SEEDS CATALOGUE - Mole Avon

SEEDS
CATALOGUE
2011
Agricultural Grass Mixtures
Forage & Root
Forage Maize
Game Crops
Equestrian Grass Seed Mixtures
Environment & Amenity

CONTENTS
Agricultural Grass Mixtures
Grass Seed Introduction 1
Mixture Selector 2
Rejuvenation, Patching & Overseeding 4
Mole Avon Short Term Leys & Catch Crop Ryegrass 5
Mole Avon Medium & Long Term Leys 7
Specialist Mixtures 10
Organic Leys 11
Olivers Seeds Mixtures 12
Puna II Chicory 15
Forage & Root
Forage & Root Crop Selector 16
Hybrid Brassicas 17
Kale 18
Stubble Turnips 18
Forage Rape 19
Brassica & Grass Mixtures 19
Other Forage Crops 19
Forage Maize 20
Game Crops
Game Cover Selector 22
Game Cover Seeds 23
Game Cover Mixtures 26
Equestrian Grass Seed Mixtures 28
Environment & Amenity
Green Manuring 30
Environmental Mixtures 31
Wildlife & Amenity Seeds 32
Mole Avon Lawngrass Mixtures 33
Selected seeds are available for collection from all our retail stores.
All products are available for delivery to you.
For advice or to place your order: Contact a Mole Avon branch as listed on the back cover.

WHAT’S NEW WITH MOLE AVON GRASS MIXTURES?
Our proven and established mixtures receive very positive customer feedback year on year.
For this year the range remains unchanged, although the species and varieties included
have again been reviewed and updated. Of particular note is the increased use of Lofa
Festulolium in some of our mixtures.
MA Giant (a high yielding short term mixture), MA Triple Season (a red clover 3 season
Hybrid grass mixture) and MA Rejuvenation (an overseeding/patching mixture) all now
contain Lofa which exhibits high yields, high sugars and great palatability. Festuloliums are
varieties bred by crossing a Fescue with a Ryegrass which can offer very positive gains for
growers.
NEW FOR 2011
All Mole Avon mixtures will include a GroMax seed coating as standard. GroMax is a
biostimulant which will improve root growth and establishment. Biostimulants do not offer
the benefit of added nutrients; they simply assist the seedling’s ability to take advantage of
the soils own inherent reserves of nutrient by stimulating the soils microflora, resulting in
improved root growth and establishment. GroMax is a dry formulation of natural humates
and humic acids, seaweed extract, a proprietary blend of natural sugars (sucrose), vitamins
(B complex & K) soluble potash and buffering agents. The product is compatible with most
micronutrients, fertilisers and pesticides.
The Mole Avon Grass Seed Range
The Mole Avon Range
of Agricultural Grass Seeds
Choose from our gourmet menu…
For starters, short term mixtures:
MA ROCKET – A one year mix for high yields of silage
MA MAGNUM - A 1 or 2 year silage ley
MA GIANT – A 2 to 4 year conservation and grazing ley
The main course of medium and long term mixtures:
MA VERSATILITY - A 3 to 5 year all purpose ley mixture
MA HAZE – For mowing for hay plus grazing
MA POLYGRAZE – For extended grazing both early and late in the year
MA DURA-BITE – Long term mixture with grazing bias
MA DURA-SILE – Long term mixture with cutting bias
Or choose form the ‘Specials Board’:
MA TRIPLE SEASON – A 3 year red clover mixture
MA TRIPLE SEASON organic – A 3 year red clover organic grass seed ley
MA MEDI-LEY organic – A 3 to 5 year red and white clover organic mix
MA PERMA-LEY organic – A 5+ year white clover organic seed mixture
MA EQUILEY – For horse and pony paddocks
MA REJUVENATION – For enhancing existing swards
Our own brand MA Range
has become established
and respected over
more than a decade as
offering the highest quality
mixtures at the best
possible price.
DELIVERY
Whilst we prefer to send
our grass seeds by the
most cost effective ‘threeday’
carrier system, if you
order before 12 noon, it
is possible to guarantee
delivery next working day
on MA Grass Seeds.
We continue to support the Herbage Varieties Guide which furthers the
extensive, independent testing of varieties. This is achieved by us making a
small contribution for every bag of grass seed sold.
In certain circumstances, shortages of some varieties may occur. We reserve the right therefore to replace those not available with a
suitable alternative. This information can be confirmed prior to order/delivery or will be shown, where possible, on the bag label.
Mole Avon ‘A La Carte’ AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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Mixture Selector AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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Grass Mixture

Selector .
Mixture Selector AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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Rejuvenation, Patching & Overseeding AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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• To enhance existing swards
without the need for ploughing.
• 10kg pack.
• Includes extremely aggressive, highly
productive tetraploid varieties.
• Hybrids will establish quickly
and provide quality forage.
• Intermediate perennial varieties
will give additional high water
soluble carbohydrate levels.
• Suitable for grazing or cutting.
• Typical seed rate 7-10kg/acre
(17-25kg/ha).
2.00kg CALIBRA (T) •
Int Perennial Ryegrass
2.00kg LOFA •
Festulolium
3.00kg BAHIAL (T) •
Hybrid Ryegrass
3.00kg STORM (T) •
Hybrid Ryegrass
Rejuvenation, Patching & Overseeding
MA REJUVENATION OLIVERS TYPHOON + i-seed
CLOVER BLENDS
FOR OVERSEEDING
We are also able to supply a range of cutting,
grazing or dual purpose clover blends to order.
• For surface or slot seeding
of swards either to renovate
worn out pastures or to boost
production of existing leys.
• 20kg pack
• Sowing rate is exactly double
that of normal grass seed.
• Available with or without white clover
• Typical seed rate 14-20kg/acre.
The concept of using a seed coating to
enhance plant establishment is not a new
one. However, recent increases in the price
of fertilisers and fuels now make this choice
economically viable as well as agronomically
beneficial. i-Seed has been developed over
the past 10 years as a fertiliser dressing that
is coated onto grass seed.
Grass seeds have little storage for nutrients
and i-seed provides immediate external
N and P to boost seedling development -
better roots and good early establishment
of green phytomass.
• 14% increased leaf growth
16 days after germination.
• 32% better plant density.
• Increases first cut yields by around 10%
and second cut yields by up to 3%.
• Fertilises the seed not the weeds.
• Reduces need for further fertiliser
applications where phosphate and
potash indices are adequate.
• Better ground contact leading to
better germination.
• Heavier seed means more even
application and penetration through
any grass sward present.
• Faster root development allowing leys
to be grazed quicker after sowing and
avoiding any potential weather changes.

