Agricol Stooling Rye Echo 25kg

These cultivars are referred to as WINTER types as they need a long cold spell to get them to go to seed. You can therefore plant them much earlier in the year than the SPRING types. These cultivars also have a more prostrate growth habit. Suitable for grazing.

Characteristics:

• Early plantings are ready for grazing within 60 days. Rotational graze for best results
• The grain is of great value to ruminants and has a crude protein of 10-13%
• Stooling Rye can be used for grazing, hay, silage as well as a grain feed
• Seed rate: Dryland 40-50kg/ha, Irrigation 60-70kg/ha 7 Nurse crop 20-25kg/ha
• Often used as nurse crop with early established ryegrass to increase TDM content
• Drought tolerant
• Offers farmers greater flexibility with fodder flow

Seeding :

• 25-50kg/ha

Water Requirements:

• Good moisture conservation or 300 water over growing period

Suited Regions:

• The whole of South Africa

Planting Months:

• Feb-Apr

Soil:

• Widely adapted to most soil conditions but does well on light sandy conditions