Longer Term Red Clover 3 Year Ley.
Ref: mixcgo6
Persistent and high yielding, this ley is tried, tested and highly successful, incorporating the best red clover and hybrid and perennial ryegrasses. It is usually cut in the third or fourth week of May, it Gives yields nearly as high as our two year red clover ley, with twice the lifespan. We consider Aberystwyth hybrid ryegrasses to be better very high quality, they are persistent and provide leafy grazable swards in the summer and autumn.
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| Contents per Acre | % | kg | |
 | certified AVISTO red clover | 25.0 | 3.000 |
| certified AberEdge hybrid ryegrass | 29.2 | 3.500 |
| certified ABEREVE tet. hybrid ryegrass | 29.2 | 3.500 |
| certified CALIBRA tet. perennial ryegrass | 16.7 | 2.000 |
Hybrid Ryegrass
This form of ryegrass is perhaps one of the best grasses available to the intensive farmer. The hybrid ryegrass is a cross between the Italian and perennial forms of ryegrass and shares characteristics of both. The dominant parent determines how the variety performs in the field. Most hybrid varieties are dominant with Italian genes and the best cultivars provide the same or similar high yields as Italian ryegrass. But as they also contain some of the persistent genes of the perennial ryegrass parent they last longer. This longer lasting and high yielding silage grass has one further advantage: the genes of the perennial ryegrass parent produces a plant with more tillers and more leaf which gives increased ground cover, making them better for aftermath grazing.
Perennial Ryegrass
Perennial ryegrass is the most commonly grown productive grass in the UK, used particularly for livestock grazing and forage. It has been the subject of plant breeding for over 60 years, ensuring there are a wide range of perennial ryegrass varieties available commercially.
Perennial Ryegrass Species Guide 
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Red Clover
Red clover is one of the most popularly used true clovers in the UK. Once established it’s capable of rapid growth and shows reasonably good persistence up to three years, although ongoing breeding work is being carried out to increase plant persistence. The highest yielding strains of red clover are called 'double cut' varieties, normally providing quick regrowth after cutting and several flushes or cuts per season. The 'single cut' strains of red clover, notably the variety altaswede provide one large cut per season, flowering approximately 2-3 weeks later than the 'double cut' strains.
Cotswold Grass Seeds, Cotswold Business Village, London Rd, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0JQ
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