Mole Avon Short Term Leys & Catch Crop Ryegrass
• Maximum Silage Yields
• One Year Mix
• 15kg pack
MA ROCKET CATCHCROP GRASS SEED BLEND
• Westerwolds included for bulk yield.
• Italian ryegrass particularly necessary
where sowing in exposed situations.
• High sowing rate recommended for
optimum yield, weed suppression and
ground cover.
• Optimum cutting dates: 1st cut 15th May,
2nd cut 17th June.
7.50kg LEMNOS •
Westerwolds Ryegrass
7.50kg LIVICTORY (T) •
Italian Ryegrass
• Economy Cutting Mix
• Two Year Duration
• 25kg pack
• Ideal for optimum economy in short
term cutting situations.
• Suggested sowing rate 12-15kg/acre
(30-37kg/ha).
Mole Avon Short Term Leys & Catch Crop Ryegrass AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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Mole Avon Short Term Leys & Catch Crop Ryegrass AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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• 1 or 2 Year Silage Ley
• 14kg pack
MA MAGNUM MA TRIPLE SEASON
• Particularly exceptional first cut yields.
• The inclusion of three varieties
eliminates individual variety weaknesses.
• Reduced risk compared to
straight ryegrass.
• Optimum cutting dates: 1st cut 14th May,
2nd cut 16th June.
5.00kg CITELIAC (T) •
Hybrid Ryegrass
5.00kg ALAMO •
Italian Ryegrass
4.00kg LIVICTORY (T) •
Italian Ryegrass
• 3 Year Red Clover Mixture
• Cut or Graze
• 14kg pack
• High yields throughout its
three year term.
• Non aggressive ryegrasses to allow
the red clover to flourish.
• Amos red clover has scored among
the best for third year yield in trials.
• Amos has oestrogen levels up to half that
of other varieties. High levels of this are
known to inhibit fertility in stock.
• Optimum cutting dates: 1st cut 13th May,
2nd cut 12th June.
4.00kg CITELIAC •
Hybrid Ryegrass
4.00kg STORM •
Hybrid Ryegrass
3.00kg LOFA (T) •
Festulolium
3.00kg AMOS •
Red Clover

• 2-4 Year Ley
• For Conservation and Grazing
• 15kg pack
• Big first cut yields.
MA GIANT MA VERSATILITY
• Followed by constant high yields under
an intensive grazing regime.
• Italian Ryegass free –
it produces too much stem in mid
season.
• Optimum cutting dates: 1st cut 11th May,
2nd cut 12th June.
4.00kg CITELIAC (T) •
Hybrid Ryegrass
3.00kg SOLID •
Hybrid Ryegrass
4.50kg STORM (T) •
Hybrid Ryegrass
3.00kg LOFA (T) •
Festulolium
0.50kg RIESLING •
Large Leaved White Clover
• True All Purpose Ley Mixture
• 3 to 5 Year Duration
• 14kg Pack
• Very high yields at 67D for cutting.
• Good grazing characteristics for
subsequent grazing by either
cattle or sheep.
• Varieties selected for season long
yields and disease resistance.
• High water soluble carbohydrate content
improves palatability and animal intake.
• Optimum cutting dates: 1st cut 19th May,
2nd cut 21st June.
3.00kg STORM (T) •
Hybrid Ryegrass
2.00kg GODALI (T) •
Int Perennial Ryegrass
2.00kg BUTURA 1 •
Int Perennial Ryegrass
2.00kg CALIBRA (T) •
Int Perenneial Ryegrass
2.30kg PASTOUR •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.00kg ROMARK •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
0.40kg GRASSLANDS BOUNTY •
Medium Leaved White Clover
0.30kg RIESLING •
Large Leaved White Clover
Mole Avon Medium & Long Term Leys AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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Mole Avon Medium & Long Term Leys AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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• Hay and Grazing Mix
• Ideally 4 or 5 Year Term
• 14kg Pack
MA HAZE MA POLYGRAZE
• Zero tetraploid inclusion – ideal for hay
or haylage production.
• Grazing best suited to cattle who are
less likely to graze out the Timothy.
• Clovers selected to give persistency.
• Target cutting date 30th May.
3.40kg BUTARA •
Int Perennial Ryegrass
4.00kg SHANDON •
Int Perennial Ryegrass
2.00kg POLIM •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.50kg FOXTROT •
Perennial Ryegrass
1.50kg COMER •
Timothy
0.18kg GRASSLANDS BOUNTY •
Medium Leaved White Clover
0.18kg RIVENDEL •
Medium Leaved White Clover
0.12kg CRUSADER •
Small Leaved White Clover
0.12kg GALWAY •
Small Leaved White Clover
• Early Turnout & Late Graze.
• 14kg Pack.
• For early grass for ewes and lambs or
where ground conditions will allow early
grazing by dairy or beef animals.
• Even summer grass growth.
• Excellent autumn yields.
• The real answer for all grazing leys.
2.00kg MAGICIAN (T) •
Int Perennial Ryegrass
3.50kg ELITAL (T) •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
3.30kg PASTOUR •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.50kg MAURICE (T) •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.00kg CANCAN •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
0.21kg GRASSLANDS BOUNTY •
Medium Leaved White Clover
0.21kg RIVENDEL •
Medium Leaved White Clover
0.14kg CRUSADER •
Small Leaved White Clover
0.14kg GALWAY •
Small Leaved White Clover

• A Long Term All Purpose Mix.
• Grazing Bias.
• 14kg Pack.
MA DURA-BITE MA DURA-SILE
• Highest quality forage.
• Good early spring growth.
• High first cut yields at 67D.
• Extended, quality mid and late season
grazing.
• Superb long term persistence.
• Optimum cutting date 20th May.
4.00kg GODALI (T) •
Int Perennial Ryegrass
2.00kg PASTOUR •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.30kg MAURICE (T) •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.00kg CANCAN •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
3.00kg FOXTROT •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
0.40kg GRASSLANDS BOUNTY •
Medium Leaved White Clover
0.30kg RIVENDEL •
White Clover
• A Long Term All Purpose Mix
• Cutting Regime Bias
• 14kg Pack.
• Ideal for big bale silage production.
• Timothy for early spring growth,
improved palatability and performance in
cooler, wetter situations.
• Optimum cutting date 21st May.
2.00kg STORM (T) •
Hybrid Ryegrass
2.00kg CALIBRA (T) •
Int Perennial Ryegrass
3.00kg FOXTROT •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
3.00kg POLIM (T) •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.00kg ELITAL (T) •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
1.40kg COMER •
Timothy
0.30kg GRASSLANDS BOUNTY •
White Clover
0.30kg RIESLING •
Large Leaved White Clover
Mole Avon Medium & Long Term Leys AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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Specialist Mixtures AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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Herbal & Nutritionally Enhancing Mixtures
OLIVERS LANDMARK PERMANENT
• A highly adaptable mix offering a
wider nutritional base from the
species used
• 14kg per acre
• Traditional broad-spectrum meadow mix
for medium to heavy soil types
• Designed for low input systems
• Optimum stock health from species range
• Can be used for either cutting or grazing
and is hardy and persistent
• High dry matter allows faster haymaking
than modern mixtures.
• Reliable production for many years.
• A highly productive and
persistent mixture for cutting
and grazing on dry sites.
• 14kg per acre.
• This diverse range of species persists and
performs on dry sites.
• It can be cut or grazed.
• Good mid season potential from all species.
• Ryegrasses chosen for rust resistance.
• Contains Donata Cocksfoot a non
aggressive variety that offers persistence
and is more palatable than some leading
perennial ryegrasses.
• A cutting or grazing mix for yields
of protein and mineral rich forage.
• 12kg per acre
• Includes Luzelle Lucerne, a variety with a
deeply placed root collar that enables it to
withstand rotational grazing.
• Provides forage when traditional pasture
grasses cease to perform.
• More even summer growth.
• A wide spectrum of species for grazing interest.
High & Dry Conditions
3kg Romark Late PRG
2kg Cancan Late PRG
2kg Maurice Late PRG
1.5kg Winnetou Timothy
1.5kg Strong Creeping Red Fesccue
2kg Laura Meadow Fescue
0.8kg Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
0.2kg Southlands Crested Dogstail
0.14kg Ermo Alsike
0.5kg Permagraze White Clover Blend
0.14kg Birdsfoot Trefoil
0.2kg Mixed Herbs
OLIVERS LANDMARK DRYLAND
• Now also contains Lofa Festulolium. This
exciting new species is very drought
tolerant and combines yield with
palatability and disease resistance.
3kg Lofa Festulolium
2kg Maurice PRG
4kg Donata Cocksfoot
1kg Strong Creeping Red Fescue
3kg Laura Meadow Fescue
0.8kg CX White Cloverblend
0.2kg Birdsfoot Trefoil
OLIVERS LANDMARK LUCERNE and GRASS Mix
• Makes superb high quality hay.
1.5kg Romark Late PRG
1.5kg Maurice Late PRG
1.4kg Laura Meadow Fescue
1kg Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
1kg Winnetou Timothy
1.6kg Strong Creeping Red Fescue
1kg CX White Clover Blend
3kg Luzelle Lucerne

