DEBALTO offers leading starch yields, high grain density & lower ear insertion height
- Strong yield performance (18.9 t/ha DM) across all sites
- High grain:stover ratio provides for an energy dense silage
- Starch content (34.2%)
- Energy content (11.58 MJ/Kg DM)
- Ideal for moderate to high (50–70%) TMR dairy or beef finishing rations
- Multi-use variety for forage, CCM and biogas - spreads harvest window
- Excellent vigour for all soil types (7.5)
Data source: NIAB Forage Maize Descriptive list. Second choice varieties for favourable sites (2023)
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About Your Countryside
Your Countryside is DLF's diverse range of species and specialist mixtures, including Game Cover, Environmental Stewardship, Root Crops and Cover Crops. If you are struggling to find something to suit your needs, please contact your local technical expert who will be able to assist and advise you on your specialist mixture.
Contact the forage team
Agricultural & Specialist Seeds Team:
Telephone: 01506 894820
Email: forage@dlf.co.uk
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Maize
DLF has a range of straights and mixtures that support the environment, whether that's through building habitats, improving soil conditions & water infiltration.
Forage Maize
Recent introductions of earlier maturing hybrid varieties have increased the areas where maize can be successfully grown in the British Isles.