HF DRYLAND         

A specialist mixture for very dry conditions using deep rooted grasses with excellent resistance to drought. Formulated using species not commonly found in UK agricultural mixtures, HF DryLand is designed to produce fodder in extremely dry situations where conventional mixtures are likely to fail. 

KORA	Tall Fescue
HYKOR	Festulolium
SPARTA	Cocksfoot
DELPHIN	Late Perennial Ryegrass (T)
POLIM	Late Perennial Ryegrass (T)

15 kg/acre (37 kg/hectare)

• A unique solution to fodder production in very dry conditions
• Contains Tall Fescue and Festulolium, two species used for forage production in hot, dry countries specifically for their drought resistance
• All components selected for their deep rooting ability
• The high sugar content of the Tetraploid Perennials and Hykor balance the lower sugar levels in Cocksfoot
• Excellent disease resistance particularly to Crown Rust which can be a major problem in dry areas and which can seriously affect both yield and palatability

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HF HAYMAKER

A modern mixture for traditional hay making specially designed to produce a large bulk of the type of forage typically required for hay.

BREE	Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
PREMIUM	Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
PASTOUR	Late Perennial Ryegrass
FOXTROT	Late Perennial Ryegrass
PROMESSE	Timothy
DOLINA	Timothy
SENU	Meadow Fescue
HF DUAL PURPOSE   CLOVER BLEND	White Clover

13 - 14 kg/acre (32 - 35 kg/hectare)

• Specially designed to produce top yields of easily made hay
• Varieties selected on the basis of their growth pattern and maturity to provide the right sward characteristics for quality hay production
• High Timothy content and no Tetraploids for ease of hay-making
• Based on Intermediate and Late Perennial Ryegrass with no Early Perennial Ryegrass which heads far too early for hay production
• Varieties selected to provide good Summer and late season grazing

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HF LONG TERM GREEN COVER

The high cost of of growing cereals relative to their sale value may mean that poorer land on some farms is returned to Set-Aside in 2009. HF Long Term Green Cover is a specialist mixture for Set-Aside and other low maintenance situations providing both cover to compete against weeds and the opportunity for fertility building.

CANCAN	Late Perennial Ryegrass
MAXIMA	Creeping Red Fsecue
RIVENDEL	White Clover

12-14 kg/acre (30-35 kg/hectare)

• Suitable for all low maintenance situations where grass production is not required
• Based on very late heading Perennial Ryegrass with poor Spring growth to minimise maintenance during the Spring months when conventional grass production is at its highest level
• Uses very dense varieties to ensure good ground cover and effective competition against weeds at relatively low sowing rates
• Can be extensively grazed throughout the season or from 1 September after the Set-Aside period

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SHEEP FEED MIXTURES

HF CC and CD are balanced mixtures designed to produce an Italian Ryegrass sward with a Brassica cover crop thereby providing both Autumn grazing from the combination of species and Winter and early Spring  grazing from the Italian Ryegrass.  Inevitably this compromise will not produce the short term bulk of a single Brassica but will provide a lower level of keep for a longer period of time.  In the management of these mixtures it should be remembered that both Rape and Turnips are aggressive species and if allowed to grow too tall they can smother the Italian Ryegrass.  These mixtures should therefore be grazed early to allow the Italian to thrive.

HF CC   

A highly productive catch cropping mix including White Turnips designed to produce Autumn grazing for sheep and fattening lambs.

ALAMO	Italian Ryegrass
HOBSON	Forage Rape
GREEN GLOBE	White Turnip

9 kg/acre (22 kg/hectare)

HF CD   

A highly productive catch cropping mix similar to HF CC but without White Turnips.

ALAMO	Italian Ryegrass
HOBSON	Forage Rape

9 kg/acre (22 kg/acre)

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LOW MAINTENANCE MIXTURES

HF LONG TERM GREEN COVER

A mixture specially designed for long term low maintenance grass cover and suitable for both Set-Aside and other situations where production is not required.

CANCAN	Late Perennial Ryegrass
MAXIMA	Creeping Red Fescue
RIVENDEL	White Clover

12 – 14 kg/acre (30 – 35 kg/hectare)

• Suitable for all low maintenance situations where grass production is not required
• Based on very late heading Perennial Ryegrass with poor Spring growth to minimise maintenance during the Spring months when conventional grass production is at its highest level
• Uses very dense varieties to ensure good ground cover and effective competition against weeds at relatively low sowing rates
• Clover content set to achieve the correct balance of grass and clover in a set-aside or low maintenance
• situation
• Can be extensively grazed throughout the season or from 1 September after the Set-Aside period

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