Grass Seed
Bandon Co-op Grass Seed Mixtures
We carry a full range of seed varieties which are listed on the current DAFM Recommended List and the Teagasc Pasture Profit Index, meaning they have proven performance under our growing conditions and will deliver more to your grazing or silage swards.
Our comprehensive range of seed mixtures suit almost all farm situations and have been formulated with conjunction with our local Teagasc advisors to bring the best swards to the area.
TOLLYMORE 5.00kgs
MOIRA 3.00kgs
ASTONCONQUEROR 3.40kgs
CLODAGH – White Clover 0.60kgs
44% Tetraploid 12.00kgs
- Duel Purpose varieties, with potential for 2 cuts of silage
- Can also be grazed as it scores highly on Teagasc Grazing Utilisation Index in 2025 Pasture Profit Index
- High spring growth allows for early first cut
GLENFIELD 3.00kgs
ASTONENERGY 4.40kgs
ASTONCONQUEROR 4.00kgs
CLODAGH – White Clover 0.60kgs
64% Tetraploid 12.00kgs
- Premium grazing mixture, Available with and without Clover
- ASTONENERGY is a leading quality variety on 2025 Pasture Profit Index
- All varieties score 4 OR 5 STARS ON THE TEAGASC GRAZING UTILISATION INDEX meaning excellent grazout, sward quality and promotes clover
- GLENFIELD and ASTONCONQUEROR have leading spring growth and total yield values on the 2025 Pasture Profit Index
GLENFIELD 3.00kgs
ASTONENERGY 4.00kgs
ASTONCONQUEROR 3.00kgs
CLODAGH – White Clover 1.00kgs
DUNGLOE – White Clover 1.00kgs
70% Tetraploid 12.00kgs
- High spring growth varieties compensates for poorer spring growth of clover
- Best graze-out with 4 and 5 star graze-out varieties – more light at base encourages clover
- HIGHER CLOVER inclusion ensures maximum clover benefit
- CLODAGH and DUNGLOE are the highest performing clover varieties on the PPI
TOLLYMORE 4.00kgs
MOIRA 3.50kgs
CLODAGH – White Clover 0.50kgs
FEARGA – Red Clover 4.00kgs
53% Tetraploid 12.00kgs
- Highly productive silage sward with low requirement for chemical N
- Produce high crude protein feedstock for winter feeding producing animals
- Very palatable silage that drive animal performance
- FEARGA and CLODAGH are most persistent and productive clovers
- Qualifies for Red Clover Silage Measure 2025 payment of €300/ha
GLENFIELD 4.00kgs
ASTONENERGY 4.50kgs
TOLLYMORE 2.50kgs
CLODAGH – White Clover 1.00kgs
100% Tetraploid 12.00kgs
- All excellent grazing varieties, ensuring an easy to graze sward
- Erect growing habit, ease of grazing plus high quality ensure high animal performance
- Larger seeds of Tetraploid make this mixture most suited to overseeding if needed
- CLODAGH most productive and persistent white clover
ASTONCONQUEROR 4.00kgs
MOIRA 4.00kgs
ASTONENERGY 3.40kgs
CLODAGH – White Clover 0.60kgs
30% Tetraploid 12.00kgs
- Grass Mixture with high yield and quality with a focus on ground cover
- Suitable for heavy land areas or where less intensive grazing is intended
PERENNIAL RYEGRASS – ASTONENERGY (T) 3.30kgs
PERENNIAL RYEGRASS – OAKPARK 3.30kgs
TIMOTHY 0.70kgs
RED CLOVER – MILVUS 1.50kgs
WHITE CLOVER – CRUSADER 1.50kgs
PLANTAIN 1.00kgs
CHICORY 0.70kgs
12.00kgs
- Highly productive sward with low requirement for chemical N
- High palatability – clovers and herbs are highly palatable and high forage intakes are achieved. This is particularly noticeable in summer, when grasses in the sward are prone to becoming stemmy
- Drought resistance – Plantain and Chicory have deep roots that allow greater tolerance of drought conditions; maintaining production much better than grasses
- Qualifies for Multi Species Sward Scheme 2025 payment of €300/ha
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
Your 10 point reseeding plan
1. Soil test. Target pH is 6.3, target P and K index is 3. Apply bagged lime and P and K as necessary. If ploughing, wait until after ploughing to soil sample
2. Spray off the old sward with glyphosate
3. Cultivate to ensure a fine, firm seed bed is achieved. Ploughing will help level any rough fields
4. Select Irish Recommended List varieties suited to intended field use, eg grazing or silage ground
5. Sow 14kg seed/acre in good conditions (warm with rain forecast), no deeper than 10 to 15 mm
6. Roll well to ensure good soil/seed contact Apply N, P and K as per guidelines
7. Monitor reseed for pest attack e.g. slugs, frit fly, leatherjacket, rabbits etc and take immediate action where necessary
8. Post emergence spray is essential, apply approx. 5-6 weeks after establishment, prior to 1st grazing
9. Where clover was sown, use a clover safe spray
10. Graze the new reseeds, frequently and at light covers to assist in tillering and to help create a dense sward
Over-sowing clover into an existing sward
Over-sowing into an existing sward requires a rate of 2.0 kg/acre (3.5 kg pelleted clover) to allow clover to compete with the existing sward. Pelleted (coated) clover can improve the establishment of white clover in over-sowing situations. The coating contains beneficial ingredients to aid faster germination and provide more energy to the seed.
Key Points
- Soil must be visible – do not over-sow into a thick matt of If the seed doesn’t have enough contact with soil, it will not germinate.
- Control weeds before you consider over-sowing
- Over-sow clover in April–June. Ideally after a silage harvest or a tight grazing
- Soil moisture is critically important once sown. Over sowing will be less successful if sown when entering a dry period.
If using a fertiliser spreader:
- Clover seed can be broadcast with one bag of 0:7:30 per acre
- To minimise the risk of segregation, only mix the required amount of seed and fertiliser on-site in the field designated for the Sow a maximum of 5 acres at a time.
- Spread in 2 directions – up & down the field and then across the field
- If desired, apply watery slurry after
Post sowing management:
- Graze about 10 days after over sowing and graze every 2 weeks for the next 3
- Do not apply nitrogen (ideally skip nitrogen for the rest of the year, but at least for 2 rounds).
If you need more information on any of our mixtures check out our
Grass Seed mixture Brochure
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