These comply with the required protocols and include a minimum of 65% organic certified seed.
Our own brand MA mixtures are featured here.
• 3 Year Red Clover Mixture
• 15kg pack
• Open growth habit allows the clover to
thrive in the sward.
• Very high dry matter yields with good
protein levels from the clover.
5.00kg CALIBRA (T)
Int Perennial Ryegrass Organic
4.75kg MAGICIAN (T)
Int Perennial Ryegrass Organic
• 3-5 Year Red & White Clover
Mixture
• 14kg pack
• Flexible cutting and grazing mixture.
• Red clover will provide top yields in the
first two years.
• White clover will follow to ensure good
production throughout the life of the mixture.
• First class perennial ryegrass varieties included.
2.80kg CALIBRA (T)
Int Perennial Ryegrass Organic
4.20kg MAGICIAN (T) •
Int Perennial Ryegrass Organic
• 5+ Year White Clover Mixture
• 14kg pack
• Excellent long term mixture.
• Selected pasture strains maximise sward
production and provide season long production.
• Will cut or graze but best suited to cattle grazing.
3.50kg CALIBRA (T) •
Int Perennial Ryegrass Organic
1.82kg PASTOUR •
Late Perennial Ryegrass
3.50kg FOXTROT •
Late Perennial Ryegrass Organic
2.10kg TIVOLI (T) •
Late Perennial Ryegrass Organic
Organic Leys
MA TRIPLE SEASON organic
2.25kg CITELIAC (T) •
Hybrid Ryegrass
3.00kg AMOS (T)
Red Clover
MA MEDI-LEY organic
MA PERMA-LEY organic
2.80kg BUTARA 1 •
Int Perennial Ryegrass
2.10kg FOXTROT •
Late Perennial Ryegrass Organic
1.40kg GRASSLANDS BOUNTY •
Medium Leaved White Clover
0.70kg AMOS (T) •
Red Clover
1.40kg COMER •
Timothy
1.68kg GRAZING WHITE •
Clover Blend
Organic Leys AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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Oliver Seeds Mixtures AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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Oliver Seeds Mixtures
TORNADO
• 1 or 2 year fast growing catch crop grass ley.
• Top yield potential for both autumn and spring production.
• Excellent potential for grazing and autumn silage after winter barley.
• Very vigorous establishment for sowing after maize.
• 33% diploid content for higher dry matter spring silage.
• Better lamb finishing potential than stubble turnips with assured re-growth.
• Enormous silage production for up to 2 years.
• Rapid establishment for early utilisation.
• Very early in spring with a massive first cut.
• Exceptional yields of silage boosted by the varieties Alamo and Fox.
• High sugar content for optimum fermentation.
RAPIER
• Good disease resistance to mildew, rhynchosporium and crown rust.
• High performance silage mixture for up to 3 years duration.
• Includes varieties chosen for highest yields, quality and persistence.
• Excellent spring grazing potential.
• Exceptional spring growth and first cut yield.
• Formula improves drought tolerance and sward density.
• Good all round disease resistance.
SABRE
We additionally supply all products within the Oliver Seeds brand in an organic version.

MEDIUM TERM MIXES
BROADSWORD
• Dual purpose mix for up to 4
years.
• Very high D value and yield.
• Very vigorous establishment for later
sowing.
• Impressive disease resistance.
• Excellent hardiness and drought
tolerance.
• Class winning year 2 yield and sward
density recorded in NIAB trials.
• Available with or without 1kg of white
clover.
JAVELIN
• Dual purpose medium term mix
for cattle and sheep farms.
• Strong spring growth for grazing or early
silage.
• Flexible with first rate cutting and grazing
characteristics.
• Very high yields of silage or hay.
• Good hardiness and persistence for use
in marginal areas.
• Good palatability and summer
production.
SUGARBITE
• A high sugar mixture for both
cutting and grazing regimes.
• Combines ‘high sugar’ types from
both IGER diploid and DLF tetraploid
breeding, creating a mixture with better
hardiness, disease resistance and intake
than competitors.
• Very high yields of silage at first and
second cut.
• Excellent grazing performance using only
varieties selected from Oliver’s grazing
trails with high intake characteristics.
CLAYMORE
• 5-6 year high performance
adaptable mixture aimed at
high yields of excellent quality
forage.
• Varieties selected for top conservation
yield.
• Good spring growth with relatively late
heading date.
• Good disease resistance and high sugar
varieties for reliable fermentation.
• Exceptional performance under intensive
management.
• Good hardiness and persistence.
• Excellent grazing results in Oliver Seeds
trials, enhanced by top clover varieties.
LONG TERM MIXES
MEGABITE
• 6+ year grazing mixture for
intensive cattle grazing systems.
• A high percentage of diploids with
top disease resistance gives excellent
palatability and intake characteristics.
• Persistent late heading ryegrasses
provide a very good sward structure.
• Formulated for full season production
with good drought tolerance to boost
summer output.
• Surplus production makes excellent
silage.
• Exceptionally high D values for maximum
conversion into meat or milk.
• Optimum grass/white clover
performance combined with bloat
suppressing Trefoil.
• Available with or without clover and
trefoil.
Oliver Seeds Mixtures AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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Oliver Seeds Mixtures AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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CELT
• Long term mixture primarily
designed for grazing but with
potential for hay or silage
production.
• Very dense hard wearing sward.
• Flexible mixture which suits all classes of
ruminant livestock.
• Persistence and hardiness ensures
performance in all areas.
FORTRESS
• Probably the best long term
cutting and grazing mixture
available.
• Based on leading late heading perennial
ryegrasses.
• Combines yield and quality with
hardiness and a very dense sward.
• High degree of adaptability from a range
of varieties and species.
• Relatively high dry matter for less silage
effluent and easier hay making.
• Tolerates high water tables and
occasional flooding.
• Also available with 2% forage rape added.
CENTURY
• The ultimate in palatability
and endurance from a grazing
mixture for all classes of
ruminant livestock.
• Based on late heading grasses producing
a dense, hard wearing sward.
• Excellent D values and palatability for
optimum intake and performance.
• Consistent production throughout the
grazing season.
• Surplus production makes excellent silage.
• Top persistence and hardiness for many
years reliable production.
• Also available with 2% forage rape added.
EXTRA HIGH CLOVER MIXES
Modern clovers, especially red clovers can be
very aggressive if sown in the spring. If sown too
thick, they can prevent the grass from establishing
successfully. That’s why Oliver Seeds red clover ‘Hi-
Pro’ mixtures contain less clover seed in the spring
(to 1st July) than in the autumn.
SABRE HI-PRO
• Short term ryegrass and red
clover mixture for high protein
forage production.
• Excellent spring and early season
performance producing massive silage
yields.
• Option to use for hay.
BROADSWORD HI-PRO
• Variant of Oliver’s top selling
hybrid mixture with red and
white clover.
• Erect and vigorous grasses to compete
with clover.
• High sugar levels to enhance
fermentation in silage.
• Show stopping yield of high D value and
high protein forage for 3-4 years.
• Increased palatability from grass and
clover for aftermath grazing.
• Impressive drought tolerance and disease
resistance.
CLAYMORE HI-PRO
• 5+ year high clover variant of
Oliver Seeds top performing
conservation mix.
• All varieties selected for top conservation
performance, both for yield and quality.
• Good spring growth with relatively late
heading date.
• Excellent disease resistance and high
sugar levels for improved fermentation.
• Persistent under intensive management
with good hardiness.
• Combination of persistent red clover and
aggressive white clover which develops
as the red clover declines.

