WHY RESEED?

The level of reseeding taking place on farms is far too low & must be increased.

♦ Increased sward productivity (15 – 25%). Difference between old and new swards is 3t DM/ha – which enables animal numbers to be increased.
♦ New grass varieties have excellent spring & autumn growth.
♦ Much improved grass quality (feeding value). Moorepark have found that reseeded swards give typically 8% higher milk output per hectare.
♦ Helps to increase the number of grazing days.
♦ Improved regrowth following grazing/cutting.
♦ More Nitrogen responsive swards (+5kg DM/kg N).
♦ Reduced overall silage requirement. Also the silage that is made is of better quality & easier to preserve.
♦ Eliminate old non-productive paddocks/fields & weed infested paddocks.
♦ Increasing the productive capacity of the grazing platform.
♦ Saving on meals – good grassland farmers are feeding meals to supplement quality grass in order to optimise animal performance – rather than feeding meals to compensate for poor quality grass.

For more information on which grass seed to sow, please contact our technical advice team