 12% increase in yield over Italian ryegrass and 7% more protein content.

In 2013 we trialled Proto Plus on beef sheep and dairy farms in South West Scotland under both cutting and grazing managements with some excellent results.

The trialists were mostly sheep farmers and used ProtoPlus as a ‘break’ crop, so they will enjoy the benefits of the nitrogen returned to the land from the clover content.

Find out more about the trials and results on our website.

THE CONCEPT

TaKe aDVaNTage oF THIS VerY HIgH YIeLDINg MIXTUre

+ Improves the nutritional value and palatability of fodder, increasing the ME by 5 to 15% and the bypass protein by 30 to 50%

Reduces production costs as it can ‘fix’ its own nitrogen

Improves soil structure as an ideal entry for winter cropping

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THE REASONS

Persian CloverCrimson Clover

BARMULTRA II6.00kg Italian Ryegrass (TET)

4.80kg Crimson Clover

1.20kg Persian Clover

12kg per acre

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LIGHTENING

BLAZA

Proto Plus in-field trials in Biggar, Scotland with this feedback: “We put lambs on it during the first week of August and we had 50 of them away for slaughter within a fortnight. After that we put a further 200 on it and 150 of them were away within two weeks.”

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3.40kg Organic Hybrid (DIP)

4.00kg DANEGRO Organic Italian Ryegrass (TET)

1.60kg ABYS Italian Ryegrass (TET)

1.50kg Organic Red Clover

1.50kg Red Clover

12kg per acre

A very high yielding 2 year mixture of red clover and ryegrass for maximum production of high protein forage.

SILAGE REDLong term intensive grazing mixture, with the option to take later cuts of quality silage.

PERMANENTMultipurpose, long-term ley, ideal for grazing and conservation. Creates a dense, persistent sward.

LONG SEASON

An excellent, high protein cutting ley for 3-4 years with the option to graze.

PROTEIN

Barenbrug is delighted to present this range of six organic mixtures which offer a broad selection of grass seed for all your requirements.

All the mixtures are approved by the Soil Association. In 2014 the minimum amount of organic grass seed in a mixture is set at 70%.

Organic ENSIGN and ENSIGN RED available in 5kg packs (see page 30-31).

Long-term top-class cutting mixture which will also produce quality grazing.

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•Can be under-sown under spring sown Wholecrop to improve forage quality

•Will provide up to 4 cuts of high protein silage per year

•Cutting can be mixed with grazing for sheep or young cattle

•Aftermaths can be grazed to finish lambs •Will leave up to 150kg of residual nitrogen per hectare

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THE REASONS

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•Combines the benefits of high yields of quality mid May silage production, with excellent sward density and outstanding mid season digestibility for highly palatable grazing, creating a flexible ley

•Can be grazed before or after cutting

•Permanent top quality grazing ley, with option of taking a late silage cut

•Produces a highly palatable grazing sward maximising animal intakes

•Creates tight persistent sward, highly resistant to poaching and weed incursion

•Highly flexible, capable of producing excellent, season long grazing or conservation

•Varieties are selected for their palatability, improving animal intake & performance

•Designed to give a high output of quality forage for conservation or grazing

•Gives very high yields of top quality forage from up to a 4 cut system

•Can be autumn grazed, after cutting, to finish lambs

3.80kg Organic Late PRG (DIP)


2.00kg PASTOUR Organic Late PRG (DIP)

1.70kg NOVELLO Late Perennial Ryegrass (TET)


1.00kg Organic White Clover

0.50kg White Clover

14kg pack

DRUMBO

2.70kg Early Perennial Ryegrass (DIP)

2.80kg Organic Inter PRG (DIP)

3.00kg Organic Inter PRG (TET)


1.00kg TIVOLI Organic Late PRG (TET)



0.50kg White Clover

14kg per acre

KILREA

TYRELLA

COPELAND

DRUMBO

THE REASONS

2.80kg Organic Inter PRG (DIP)

2.00kg Organic Inter PRG (TET)