Increasing Grazing Options with PUNA II CHICORY
Puna II chicory is a broad leaved perennial forage
crop that offers high yields of very palatable and
nutritious fodder for grazing livestock.
• Use as a pure stand or in a mixed sward with
grass and/or clover.
• Persistent for 2 to 6 years.
• Ideal for finishing lambs and provides high quality
fodder for cattle.
Why grow Puna II Chicory?
• High mineral content and richer in trace
elements than any other forage.
• Good tolerance to drought, acid soils and
major pests.
• Rapid regrowth after grazing.
• Reduces the effect of internal parasites.
• Does not cause bloat.
• Can deliver lamb growth rates of 300-
400g/day.
• Provides high quality feed throughout the
summer.
LAMB FINISHER
2/3 year for intensive finishing
2kg Puna II chicory
2kg Merviot red clover
1.25kg AberRuby red clover
with White Clover – for improved
ground cover during late autumn
2kg Puna II chicory
1.5kg Merviot red clover
1kg AberRuby red clover
1 kg AberConcord white clover
Puna II chicory is also available as a straight
(sow at 2kg/acre) or for inclusion in
AberHSG grass seed mixtures.
AberHSG mixtures are
also available from us.
How to grow Puna II Chicory.
• Sow in the spring or autumn.
• Needs a well drained soil.
• Drill to a maximum depth of 10mm or
broadcast.
• Use slug bait to improve establishment.
• Responds well to N (hence sowing with
clover).
• NPK requirements are similar to a grass
sward.
• Graze when the crop is 150-200mm (6”-
8”) and when the plants have sufficient
root structure to tolerate grazing.
• Graze rotationally for short spells for
best results.
• Graze to avoid flower heads developing
(except once a year in the autumn as this
can aid persistency).
• Do not graze hard, especially in wet
conditions.
• Limit intake in dairy cow rations to 25%
of dry matter intake to avoid milk taint.
PUNA II HSG LEY
3/4 year ley as a general livestock
grazer and beef finisher
1.75kg Puna II chicory
1.5kg AberConcord white clover
2kg AberEcho hybrid ryegrass
2kg AberEve hybrid ryegrass
4kg AberMagic perennial ryegrass
Puna II Chicory AGRICULTURAL GRASS MIXTURES
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Forage & Root Crop Selector FORAGE & ROOT
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Winfred
Swift
Kale
Stubble
Turnips
Forage Rape
- Emerald
Fodder Beet
Swedes
Maincrop
Turnips
Brassica +
Grass Mixtures
Forage Rye
Forage Maize
Forage Crop
Mixtures
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Feed/Harvest Feed from store
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Forage & Root Crop Selector
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Feed/Harvest Fed as silage Harvested Fed as silage
Seed Treatments
WATCH OUT – FLEA BEETLE ABOUT
Over the past few years we have seen many crops devastated overnight by flea beetle
attacks. They defoliate crops shortly after emergence with the usual result of a crop
failure. We therefore advise that you select ‘flea beetle treated’ seed for peace of mind
on crops drilled up to at least the end of July.
* As requirement of product registration, ‘flea beetle treated’ seed may only be drilled and not broadcast.

WINFRED
Sow: April-August
Use: June-December
Sowing Rate: 1½-2½kg/acre broadcast
Pack: 5kg, 10kg and 25kg
Seed Treatment: Undressed or ‘Flea Beetle
Treated’
Its yield is similar or better than stubble
turnips, but due to its continuous leaf
production, retains quality over a longer
period. If grazed at about eight weeks and
back fenced, it can re-grow to produce two
good crops of very palatable forage before
the autumn.
• Perfect for summer grazing.
• A forage of approximately 19% protein in
just 8-10 weeks.
• High seedling vigour gives establishment
reliability.
• High leaf to stem ratio and good disease
resistance gives excellent palatability.
• Bolting resistance produces reliable high
quality summer grazing.
• Proven palatability in grazing trials.
• Better re-growth potential than other
varieties.
• Better winter hardiness than stubble
turnips.
Hybrid Brassicas
SWIFT
Sow: April-September
Use: June-April
Sowing Rate: 2kg/acre broadcast
Pack: 5kg
Seed Treatment: Undressed or ‘Flea Beetle
Treated’
It is probably most ideally sown after
a harvest of cereals where its winter
hardiness can be best exploited. We have
found that correct seed rates are key to
producing a top crop – too low and the
leaf:stem ratio falls – so do not be tempted
to cut seed rates.
• Ready to graze in 90-110 days.
• Has great re-growth potential.
• Flexible sowing dates.
• 12.8ME and 15-24% in crude protein.
Hybrid Brassicas FORAGE & ROOT
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Kale – Stubble Turnips FORAGE & ROOT
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Sow: April-July
Use: September-March
Sowing Rate: 1½-2kg/acre broadcast
Pack: 1kg
Seed Treatment: Rovral, Thiram & Sepiret Seed
Coat or ‘Flea Beetle Treated’
Kale is ideal for fresh green autumn or winter
forage as grass availability declines. High in
protein (circa 17%) and energy (11ME), it is a
highly digestible feed of fairly low dry matter.
It is potentially the highest yielding brassica,
although slower establishing than rape and
needing longer to reach optimum yield.
Our recommended variety for stock feeding
purposes is MARIS KESTREL. We feel this
offers marginal benefits over its rivals like
Bittern and Pinfold.
Those using kale as a game cover crop and
for subsequent feeding to stock should see
our section on kale as a game crop where we
recommend the use of Goldeneye.
Sow: April-September
Use: June-December
Sowing Rate: 2-3kg/acre broadcast
Pack: 5kg or 25kg
Seed Treatment: Untreated or ‘Flea Beetle Treated’.
A fast growing catch crop which produces a
crop of around 11ME for grazing usually some
12 to 16 weeks from sowing. It is flexible
in its use and has a wide sowing window.
To improve bulb size, sowing rates can be
reduced down to 1kg per acre.
Kale
Stubble Turnips
MARIS KESTREL
A leafy dwarf hybrid which has a superior
leaf to stem ratio which converts into
improved animal performances. Short stems
bred for low stem fibre content and high
digestibility. It is resistant to lodging, has
good winter hardiness and vigorous early
growth. The growth habit of Maris Kestrel,
unlike some other kale varieties, makes it
equally suited to sheep and cattle feeding.
GRUNER ANGELITER NEW
A very high yielding variety with good
winter hardiness and excellent feeding
quality. In trials, fresh yields have been 10%
higher than Bittern. A proven variety in New
Zealand.
VOLLENDA
The most popular option for summer feeding due
to its 60:40 leaf to root ratio. It is also suitable
for winter feeding. Its resistance to bolting is
unrivalled, it has the highest yield potential and
an excellent speed of growth. All in all a very
consistent performer.
BARKANT
High dry matter yield, very winter hardy, well
proven and reliable. Its yield balance is nearer to
50:50 leaf to root making it particularly suited to
sheep and for late summer or autumn feeding.

