Pasture Crops

A number of products are available to Premier which can be supplied on request. These include the following more popular ones:

Grasses

Chloris gayana RhodesKatamboraPerennial
Good for hay and rotation with nematode susceptable agronomic crops such as tobacco




Cynodon dactylonCouchBermudaPerennial
A robust hardy pasture grass useful for grazing

Digitaria erianthaSmuts FingerIreneAnnual




Eragrostis curvulaLove grassErmeloPerennial
Used extensively for re-establishing earth fill or construction sites to offset erosion

E. teffTeff
Annual
A fine-textured grass very popular for hay for horses

Lolium perenneRye
Perennial
One of the few winter pasture grasses suited to more temperate conditions

Lolium multiflorumRyeMidmarAnnual
Italian and Westerworld types for cool areas

Panicum maximumWitbuffelGattonAnnual




Pennisetum clandestinumKikuyuWhittetPerennial
Responds well to high levels of management

P.glaucumPearl Millet
Annual
Bulk crop also used for grain or green manure


Japanese Radish

Raphanus sativus        Nooitgedacht
Large rooted daikon used as winter stock feed in cold areas


Lucerne

Medicago sativa          Cultivars include Aquarius, Sequal, Aurora and Topaz
All have good winter rating

                                

Sorghum

Sorghum bicolour x sudanense  Superdan and Prime Cut


Legumes and Cereals

A range of Trifolium spp (Clovers), Medicago spp (Medics), Vigna unguilata (Cowpeas) and other legumes as well as Avena spp (Oats), Secale cereale (Rye) etc. are available on request.

 
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