0.50kg White Clover

14kg per acre

COPELAND

DUNLUCE

DRUMBO

TYRELLA

ALICE

2.00kg SOLID Organic Hybrid Ryegrass (TET)

3.00kg Organic Hybrid Ryegrass (DIP)

2.40kg NOVIAL Hybrid Ryegrass (TET)

2.00kg COPELAND Organic Inter PRG (DIP)


1.50kg LEMMON Organic Red Clover

1.50kg Red Clover

13kg per acre

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TREVVIO

BARSILO

LEMMON

TREVVIO

CRUSADER CRUSADER

DUNLUCE

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The mixture

50% Perennial ryegrass

50% Strong creeping red fescue

Sowing 30g per m2

Oversowing 20g per m2

The mixture

30% Slender creeping red fescue

30% Chewings fescue


10% Bentgrass

Sowing 35g per m2


The mixture

80% Perennial ryegrass


Sowing 35g per m2


Lawn seed

THE ALL-ROUNDER

A Multi-Purpose, hard wearing grass seed that’s ideal for creating new lawns, overseeding or repairing worn patches.

•A great everyday lawn for the rough and tumble of family use

•Rapid germination and establishment

•Withstands heavy foot traffic

•Ideal for the whole family to play on and enjoy

•Attractive appearance

THE PERFECTIONIST

A Fine and Luxury traditional lawn seed mixture.

•A very fine leaved and dense lawn

•High quality and beautiful looking lawn

•Improved tolerance to common lawn diseases

•Ideal for the traditional ornamental lawn

THE ACTION HERO

A Hard Wearing mixture that contains tough wearing grasses which is ideal for playing areas with high traffic.

•High levels of perennial ryegrass in this mixture give it substantial ability to withstand wear and tear

•Ideal for areas of the garden that are used frequently

•Hard wearing ryegrass specifically chosen for the job

•Gives an attractive lawn that’s extremely tough

Green with pride. Not envy.The Green Velvet® range of amenity grass seed mixtures has been formulated to enable you to achieve the very best grass surface.

Available in 12.5kg large bags and as 50sqm pouches and 15sqm cartons.

A full range of grass seed mixtures is available.

Contact us to find out more about Green Velvet Lawn Seed.

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ARCADEFORAGE MAIZE

HIT THE jACKPOTBANK ON ARCADE TO DELIVER EVEN MORE YIELD, DM AND STARCH

FIRST CHOICE ON BOTH FAVOURABLE AND LESS FAVOURABLE SITES ON THE 2014 NIAB DesCRIPtIve LIst.

Available in 50,000 seed packsSowing rate 42-45,000 seeds/acre

An exclusive variety available through Barenbrug, ARCADE is an outstanding new very early maize variety which is first choice on both favourable and less favourable sites on the 2014 NIAB Descriptive List.

With exceptional quality and very early maturity the product offers superb whole plant yield with exceptional starch content.

ARCADE has excellent early vigour with very good disease resistance making this variety the perfect strong performer in all areas where early harvest is required.

•2014 Forage Maize Descriptive listed for favourable and less favourable sites•Very early maturing•DM % at harvest 35%•DM yield (t/ha) 17.2•Excellent starch yield•Excellent early vigour (7.5)•Maturity Group 10•Very good disease resistance •Standard dressing of Mesurol and Thiram•No lodging

Data taken from 2014 Forage Maize Descriptive List and comparative Maize varieties (shown in black).

Varieties used are KOUGAR, ACTIVATE, KASPIAN and NK BULL

How Arcade maize performs against some of its rivals

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Forage Maize - silage qualityCommitted to delivering reliable and consistent: Yield, Starch and Whole Plant Digestibility.

APOLOGIES TO OUR COMPETITION.ARCADE DELIVERS EVEN MORE YIELD, DM AND STARCH.

Why gamble with your maize this year?

Choose a variety which delivers 35% DM yield.

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Swedes and Turnips

Our Hunters 2014 catalogue includes our full range of game cover, conservation crop mixtures and forage crops available.