Forage Rape
Sow: May-September
Use: July-December
Sowing Rate: 1½-3kg/acre broadcast
Pack: 5kg or 25kg
Seed Treatment: Untreated
Provides relatively lower yields per acre of energy and protein than kale but can produce
a catch crop within six weeks of planting. Fresh weight yields are not dissimilar to stubble
turnips but the crop holds its quality over a longer period and is more efficiently utilised. It’s an
excellent choice as an autumn or winter feed for finishing lambs.
RAP-TOR
16% Winfred Forage Rape
84% Tornado Ryegrass
Sow: June to August
Sowing Rate: 8-10kg/acre
Pack: 25kg
Blended to produce a flexible summer or autumn
grazing mix which can be grazed 2 or 3 times.
Both are fast growing products and so light grazing
at 8-10 weeks is essential to optimise the ability of
the mix to re-grow. Widely used for cow grazing
or finishing lambs. The key is to not overgraze the
Winfred to encourage re-growth. As the season
progresses, the grass dominates the mixture and
this can be taken through to the following spring
to provide a cut or graze.
FODDER BEET
Sow: March-May
Use: October-May
Sowing Rate: 50,000 seeds/acre drilled
Pack: 50,000 seeds (1 acre)
Sow: May-July
Use: October-February
Sowing Rate: 1-2kg/acre
Brassica & Grass Mixtures
Other Forage Crops
MAINCROP TURNIPS
RAP-ITA
12% Winfred Forage Rape
44% Sultan (T) Italian Ryegrass
44% Alamo Italian Ryegrass
Sow: June to August
Sowing Rate: 8-10kg/acre
Pack: 25kg
A variation of Rap-tor providing summer or
autumn-winter grazing but over a longer period.
The grass varieties are less aggressive, produce
more leafy tillers, a denser sward and lower
fibre levels than Rap-Tor. Excellent re-growth
and useful for grazing for up to 9 months. Again
graze lightly at 8-10 weeks from sowing to ensure
optimum re-growth.
SWEDES
Sow: April-June
Use: September-March
Sowing Rate: 1-2kg/acre broadcast (natural
seed), 0.5kg/acre precision drilled (graded seed)
Pack: Natural seed – 1kg, Graded seed 0.5kg
Pack: 1kg
Seed Treatment: Rovral, Thiram
and Sepiret Seed Coat.
Forage Rape – Brassica & Grass Mixtures FORAGE & ROOT
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Introduction FORAGE MAIZE
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Forage Maize
With so many maize varieties on the market, we feel that it is essential
that we work impartially and independently of the breeders/agents
to ensure the material which we offer has a real advantage over
competitor varieties.
The key difference we believe is that all our varieties
are selected to deliver more feed value per acre.
To that end, we work with at least five different breeders
and carefully pre-evaluate all material, not only through
paper results but also in a practical situation. Many of you
will have been to one of our demonstration sites where
we gain some excellent knowledge about new varieties.
• The true value of a variety can be measured in terms of digestible yield and tonnes of
starch produced per acre. So we look closely at the TOTAL DIGESTIBLE YIELD not just the
starch % content.
• Total dry matter yield is certainly the biggest factor in determining the cost per tonne of
growing forage maize. However, we need to balance dry matter yield with fresh yield and
earliness to harvest.
• Cob ripeness is far more important than percentage dry matter of the whole plant, which
is often influenced by premature die back of leaves than it is by good cob ripeness.
• Varieties need to be proven over a range of growing conditions and years to provide
consistently good results before they are added to the Powermaize range.
• Varietal selection is only part of the key to producing a successful crop. It is our desire to
be involved with the growing of your crop to achieve the best results.
OUR AT A GLANCE GUIDE
Variety Maturity Yield Energy Starch
ES Regain 9 104 105 110
Twixxi 8 108 110 103
Data based on work done by Oliver Seeds, Mole Avon, MGA and NIAB.
Other varieties available.
We are members of the Maize Growers Association

Key Portfolio
ES REGAIN
Very Early
Combines earliness with high dry matter yields, very high
energy and high starch.
Proven and consistent.
• Key early variety in the 2011 NIAB list.
• Highest starch yield on the favourable list – 6.9t/ha
• The premier energy yielder in its class.
• Early consistent cob ripening.
• Superb early vigour – bettered by just one other variety
on the NIAB list.
• Excellent cell wall digestibility.
• In our opinion, it is more consistent than its competitor
with similar rankings.
TWIXXI
Early
Early maturity combined with exceptional forage quality.
• Estimated Maturity Class 8
• Excellent dry matter yields - 20 tonnes DM/Ha
• Initial quality data suggests: -
- Excellent starch content 30.8%
- Superb D value 71.6
- Superb ME - 11.5 MJ/Kg DM
- Excellent early vigour.
SEED TREATMENTS
Our standard seed treatment is to include a fungicidal treatment which gives some protection
against damping off diseases, blue moulds and seedling blight (e.g. Influx or Maxim). Additionally,
we add an insecticidal treatment which gives some protection against frit fly risk.
The alternatives are:
• Organic seed.
• GAUCHO, PONCHO or CRUISER treatment in addition to a fungicide treatment. These
are all systemic insecticidal treatments which gives some protection against pests including
wireworm. We recommend buying treated seed where crops of maize are being grown
following grass or there is a known wireworm problem. Seed with this treatment needs to be
ordered in good time – usually by the middle of February.
Key Portfolio FORAGE MAIZE
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Game Crop Selector GAME CROPS
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Game Crops
A successful game crop creates the basis for a successful shooting season, be it for sport or
commercial opportunity. Developments over recent years in this sector have been significant
and we work closely with DLF Trifolium in evaluating new crops and methods of sowing
through their nationwide work with gamekeepers and extensive trial plots in Worcestershire.
Gamekeepers will all too well know the importance of correct preparation: weed control, liming
fertiliser and muck, weed control to name but a few. Our FACTS trained Direct Sales staff
would be pleased to assist in soil testing and recommendation on soil nutrition.
Species Lowest pH
tolerance
Seed Bed Fertiliser Required (kg/ha) Drill Depth Row width if
drilled (cm)
N P K (cm)
Buckwheat 6.0 35 105 210 1-2.5 20-35
Canary Grass 6.0 55 28 28 1.5 70-90
Fodder Radish 5.5 40 15 20 1-2.5 25-30
Jonty 6.0 110 55 55 1-2 Varies
Kale 5.4 100 50 120 1 50
Linseed 6.0 40 75 65 1-2 8-18
Maize 6.0 80 85 205 6 75
Mustard 5.4 Lodging can be brought on by excess fertiliser Broadcast -
Quinoa 6.0 100 50 120 1.5 45
Sorghum 6.0 100 50 120 2.5-4 45-50
Sunflower 6.5 Ensure adequate P but very little K 4 75
Texsel Greens 5.4 110 55 55 1-2 Varies
Triticale 4.9 125 0 0 2.5 12-16
White Millet 6.0 60 30 30 1-1.5 35-45
Yellow Blossom Sweet
Clover
6.0 30 0 0 0.5 75
Mixtures
Ambush Millet Mix 6.0 60 30 30 1-1.5 35-45
Decoy Game Mix 6.0 80 40 96 Broadcast -
Four Ten Mix 5.5 185 90 220 6 75
Kwik Fix 5.5 Lodging can be brought on by excess fertiliser 1-2 40
Millgame Millet Mix 6.0 60 30 30 1-1.5 35-45
Overdrive Mix 6.0 100 50 120 2.5 45-50
Over ‘N Under Sorghum
Mix
6.0 100 50 120 2.5-4 45-50
Sundown Mix 6.0 60 60 80 5-6 75-100
Traditional Game Cover Mix 6.0 80 40 96 Broadcast -
Triple Maize Blend 5.6 80 85 205 6 75
Zoom Brassica Mix 5.5 110 55 55 1-2 Varies
The following key is used under each crop or mixture featured in this section:
Feed Indicates the crop is suitable as a feed source
Cover Indicates the crop is suitable as a cover crop
kg/acre Recommended sowing rate

