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GAME MAIZE 


GAME MAIZE VARIETIES

Rapid Fire
Double Gold - Grain Type
Silver Shot
Late Shot

Triple Maize Blend
Organic Maize


 


LATE SHOT

  • This plant is extremely late to mature and could not feature anywhere on a UK Maize List due to its lateness
  • It will produce a small immature cob that rarely develops past the ‘bright white stage’
  • Due to its very late maturity Late Shot seems to be of less interest to rats and rabbits, so where standard varieties have been decimated, Late Shot should still be looking good at the end of the shooting season.
  • Pack size 1 acre Mesurol treated
 

 

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DOUBLE GOLD – GRAIN TYPE

  • Double Gold is still a first choice variety in the UK and Europe for grain production
  • As it is used for grain it has excellent standing power, which is very important to withstand a whole shooting season
  • It has excellent early vigour which is always important but even more so in difficult sowing condition
  • Pack size 1 acre Mesurol treated

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SILVER SHOT

  • Silver Shot is a very short, compact plant and has been sown in large shoots for several years
  • It is a stay-green variety with high drought tolerance which may have impact in the future!
  • Pack size 1 acre Mesurol treated


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RAPID FIRE

  • Rapid Fire is still our biggest selling blend of maize
  • Varieties are chosen which have very good standing ability, early vigour and a low cob carriage
  • Pack size 1 acre Mesurol treated

 

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TRIPLE MAIZE BLEND

  • Triple Maize Blend is a mixture of varieties, normally three different types of early, mid and late
  • This will give differing rates of maturity as cobs ripen at different times, thus providing cover throughout the whole of the shooting season
  • Pack size 1 acre Mesurol treated

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ORGANIC MAIZE

  • We have limited supplies of organically produced maize (not recleaned)
  • These are forage types that are still grown in the UK and tested over large acreages
  • Organic Maize can be vulnerable to bird and pest damage
  • Due to the limited availability, please order early as it will sell out again this year.
  • Pack size 1 acre Untreated


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DWARF SUNFLOWER

  • Variable height, but generally tall
  • For best utilisation of this crop it should be “swiped down” to enable game birds to reach the seeds
  • Pack size 1 acre (5kg) Untreated

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SUPER DWARF SUNFLOWER 'DIAMOND'

  • A true super dwarf variety with a short, very strong stem which supports huge seed-heads
  • The shortness of the stems makes the seed-heads readily available to game birds
  • Excellent standing ability
  • Pack size 1 acre (5kg) Fungicide treated



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STANDARD TYPE

  • Variable height, but generally tall
  • For best utilisation of this crop it should be “swiped down” to enable game birds to reach the seeds
  • Pack size 1 acre (5kg) Untreated  

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Game Maize & Sunflowers:   
Double Gold
Late Shot
Rapid Fire
Silver Shot
Triple Maize Blend
Organic Maize  

Dwarf Sunflower
Super Dwarf Sunflower  
Standard Sunflower 

 

Contacts

Agricultural Seed:
Tel:01386 791101
Fax:01386 792216
Email:forage@dlf.co.uk