Bandon Co-op's High Yielding Certified Grass Seed Mixtures 2016:
Brochure now available from your local Retail Centre or Agri Mill!
Our mixtures are available to purchase from the following:
- Kilbrogan Mill 023 884 1985
- Kilbrogan Retail Centre 023 882 9000
- Kinsale Retail Centre 021 4774080
- Enniskeane Retail Centre 023 8847866
Bandon Co-op has a comprehensive range of grass seed mixtures to suit almost all farm situations but should you require any special mixes or further information please contact our Agri Division at 023 8829024 or email us at agri@bandoncoop.ie. You can also contact our sales team directly:
- Denis O’Driscoll (087 1840830)
- Colman Foley (087 3884444)
- Tim Hurley (087 6137435)
- Billy Heffernan (087 1490054)
Our varieties have been formulated in conjunction with our local Teagasc advisors and the latest Teagasc Pasture Profit Index (PPI) 2016.
The Importance of PPI:
The Pasture Profit Index is designed as a guide to assist in variety selection when planning to reseed. Variety selection may depend on the intended grazing management to be practiced (e.g. grazing, silage, etc). All data used in the compilation of the Index has been generated from data within the Simulated Grazing (frequent cutting) protocol in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Recommended List Trials.
Our range includes:
1. Intensive Silage Mixture – 2 Cut Silage
HEADING DATES
Intermediate Diploid May 24th 3.5kgs Rosetta
Intermediate Tetraploid May 28th 5.0kgs Seagoe
Intermediate Diploid May 31st 3.5kgs Abermagic
12.0kgs
• These are excellent for silage in the new Teagasc – Pasture Profit Index 2016.
• It is required to cut before 24th May.
• Early cutting will give higher quality and better 2nd cut yield.
• A perfect combination of high yielding and highly persistent silage grasses.
• Compact heading dates for the three varieties – important in silage swards.
• Ideally suited to a two cut silage cycle.
• Rosetta is highest in its class for dry matter production scoring 92.
• Abermagic is highest in its class in Summer and Autumn production for
dry matter production scoring 50 and 63 respectively.
• As a silage variety, Seagoe is the highest in its class scoring 37.
2. Intensive Grazing Mixture no Clover
HEADING DATES
Late Diploid June 7th 3.0kgs Drumbo
Late Tetroploid June 5th 5.5kgs Abergain
Late Diploid June 10th 3.5kgs Aberchoice
12.0kgs
• This is the best grazing mixture formulation for Irish farms
– good spring growth and excellent digestibility.
• Very high digestibility – Abergain, Drumbo and Aberchoice all are top
varieties for their categories.
• Abergain is highest in its class for quality. Moorepark trials show that
it results in full graze-out ensuring great sward utilisation.
• If cutting in late May/early June, can used as a silage mixture.
2a. Intensive Grazing Mixture with Clover
Same as 2 above but with Clover added as required.
• If cutting in late May/early June, can used as a silage mixture.
3. Wetland Mixture
HEADING DATES
Late Diploid June 3rd 4.5kgs Glenveagh
Late Diploid June 2nd 4.5kgs Majestic
Late Diploid June 5th 3.5kgs Glenroyal
Clover 0.5kg
13.0kgs
4. Stitching or Over Seeding Mixture 100% Tetraploid
HEADING DATES
Late Tetraploid June 2nd 6.0kgs Astonenergy
Late Tetraploid June 8th 6.0kgs Kintyre
12.0kgs
• Big Seed to maximise germination.
• Graze every 14 days for the first 3 grazings.
• Suitable as a zero grazing mixture.
5. Bandon Economy Grass Mixture
HEADING DATES
Late Tetraploid June 6th 4.0kgs Navan
Late Diploid June 4th 5.0kgs Tyrella
Late Diploid June 6th 2.0kgs Clanrye
Clover 0.5kgs
11.5kgs
• General purpose mixture for grazing and silage swards.
• Tried and tested