Minor Crops
BUCKWHEAT
Feed & Cover 20kg/acre Pack size: 5 kilos
Frost susceptible. Good for chicks. A thick, bushy plant which produces plenty of nectar.
CANARY GRASS
Cover 2.5kg/acre Pack size: 1 kilo
Holdfast Canary Grass gives a valuable nesting cover which will last up to 10 years if thinned
out annually. Reed Canary Grass is the UK native version of Holdfast but is better on exposed
sites and its strong stems and broad leaves provide better cover.
FORAGE RAPESEED
Cover 2.5kg/acre Pack size: 5 kilos
An alternative to kale that establishes and grows rapidly. A versatile, easy to grow cover crop.
JONTY
Cover 2.5kg/acre Pack size: 1 kilo
A brassica with rapid bolting tendencies which will provide cover within 6 weeks. Produces a
turnip like root but grows seed like rape, 2’-3’ in height. The canopy has an open bottom and will
provide rapid cover through to Christmas.
LINSEED
Feed & Cover 25kg/acre Pack size: 25 kilos
A quick and easy to establish cover crop especially useful for partridges. Good as a mixture with
kale or triticale or where a break from kale is required.
MUSTARD
Cover 5-8kg/acre Pack size: 5 kilos
An economical crop which is drought tolerant but not winter hardy so use as an early cover.
Suitable for undersowing in other crops.
TEXSEL GREENS
Feed & Cover 2.5kg/acre Pack size: 1 kilo
A frost hardy cover crop superior to mustard. Produces a canopy on sturdy stems up to 5’ tall which
remains standing throughout the shooting season. Rapid growth also helps suppress weed ingression.
YELLOW BLOSSOM SWEET CLOVER
Cover 2.5-3kg/acre Pack size: 1 kilo
A crop that will last for up to 2 years as it is self regenerating. Excellent early vigour, stiff woody
stems and often considerable seed production. Grows up to 6 feet high and often grown with
kale which dominates in year one while the clover takes over in the second year.
Minor Crops GAME CROPS
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Key Game Crops GAME CROPS
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Key Game Crops
FODDER RADISH
Cover 5kg/acre Pack size: 5 kilos
Excellent rescue crop, especially where club root may be a problem. Similar to mustard,
it produces a leafy, dense plant which will reach 3 feet in 6-8 weeks. Frost susceptible and
therefore only of use until Christmas as a cover crop.
GAME MAIZE
Feed & Cover 45/50,000 seed acre pack Pack size: 1 acre
We now offer three different options: Rapid Fire, Late Shot and Triple Maize Blend.
Rapid Fire is our standard option offering: a short, stiff stem with good standing power, a low
cob carriage allowing easy access for the birds, early maturing to achieve good cobbing, good
early vigour to ensure successful establishment, exceptional winter hardiness to provide cover
through into February and seed with the highest vigour and germination.
Late Shot is our newest game maize. It’s a very late variety which may produce a small cob but
it appears to be of less interest to rabbits, rats and badgers than standard varieties due to its
maturity type.
Triple Maize Blend is detailed under our Game Mixtures section.
KALE
Cover 1-2kg/acre Pack size: 1 kilo
Kale is of probably the most popular cover crop
grown in the UK. It can be grown for one season
only (and then often utilised by livestock farmers as
a late feed for sheep or cattle) or if grown into the
second year can provide a degree of feed.
We recommend sowing the variety Goldeneye for
game cover. A giant kale with a leafy top, strong
stem, good winter hardiness and good tolerance to
disease. In SAC trials, this variety achieved a higher
vigour score than Caledonian and equal or better
club root tolerance.
QUINOA
Feed & Cover 2-4kg/acre Pack size: 1 kilo
An easy to establish, specialist game cover variety capable of providing huge amounts of high
protein seed from its flame red heads. Game birds (and greenfinches!) are readily attracted and
held by its seed production. Often grown with kale to support the stems which can lodge under
the weight of seed produced and also the kale provides some ground cover to both reduce
weed competition and provide bird shelter. (see Overdrive mixture)

SORGHUM – DWARF or GRAIN
Feed & Cover 8kg/acre Pack size: 8 kilos
An easy to establish, vigorous hybrid variety
which has large leaves, is short (3’-4’) and will
stand throughout the season. It provides ideal
cover and a warm holding and feeding area for
birds. It is very drought tolerant and can be
used as a flushing point around maize, say, as
well as being good for finches! Ideal as a club
root break crop.
SORGHUM – GIANT
Cover 12kg/acre Pack size: 12 kilos
Produces a dense cover that can be up to 6’ high if left uncut and is susceptible to lodging. It
works well as a shelterbelt for warmth and it is useful for flushing as it encourages the birds to
lift above the cover. Drought tolerant. Good companion to maize (see Four Ten mixture).
SUNFLOWER
Feed & Cover 5kg/acre Pack size: 5 kilos
The super dwarf sunflower, Diamond, has excellent standing power and the low carriage of the
large heads makes seeds readily available to ground feeding birds. We also offer a hybrid dwarf
sunflower type as well as a standard sunflower. With these two types, the best will be made by
swiping down as required. Sunflowers are best when used as part of a game mix or with a strong
cover crop like kale. Their feed contribution is mainly early. Grow only one in every four years.
TRITICALE
Feed & Cover 50kg/acre Pack size: 25 kilos
Winter varieties should be sown by the end of February but we would recommend you sow
a true spring type variety which has no vernalisation requirement. Good cover and feeding in
marginal, low fertility, drought prone areas. Unique in its tolerance of rabbit attacks.
WHITE MILLET
Feed & Cover 5kg/acre Pack size: 5 kilos
Early maturing white millet produced in the Northern hemisphere will produce a supply of up to
1t/acre of small seeds for birds if grown as a monoculture. It is often sown in conjunction with
maize or kale to provide feed and flushing areas. It is vigorous although frost susceptible and will
grow to a height of 3’. Ideally suited as a windbreak or flushing point. White millet is preferred as
a straight as it has wider leaves and a better standing power than red millet.
Key Game Crops GAME CROPS
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Game Cover Mixtures GAME CROPS
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AMBUSH MILLET MIX
Feed & Cover 5kg/acre 1 acre pack
3kg White Millet
2kg Japanese Reed Millet
The Japanese reed millet provides season
long cover for flushing while the white
millet will provide feed to hold the birds in
the cover. Ideally suited for use as a wind
proof belt or flushing point around maize.
Exceptionally winter hardy allowing it to be
used right through the shooting season.
DECOY GAME MIX
Feed & Cover 8kg/acre 1 acre pack
3kg Intermediate Sorghum
2kg Dwarf Sorghum
1.5kg Red Millet
1.5kg White Millet
Designed on the same principles as our
Traditional Game Cover Mix but without
the sunflowers and maize. Ideal for more
exposed and margin areas.
FOUR TEN
Feed & Cover 14kg/acre 1 acre pack
10kg Game Maize
4kg Dwarf Sorghum
Dwarf sorghum provides the added warmth
and cover below the maize whilst the
mixture will provide season long cover
and some feed. Both crops have similar
husbandry techniques. Excellent for club
root prone sites with great standing ability.
Game Cover Mixtures
KWIK FIX
Feed & Cover 5kg/acre 1 acre pack
1.5kg Mustard
3.5kg Fodder Radish
Ideal for replacing or patching failed spring
game covers, this is a unique combination
of the fastest growing game cover species.
Fodder radish can provide 2’ of quality cover
in approximately 6 weeks and has the benefit
of being immune to clubroot. Mustard
increases the cover element and prolongs
the cover period. Unlikely to provide full
season cover.
MILLGAME MILLET MIX
Feed 5kg/acre 1 acre pack
2.5kg White Millet
2.5kg Red Millet
Red millet matures earlier than the white
millet thus extending the feeding period. Red
millet does have some limited cover appeal
and the mix does have a dense canopy.
Red millet also acts as a support for the
somewhat weak standing power of white
millet. Can be sown as a straight or sown
into a crop of game maize or kale to add
feed value and improve crop density.
OVERDRIVE
Feed & Cover 2.5kg/acre 1 acre pack
1.25kg Quinoa
1.25kg Kale (flea beetle treated)
Our top selling mixture. The excellent cover
of kale for shelter and the high protein feed
of quinoa is combined in this most universal
of cover and feed mixes. The kale also helps
the quinoa to remain standing.