The booklet delivers you with a large range of products to enable you to choose the right seeds for your need or requirement.

Forage RapeStubble TurnipsKale

Sheep GrazeFodder Beet

Game Cover

The product range

Product Variety Overview

Barenbrug Forage Rape

A widely used, easy to grow, leafy catch crop, providing excellent autumn and winter keep.

Stubble Turnips BARABAS

Full-leaved late tetraploid bulbing with very good early vigour. Proven very palatable to grazing animals with good disease resistance.

Stubble Turnips BARKANT

A proven and reliable, Barenbrug-bred variety that is a high yielding, versatile, highly nutritious, traditional stubble turnip with early maturity (60 to 90 days).

Kale CALEDONIAN Caledonian’s huge yields makes it ideal for utilisation by dairy and beef cattle.

Kale KEEPER Keeper is very winter hardy and exhibits good lodging resistance.

Swedes LOMONDLomond is a dual purpose swede that has high fresh and dry yields make this variety ideal for fattening lambs post Christmas.

Swedes INVITATION Invitation is a very uniform, club root resistant variety, ideal for utilisation after Christmas.

Turnips GREEN GLOBE A traditional white-fleshed variety best used before Christmas.

Sheep Graze A low cost option for finishing lambs, with a balanced feed.

Fodder Beet SUMO Medium dry matter percentage. Very high yields of impressive, uniform, well-anchored red roots. Large tops.

Fodder Beet LACTIMO High yielding, orange beet variety, with large tops, similar in appearance to Kyros, but grows further out of the ground.

Game Cover A range of specialist game cover mixtures.

Whole Crops PROSILEA proven blend of Forage peas Magnus and Spring barley which can produce a quality silage high in protein content.Contains : 60% Magnus pea 40% Spring barley.

Conservation

Equestrian

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A widely used, easy to grow, leafy catch crop, providing excellent autumn and winter keep.

Yield and Feed QualityDry matter yield 12-14%

Fresh matter yield 24-35 tonnes/ha

Crude protein 19-20% of dry matter

D value 65%

Average ME 10-11 MJ/kg DM

Sowing rates Broadcast - 4kg/acreDrilled - 2.4kg/acre

Typical Costs and ValueGrowing costs £408/ha

Fresh weight £12/tonne

Dry matter £107/tonne

Cost per kilo of weight gain 29.7p

Forage Rape

• Fast growing leafy catch crop• High protein content• Longer lasting than stubble turnips• Fattening lambs• Flexible sowing period• Sheep, Dairy or Beef production

• Perfect alternative to silage• Fast growing catch crop• Autumn or winter feed• Economical to grow• Flexible sowing options• Helps reduce winter feed costs

Full-leaved late tetraploid bulbing with very good early

vigour. Proven very palatable to grazing animals with good disease resistance.

Barabas is an excellent, reliable, Barenbrug-bred variety.

Barabas

The stubble turnip is very flexible.It can be sown either in a standing crop of cereals, straight after the cereal harvest or perhaps after potatoes. Sowing rates: Broadcast - 3.2kg/acre, Drilled - 2kg/acre

Stubble Turnips

A proven and reliable, Barenbrug-bred variety that is

a high yielding, versatile, highly nutritious, traditional stubble turnip with early maturity (60 to 90 days). Suitable for summer forage and can provide autumn/early winter feed.

Barkant

A well proven, highly adaptable fodder crop which consistently provides very high yields of succulent green fodder. Sowing rates: Broadcast - 3kg/acre, Drilled - 1kg/acre,Precision drilled - 0.75kg/acre

Kale

• Fast growing leafy catch crop• High protein content• Longer lasting than stubble turnips• Fattening lambs• Flexible sowing period• Sheep, Dairy or Beef production

Invitation is a very uniform, club root resistant variety,

ideal for utilisation after Christmas. Invitation also has excellent resistance to powdery mildew and will produce large leaves for extra grazing potential. Invitation is winter hardy and is suitable for sheep or cattle.

Invitation

Swedes

Keeper is very winter hardy and exhibits good lodging resistance.

