Notman Pasture Seeds managing director Peter Notman said the amount of seed his business had sold was similar to last year but a larger percentage of farmers were planting more perennials as a pasture ...

AN IMPORTANT part of reseeding is deciding on what perennial ryegrasses to include in the seed mixture. Perennial ryegrasses are divided up into categories, depending on heading date. Early-heading ...

Fescue anyone? That’s what they probably have said to each other at St. Andrews before offering up the challenge of a round of golf. Worldwide, there are many applicable uses for the six types of fine ...

When the homeowner is considering grass to plant to ensure a fine lawn, bluegrass is usually what comes to mind. Ryegrass has always been considered coarse, fit only for controlling erosion on slopes ...

Reseeding old grassland with a mixed ley of ryegrasses, chicory and clover can dramatically improve liveweight gains and improve beef returns by more than £100 a head. Those are the findings of Rob ...

For the past two years Ross — working with his local Arthurs Creek Better Beef group — has run a pasture trial on a 3ha clay loam plot, looking at the cost benefits of 15 different ­annual and ...

PERENNIAL ryegrasses remain the most appropriate grasses to use when reseeding. These grasses are classified according to date of ear emergence, and there are three categories: early, mid-season and ...

The first half of August is the key time for drilling AB15 stewardship mixes and failing to balance them sufficiently with perennial grasses may seriously compromise their effectiveness in managing ...

The quality and nutritional value of Irish perennial ryegrass has an important bearing on the economy. Our extensified grass-based farming methods, which are responsible for the food industry’s green ...

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