OVER ‘N UNDER SORGHUM MIX
Cover 8kg/acre 1 acre pack
A combination of two differing heights of sorghum. The shorter gives protection from predators
while the taller acts as a windbreak.
Feed & Cover 13kg/acre 1 acre pack
11.5kg Game Maize
1.50kg Dwarf Sunflower
Feed & Cover 10kg/acre 1 acre pack
3kg Game Maize
1.75kg White Millet
1.5kg Red Millet
1.5kg Buckwheat
1kg Kale
0.75kg Dwarf Sunflower
0.25kg Forage Rapeseed
0.25kg Mustard
SUNDOWN MIX
Combines the feeding potential of sunflower
and maize to ensure optimum utilisation of the
sunflower crop.
TRADITIONAL GAME COVER MIX
TRIPLE MAIZE BLEND
A traditional mixture of species specially
selected for its feed and cover qualities.
Designed for a full season of cover to provide
effective holding, feed and cover for all types
of game birds. The mix will also attract insects
to benefit all bird life. The mix should also
ensure that even in a bad season something
will grow! Also consider our Decoy Game Mix.
Feed & Cover 45,000 seeds/acre 1 acre
This mixture of early, intermediate and late maturing varieties which improves cover and extends
the feeding period. It is also true to say that it is difficult to find one variety which can deliver all
the ideal attributes for a game maize crop. By blending, it is likely that more attributes favourable
to game birds will be present than in a single variety stand.
Cover 2.5kg/acre 2 acre pack
2.5kg Winfred Hybrid Brassica
2.5kg Napoleon Forage Rape
ZOOM BRASSICA MIXTURE
A vigorous and quick growing mixture which
is ideal for replacing failed crops or patching
spring sown crops. High seedling vigour gives
a reliable establishment of a high leaf to stem
ratio crop. Flea beetle treatment is available on
this mixture.
Game Cover Mixtures GAME CROPS
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EQUESTRIAN GRASS SEED MIXTURES
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Equestrian Grass Seed Mixtures
This specialist and large market deserves the dedicated attention we give it. Pasture
management and requirements for equines is very different to the agricultural sector.
MA Equiley – ideal general purpose horse and pony paddock mix. Also ideal for overseeding
worn out grazing and exercise paddocks.
Olivers Horse Herb Grazing Mix – for grazing interest and palatability in horse paddocks.
Olivers Pro 45 Event Mix – slow growing for low maintenance paddocks and riding areas.
Olivers Meadow Hay Mix – for top quality horse hay.
Olivers Haylage Mix – for baled horsehage production.
1.50kg SHANDON •
Perennial Ryegrass
2.00kg BREE •
Perennial Ryegrass
5.00kg OHIO •
Perennial Ryegrass
2.00kg MAURICE (T) •
Perennial Ryegrass
2.00kg MAXIMA •
Creeping Red Fescue
1.50kg COMER •
Timothy
• Specialist mixture that provides
a diverse nutritional base to
enhance palatability and grazing
interest.
• 20kg pack.
• Produces an exceptionally dense and easily
maintained sward.
• Steady production throughout the growing
season.
• Meadow grasses included for extreme wet
and dry conditions.
• Herbs included for increased mineral
uptake and a balanced diet.
• Creeping red fescue included to infill,
repair and bind the sward for greater
durability.
• Includes palatable but easily grazed grasses
preferred by horses.
MA EQUILEY
HORSE HERB GRAZING MIX
A quality, long term mixture producing a hard
wearing, palatable sward for grazing by horses
and ponies or can be cut for hay if required.
The inclusion of strong creeping red fescue
ensures good shoot density and minimises
trampling damage in wet conditions.
4.8kg Ohio PRG
3.4kg Strong Creeping Red Fescue
2.6kg Laura Meadow Fescue
0.6kg Teno Small Leaved Timothy
0.6kg Winnetou Timothy
2kg Southlands Crested Dogstail
2kg Donata Cocksfoot
1.4kg Rough Stalked Meadow Grass
0.6kg Kromi Creeping Bent
1.4kg Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
0.4kg Mixed Herbs
0.2kg Small Leaved White Clover
Reseeding – 15-21kg per acre
Over seeding – 10-15kg per acre

