Summer Pastures
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Summer Pasture Seeds
Whether you’re looking to rejuvenate grazing land or establish new pastures, our comprehensive range of summer pastures provides the perfect foundation for a complete summer fodder flow.
Smutsfinger (Smutsvingergras)
Characteristics: A perennial summer growing grass which is palatable as grazing and makes good hay...
Crown Vetch (Kroonwieke)
Characteristics: A hardy perennial legume for grazing or hay production. Frost resistant. Gives satisfactory results...
Dolichos Bean (Dolichos Boon)
Characteristics: An annual aggressive summer legume grown for grazing, hay and silage production. Very good...
Jap Millet (Japenese Millet)
Jap Millet is a fast growing summer grass that can be planted and grown during...
Summer Forage Mixtures
Agricol’s summer forage mixtures Agricol’s summer forage mixtures offer easier seed handling, coated product, more...
Saltbush (Oumansoutbos)
Characteristics: Saltbush is an important strategic drought resistant crop. Grows vegetatively during the summer with...
Bahia Grass (Paspalum)
Characteristics: This is a perennial dry land grass that will do well in wet vlei...
Weeping Lovegrass (Oulandsgras)
Characteristics: A perennial summer growing grass, produces good quality hay. Cut before it gets too...
Rhodesgrass
Characteristics: Palatable, fast establishing perennial summer grass. Does not like heavy grazing and is usually...
Bottle Brush Grass (Borseltjiegras)
Characteristics: A palatable grazing grass ensuring good intake, and makes good hay as well as...
Melilotus Alba – Sweet White Clover (Soetwitblomklawer)
Add Value with white sweet clover (Melilotus Alba)! Why Melilotus Alba? Melilotus Alba is a...
Mooirivier Mixture (Mooirivier Mengsel)
Habitat: Areas with a yearly rainfall of 500mm or more. Components: Smutsfinger (Digitaria eriantha) Rhodes...
Forage Sorghum (Voersorghum)
View our latest Forage Sorghum pamphlet: ENGLISH HUNNIGREEN: (Sweet sorghum × Sweet sorghum) Photo periodic...
Pearl Millet (Babala)
Characteristics:
- Suitable for grazing and cutting 8 weeks after planted.
- No Bloat.
Cowpeas (Akkerbone)
General Information: Cowpeas have an indefinite growth habit. Early plantings thus yield more vegetative growth...
Perennial Sorghum (Meerjarige Voersorghum)
Characteristics: A drought tolerant perennial forage sorghum. Can be grazed with cattle from a height...
Blue Buffalograss (Bloubuffelgras)
Characteristics: Drought tolerant grass used for grazing and hay production. For best quality graze grass...
White buffalograss (Witbuffelgras)
Characteristics: An indigenous perennial grass capable of high DM production up to 12 tons per...
Teff
Teff is an annual grass used for grazing and hay. The first cuttings can be...
Sunhemp (Sonhennop)
Characteristics: An annual summer legume grown mainly for green manuring but can also be grazed....
Lespedeza (Armmanslusern)
Characteristics: A warm season legume for grazing and hay production. No bloat. Will do on...
Teff
Cultivar: SA Brown
Teff is an annual grass used for grazing and hay. The first cuttings can be done 65-75 days after establishment. Tef should not grow too high as the height can influence its standing ability, cut teff prior to first flowering.
Summer Forage Mixtures
Mixtures: Mooirivier, Waterberg, Bosveld, Kalahari
Our variety of coated summer forage mixtures offer easier seed handling, and is suited for most soil types.
Bahia Grass
Paspalum
Bahia grass is a perennial dry land grass that will do well in wet vlei areas and soils which are not all that fertile. It is cold sensitive, does not like sandy soils or dry, hot climates.
Hunnigreen
Forage Sorghum
Voersorghum
Our Forage Sorghum is an excellent standing hay in the winter, and offers good grazing during summer. Hunnigreen is highly palatable and has a high sugar content and good regrowth ability.
Weeping Lovegrass
Oulandsgras
Weeping Lovegrass is a perennial summer growing grass that produces good quality hay. Good spring and early summer grazing DM production varies between 6 and 14 tons/ha. Easy to establish, does not foggage well. Weeping Lovegrass’ carrying capacity is between 1.5 to 4 MLU during the summer and moisture conditions.