Landmark – Leys for diverse situations

Diwan, an intermediate perennial ryegrass variety bred by Danish breeders DLF, is the only new entry into the tetraploid category of forage grasses, in the 2016 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists for England and Wales.

It is not always possible to reseed a sward as it tails off in production and quality, but there are times when overseeding can be just the right approach.

Farmers looking to reseed grass fields this autumn should consider ploughing now to give a six-week break, to eliminate any threat from frit fly this autumn says Rod Bonshor, general manager of Oliver Seeds.

Catch crop ryegrass for cutting and grazing

Versatile grass mixture provides grazing and silage

Two-year leys are producing tonnes of conserved forage of high nutritional value and helping reduce feed costs on one Lincolnshire estate

Boost milk from home-grown forage with high yielding short-term leys

Growing grass mixtures purely for cutting can provide tonnes of top class silage in no time at all.

Profitable sheep farming depends on having good, nutritious grass growth throughout the year - with plenty in spring post-lambing, in summer for growing lambs and in autumn for flushing ewes.

Don’t allow your grass fields to under perform in 2016.

Eighty ‘overflow’ heifers have grown well on forage rape, stubble turnips and catch crop ryegrass mixtures this winter, and for less cost than their contemporaries kept indoors.

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