• Specialist slow growing mixture
for low maintenance paddocks
and hard riding areas.
• 20kg pack.
• Produces exceptionally dense and easily
maintained sward.
• Steady production throughout the growing
season.
• Very slow growth for ease of maintenance.
MEADOW HAY MIX
• Specialist mixture for producing
top quality hay for horses.
• 13.25kg pack.
• Good early spring growth for early
grazing if required.
• Potential for high yields of top quality hay.
• High dry matter varieties for fast drying
of hay crops.
• Broad range of species for optimum
nutrition.
• Good sward density for extended grazing
season.
• Can easily be used as a grazing paddock if
hay is not required.
• Available with herbal mixture for
enhanced nutrition.
4kg Premium Int PRG
3kg Pastour Late PRG
4kg Laura Meadow Fescue
2kg Winnetou Timothy
0.45kg Southlands Crested Dogstail
0.05kg Sweet Vernal Grass
14kg per acre.
PRO MASTER 45 EVENT MIX
• Lower percentage of Perennial ryegrass
using only turf type.
• Good wear tolerance and recovery rate.
6kg Cassiopeai Perennial Ryegrass
7kg Herald Strong Creeping Red Fescue
4kg Calliope Chewings Fescue
2kg Miracle Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
1kg Highland Browntop Bent
Sow at 35-50g/m2
HAYLAGE MIX
• A carefully designed formula
to meet the needs of this
expanding market.
• 14kg pack.
• High percentage of diploids for rapid
drying.
• High fibre content for a balanced diet.
• Top yielding varieties for maximum
output.
• Will last for 3 to 4 years.
• Easily adapted for aftermath grazing.
• Ligunda is a diploid hybrid that produces
high yields without the moisture and
in the second half of the season –
important for haymaking.
• Two new Festulolium species are added
to provide fibre, drought tolerance and
yield to the mix.
4kg Premium Intermediate PRG
3kg Citeliac (T) Hybrid RG
2.5kg Lofa Festulolium
2.5kg Hykor Festulolium
2kg Ligunda Hybrid RG
14kg per acre
EQUESTRIAN GRASS SEED MIXTURES
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Green Manuring ENVIRONMENT & AMENITY
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Green Manuring
There are a number of crops available for use as a green manure. Here is our selection of the
crops available for use, the choice being affected by sowing time, problems anticipated in a
rotation and specifically the following crop. There are many examples of linked pests or diseases,
so avoid choosing green cover crops from the same plant family.
Species Sowing Date
CRIMSON
CLOVER
April-
September
Ability to
suppress
weeds
Ability
to retain
nutrients
Ability to add
fertility
Weed seed
risk
Low
A fast growing clover with brilliant red flowers which produces 2-3 tonnes of biomass per acre
with flowers in the year of sowing. Normally sown between July and September for autumn
cover before winter or spring crops. It can also be used for finishing lambs but is not persistent
under hard grazing. Sow at 6kg per acre and available in 5/10kg packs.
FODDER
July-August Low
RADISH
Ideal for improving soil structure, it should be ploughed down after about 10 weeks to avoid the
mass of material associated with the crop when the stems are fully developed. See Fodder Radish
on page 24. Sow at 3kg/acre.
FORAGE
May-August low
RAPE
A brassica which is becoming more widely used for green cover. Though not as fast growing as
mustard or fodder radish, rape does not bolt. It is also fairly hardy and keeps green through to
February by which time it should be grazed off or ploughed down. See Forage Rape on page 18.
April-
MUSTARD
low
September
Probably the best selling species for annual green manuring because of its relatively low cost and
rapid establishment. Plough in at the onset of flowering to reduce incorporation problems.
PHACELIA April-August moderate
It is an excellent weed smothering crop which is not related to arable or forage crops grown
in the UK and so creates a real break. It produces a mass of mauve flowers which attract bees,
wasps and hover flies. It can be sown in either spring or autumn and sequential plantings can
provide an excellent nectar source. It grows rapidly and requires incorporation after around 8
weeks. Sow at 4kg/acre and supplied in 5kg packs.
March-
RYEGRASS
moderate
September
The use of mixtures like MA Rocket or Olivers Tornado (see page 5/12) will be ideal for fast
establishment and the mopping up of soil nutrient reserves. Incorporate before the seed head
appears. Alternatively, the use of a MA Set Aside mixture with the inclusion of clover (MASA 2 or
MASA 4) will add fertility building qualities.
March-
VETCHES
low
September
Vetches produce around 8 tonnes of biomass in a very short time span (12-14 weeks). They
significantly increase mineral nitrogen and should be ploughed in before maturity.
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Environmental Mixtures
We offer a range of mixtures which meet the need under ELS and other schemes. We are able
to formulate to any specific requirements you may have as well as offering from stock:
Margin & Beetle Mix (BGM 1)
Margin & Beetle without Cocksfoot Mix (BGM 2)
Margin & Beetle + Clover Mix (BGM 3)
Margin & Beetle + Wild Flowers (BGM 4)
Countryside Flora Mix (WF1)
Wild Bird Mix - Annual (WBS3)
Our top selling mixtures are
WILD BIRD SEED MIX - ANNUAL (WBS 1)
• Pack Size 20kg
• Provides no cover in the second year.
• Sowing rate 40-50kg/ha
• Provides shelter in open cover.
70% Spring Cereal
16% Linseed
5% Quinoa
• Seed shed will occur through late autumn
and winter period.
5% White Millet
4% Red Millet
• Pack size 20kg
WILD BIRD SEED MIX – 2 YEAR MIX (WBS 2)
• Sowing rate 40-50kg/ha
• Provides better shelter in open cover than
mix WBS1.
• Seed shed will occur through late autumn
and winter period.
• Pack size 20kg
• Sowing rate 40-50kg/ha
• Provides feed in the fall of the year
following sowing.
• Kale and sweet clover included to provide
cover and feed in the second year.
70% Spring Cereal
10% Kale
10% Quinoa
5% Fodder Radish
5% White Millet
WILD BIRD SEED MIX – AUTUMN SOWN (WBA 1)
• Pack Size 10kg
• Extra feed for bees and insects.
• Attractive colour in field margins.
• Excellent drought tolerance.
20% Meadow Fescue
15% Creeping Red Fescue
15% Tall Fescue
12.5% Cocksfoot
70% Winter Cereal
20% Winter Vetches
10% Oil Seed Rape (Double Low)
POLLEN & NECTAR MIX (BPN)
12.5% Timothy
5% Smooth Meadow Grass
5% Sainfoin
3% Red Clover
3% Alsike
3% Birdsfoot Trefoil
3% Black Medick
3% Early English Winter Vetch
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Wildlife & Amenity Seeds ENVIRONMENT & AMENITY
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Wildlife & Amenity Seeds
We offer a complete range of seeds for habitat creation, landscaping and sports areas
for perhaps what could be called more specialist jobs from the successful and proven
Masterline range.
PRO MASTER for landscape areas including caravan parks, embankments, verges etc.
PRO MASTER for sports turfs including bowling greens, cricket fields,
football pitches, golf courses etc.
PRO TURF for turf producers
PRO FLORA for wildflower mixtures suitable for amenity landscaping
and habitat creation.
For a complete catalogue showing the Masterline range of amenity grasses, wild flowers and
fertilisers, please contact us.
Our branches offer the boxed seed range
from Johnsons as well as our own brand
range.
DLF Trifolium are the world’s largest
producer of grass seed producing 45%
of the grass seed grown within the EU.
There could be little better resources
available to us than those offered by DLF
in terms of technical support, research
and development, quality and service.
It is this resource that has enabled us to
develop the MA Range of Lawngrass
Seeds which we feature here.
Amenity Grass Seeds

A hard wearing mixture which will be ideal for general purpose landscaping
and lawns.
50% PLATINUM
Amenity Perennial Ryegrass
50% HERALD
Strong Creeping Red Fescue
MA Lawngrass Mixtures
All lawngrass is available in convenient 5kg packs or 20kg
packs where maximum economy is achieved.
MA LEISURE LAWN
Sowing rate: 25-35g/m 2
(Increase to 50g/m 2 if seedbed quality is
poor)
A 5kg pack will sow approximately
170m 2
A 20kg pack will sow approximately
680m 2
Mow down to 13mm.
MA TOP LAWN
An economical, fine textured mixture which is not too demanding with regard
to maintenance. Suitable for landscaping and lawns.
70% HERALD
Strong Creeping Red Fescue
25% LEGENDE
Chewings Fescue
5% HIGHLAND
Browntop Bent
Sowing rate: 35-50g/m2 A 5kg pack will sow approximately
140m2 A 20kg pack will sow approximately
560m2 Mow down to 13mm.
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