Keeper is a medium/short type ideal for fattening lambs and providing high quality winter keep.

Caledonian is a high yielding kale with club

root resistance, which now enables growers to continually sow kale on club root infected sites. Caledonian’s huge yields makes it ideal for utilisation by dairy and beef cattle.

Caledonian

Lomond is a dual purpose swede that has high fresh and

dry yields making variety ideal for fattening lambs post Christmas.

Lomond has both powdery mildew and club root resistance and trials show it suffers less from rots and splits in its root.

Lomond

Sowing period: April-JuneSowing rates: Broadcast - 2kg/acre (5kg/ha), Drilled - 1kg/acre (3 kg/ha), Precision drilled - 150-350g/acre (350g-850/ha)

• Excellent high energy winter feed• Cost effective • Finishing lambs or winter maintenance

Keeper

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EquestrianHunters Equestrian is a dedicated mixture range, especially designed by Barenbrug for specialist equestrian applications.

To create the ideal mixture which is nutritious, palatable, persistent and with the correct seasonal growth pattern demands a degree of expertise and experience.

Part of the family

Equestrian grass seed

Specialist grass seed

Grab the full range!

Discover the full range of Equestrian grass seed mixtures in our dedicated leaflet.

A mixture formulated to provide grazing for horses and ponies with intermittent rests from grazing to provide 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.

This mixture is also available with herbs.

Benefits• A horse and pony grass seed mixture formulated with a higher proportion of low fructan grasses, to provide good quality grazing and reduce the risk of laminitis• Hard wearing species are included to withstand the pressures of equestrian use• Performs well with low fertiliser inputs• Young, well managed grass can provide most of a horse’s feed requirement

4.20kg Perennial ryegrass dwarf 6.30kg Perennial ryegrass2.10kg Strong creeping red fescue0.70kg Timothy0.70kg Smooth-stalked meadowgrass

Sowing depth 6-12mm

General purpose

Available in 14kg, one acre packs

Hunters Seeds has selected its game cover range based on the requirements of Britain’s shoots and wildlife habitats.

From professional gamekeepers to landowners or manager of a shooting syndicate, you can rely on Hunters to offer a range of mixtures that will improve your shoot and conservation practices.

Game Cover

An alternative to the traditional game cover mixtures that will provide feeding and cover for all birds.

Meets the requirements of N.I. Countryside Management Scheme

10% Kale80% Linseed10% Quinoa

Available in 10 kg one acre packs.

Countryside Management Wild Bird Cover

A traditional mixture of species specially selected for their feed and cover qualities.

Will provide effective holding, feed and cover for all game birds Due to the variance in seed size, broadcast to achieve optimum establishmentEstablishment for set-aside under the wild bird cover option & suitable for ELS

5% Mustard 25% Maize5% Red Millet5% White Millet20% Sunflower25% Buckwheat7.5% Kale7.5% Forage Rape

Available in 10 kg one acre packs.

Quality Game Mixture

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SPECIES SOWING RATES AND PRODUCTION GUIDESPECIES SOWING RATE

per hectare per acre

SOWING DATE

USAGE DATE

DM YIELD per hectare

Agricultural crops

Fodder Beet 100,000 seeds 40,000 seeds March/April Oct/Nov 13-15

Kale precision drill 1.85kg 0.75kg April/July Nov/March 8-10

drilled 2.5kg 1kg

broadcast 7.5kg 3kg

Swedes precision drill 0.7kg 0.28kg April/June Nov/March 7-10

drilled 2.5kg 1kg

broadcast 7.5kg 3kg

Forage Rape drilled 6kg 2.4kg May/Sept Sept/Feb 31/2

broadcast 10kg 4kg

Stubble Turnips drilled 5kg 2kg April/June Summer use 31/2-4

broadcast 8kg 3.2kg

Sheep Graze 10kg 4kg April/July Nov/March

Maize precision drill 103,000- 111,000 seeds

42,000-45,000 seeds

April/May Autumn harvest

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