Perrenial Mixes

These two perrenial pasture mixes are what the milking cows are currently grazing.

Perrenial Pasture Mix 1

Paddocks: 9, 18, 19, 20, 26 and 30

Seed Functional Group
Broome Grass
Chichory Herb
Cocksfoot Grass
Companion planting lucerne Legume
Fescue Grass
Festulolium Grass
Perennial Ryegrass Grass
Phalaris Grass
Plantain Herb
Praire Grass Grass
Radish Brassica
Ryecorn Cereal
Sheeps burnett Herb
Strawberry clover Legume
Timothy Grass

Note: Please note that our initial consultants would not provide the rate of each seed in their blends, which is one of the reasons we have found a new provider.

Perrenial Pasture Mix 2

Paddocks: Paddocks: 1, 2 and 8

Seed Kg/Ha Functional Group
White clover 2 Legume
Timothy 3 Grass
Sheeps Burnett 0.5 Herb
Ryegrass 2 Grass
Red Clover 4 Legume
Prairie Grass 2 Grass
Plantain 0.5 Herb
Phalaris 2 Grass
Meadow Fescue 4 Grass
Grazing Brome 5 Grass
Cocksfoot 4 Grass
Chicory 1 Herb
Black Medic 1 Legume
Birds foot trefoil 2 Legume

Annual Setup Crop

The annual set up crops were sown following the termination of ryegrass/white clover. The theory behind the set up crops are that they stimulate soil biology and improve soil health, so the perrennial pastures preform better once sown.

Annual Setup Mix 1

Paddocks: 9 and 19

Seed Kg/Ha Functional Group
Fine Stem Kale 1.5 Brassica
Thick Stem Kale 1 Brassica
Sudan Grass 0.2 Grass
Swede 0.3 Brassica
Turnip 0.3 Brassica
Crimson Clover 0.5 Legume
Persian Clover 0.1 Legume
Balansa Clover 0.5 Legume
Yellow Mustard 1 Brassica
Sunflower 2 Broadleaf
Vetch 5 Legume
Lunch Radish 1 Brassica
Lupins 2 Legume
Annual Ryegrass 0.4 Grass
Red Lentils 2 Legume
Beans 6 Legume
Buckwheat 7 Cereal
Linseed 3 Broadleaf
Ryecorn 15 Cereal
Barley 10 Cereal
Black Oats 10 Cereal

Annual Setup Mix 2

Paddocks: 20

Seed Kg/Ha Functional Group
Annual Ryegrass 0.4 Grass
Balansa Clover 0.5 Legume
Beans 6 Legume
Black Oats 20 Cereal
Buckwheat 7 Cereal
Crimson Clover 0.5 Legume
Linseed 1 Broadleaf
Lunch Radish 1.5 Brassica
Lupins 2 Legume
Persian Clover 0.1 Legume
Sorghum Sudan 1.5 Grass
Sudan Grass 1 Grass
Sunflower 2 Broadleaf
Swede 0.2 Brassica
Thick Stem Kale 1 Brassica
Turnip 0.5 Brassica
Vetch 12 Legume
Yellow Mustard 1 Brassica

Anual Setup Mix 3

Paddocks: 18,26 and 30

Seed Kg/Ha Functional Group
Annual Ryegrass 0.4 Grass
Balansa Clover 0.5 Legume
Beans 15 Legume
Black Oats 15 Cereal
Buckwheat 7 Cereal
Crimson Clover 0.5 Legume
Fine Stem Kale 2 Brassica
Lentils 2 Legume
Lunch Radish 2 Brassica
Lupins 2 Legume
Persian Clover 0.1 Legume
Phacelia 1 Herb
Ryecorn 10 Cereal
Sunflower 2 Broadleaf
Swede 0.2 Brassica
Vetch 12 Legume
Yellow Mustard 1 Brassica

Annual Setup Mix 4

Paddocks: 8 and 9

Seed Functional Group
Annual Ryegrass Grass
Barley Cereal
Buckwheat Cereal
Common Vetch Legume
Crimson clover Legume
Hairy Vetch Legume
Leafy turnip Brassica
Lentils Legume
Linseed Broadleaf
Lupins Legume
Mustard Seed Brassica
Oats Cereal
Pea Legume
Persian Clover Legume
Phacelia Herb
Quinoa Herb
Rape Brassica
Ryecorn Cereal
Sunflower Broadleaf
Tick beans (faba) Legume
Yellow Sweet Clover Legume

Annual Setup Mix 5

Paddocks: 2

Seed Functional Group
Annual Ryegrass Grass
Buckwheat Cereal
Common Vetch Legume
Crimson clover Legume
Leafy Turnip Brassica
Lentils Legume
Linseed Broadleaf
Lupins Legume
Millet Grass
Mustard Seed Brassica
Oats Cereal
Pea Legume
Persian Clover Legume
Phacelia Herb
Quinoa Herb
Rape Brassica
Ryecorn Cereal
Sunflower Broadleaf
Tick beans (faba) Legume
Yellow sweet clover Legume