Aber HSG 1 Milk and Meat Production

Aber HSG 1 is your best choice when looking for a high-performance general-purpose grass sward. It contains a mixture of high sugar grasses for high digestibility and increased dry matter intake and produces a dense sward that resists poaching.

High-performance forage seed

Aber HSG 1 is ideally suited to set-stock grazing while also offering the potential for a heavy, high-quality silage cut in late May. It is best cut 5-10 days before its heading date. The mix includes a white clover blend as standard. Chicory and plantain can also be included for added drought tolerance and sward variety.

With good management, an Aber HSG 1 pasture maintains quality for five to seven years.

Benefits of Aber HSG 1 grass seed mixture

• High digestibility to drive dry matter intakes
• Suitable for all grazing stock (NB. unsuitable for horses)
• Long-term sward with options for a variety of farm requirements
• Outstanding grazing yield and grazing D-value
• Lower ammonia and methane excretion reduce environmental impact
• 100% high-ranking Aber HSG perennial ryegrasses
• Available with chicory and plantain

White clover seed blend

The ability to fix nitrogen, reducing the requirement and cost of fertiliser applications, is a major benefit of including white clover seed in a perennial ryegrass grass mixture.

It also increases grass intake by livestock through its influence on rumen digestion and promotes summer grazing when grass productivity might be slowing up in drier conditions. Clover also provides a source of added protein.

The variety of clover used in the Aber HSG mixtures complements the sward’s primary use. Aber HSG1 includes AberDairy for its suitability for grazing and cutting regimes.

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