Aber - Model Red 5 HSG Quality Silage -Grass And Red Clover Seed Mixture
Aber Red 5 HSG grass and red clover seed mixture is designed specifically for high-quality silage production, with the potential for increased protein content and reduced fertiliser costs. Aber Red 5 HSG is ideal for increasing protein production on-farm, reducing your bought-in feed requirement.
Aber Red 5 HSG’s new generation longer-lasting red clover increases protein content with genuine four-to-five-year persistency, well above the two to three years associated with red clover swards.
Aim for a first cut between red clover’s early flower bud and 50% flowering stage in mid to late May, with subsequent cuts at five to six weekly intervals. The sward also provides excellent aftermath grazing for finishing lambs.
- Improved protein content of silage
- Outstanding grazing yield and grazing D-value
- Performance maintained for four to five years
- Lower ammonia and methane excretion reduce environmental impact
- 100% Aber HSG varieties with long-lasting red clovers
Red clover is a high-quality, cost-effective source of home-grown protein, potentially reducing the reliance on bought-in feed. It also has good environmental credentials by fixing nitrogen at a rate of 150kg N/ha, reducing the need for nitrogen fertiliser.
However, one of its shortcomings has been its relatively short persistence, typically remaining in a grass and clover sward for just two to three years.
The new generation of Germinal red clover seeds, including AberClaret, bred at Germinal Horizon Aberystwyth, have overcome this problem. It lasts at least four years in a cutting sward and is significantly more tolerant of grazing.