HIGH PROTEIN FODDER MIXTURE TO COMPLETE SILAGE MAIZE

• QUICK ESTABLISHMENT AND HIGH YIELD
Mix of 2 rye grasses cover quickly the soil, the clover keeps the soil covered during winter

• HAIRY VETCH ADVANTAGE
Winter resistant hairy vetch will strongly regrow in spring and ensure protein production

• EARLY HARVEST
Species in the mixture can be harvested very early to allow maize sowing right after

Mixture details

35% Gramineae (fodder) 65% Fabaceae
Species Variety / Type % Weight Frost sensitivity Benefits
Italian Ryegrass BIGBOSS 15% -15 °C High productivity, adapted to produce a big cut in spring before early sowing of silage maize
Italian Ryegrass ED 20% -15 °C High productivity, adapted to produce a big cut in spring before early sowing of silage maize
Crimson Clover TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM 20% -15 °C "Winter" annual clover, good biomass development in autumn, not sensitive to frost, usefull to produce nitrogen in spring before sowing of spring crops.
Squarrose Clover TRIFOLIUM SQUARROSUM 20% -10 °C "Winter" annual clover, profile close to trifolium incarnatum with bigger leaves and biomass but more sensitive to drought and hydromorphic soils
Hairy Vetch VICIA VILLOSA 25% -12 °C Very performant in summer, can be used as forage harvested green before seeds formation (grains are toxics)

Use

Silage Wrapping Pasture

Sowing & Cultivation

Sowing period Late September
Sowing rate 25 - 30 kg/ha
Sowing depth 1 - 2 cm
Duration Annual

Limit manure application and pay attention to herbicide residues on the field.

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