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.

Bandon Co-op Intensive Silage

FINTONA 5.00kgs

MOIRA 3.00kgs

ASTONCONQUEROR 3.40kgs

BARBLANCA – White Clover 0.60kgs

44% Tetraploid 12.00kgs

Duel Purpose varieties, with potential for 2 cuts of silage
Can also be grazed as score highly on Teagasc Grazing Utilisation index in 2024 Pasture Profit Index
High spring growth allows for early first cut

Bandon Co-op Intensive Grazing

GLENFIELD 3.00kgs

ASTONENERGY 4.40kgs

ASTONCONQUEROR 4.00kgs

CHIEFTAIN – White Clover 0.60kgs

64% Tetraploid 12.00kgs

Premium grazing mixture, Available with and without Clover
ASTONENERGY is a leading quality variety on 2024 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 2024 Pasture Profit Index

Bandon Co-op High Clover Grazing

GLENFIELD 3.00kgs

ASTONENERGY 4.00kgs

ASTONCONQUEROR 3.00kgs

CRUSADER – White Clover 1.00kgs

CHIEFTAIN – White Clover 1.00kgs

70% Tetraploid 12.00kgs

High SPRING GROWTH varieties compensates for poorer spring growth of clover
Best grazout with 4 AND 5 STAR GRAZOUT VARIETIES – more light at base encourages clover
HIGHER CLOVER inclusion ensures maximum clover benefit
Chieftain and Crusader TRIED AND TESTED varieties under intensive grazing

Bandon Co-op Red Clover Silage

FINTONA 4.00kgs

MOIRA 3.50kgs

BARBLANCA – White Clover 0.50kgs

ROZETA – 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

Bandon Co-op 100% Tetraploid/Overseeding Mix

GLENFIELD 4.00kgs

ASTONENERGY 4.50kgs

TOLLYMORE 2.50kgs

CRUSADER – White Clover 1.00kgs

100% Tetraploid 12.00kgs

ALL 5 star grazing varieties, ensuring a 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

Bandon Co-op Heavy Land Mixture

ASTONCONQUEROR 4.00kgs

GUSTO 4.00kgs

GLENFIELD 3.40kgs

CHIEFTAIN – 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 intented

Bandon Co-op Multi Species Sward Mix

PERENNIAL RYEGRASS – ASTONENERGY (T) 3.30kgs

PERENNIAL RYEGRASS – OAKPARK 3.30kgs

TIMOTHY 0.70kgs

RED CLOVER – ROZETA 1.50kgs

WHITE CLOVER – CRUSADER 1.50kgs

PLANTAIN 1.00kgs

CHICORY 0.70kgs

12.00kgs

Special Mixs

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

DAFM & Teagasc Grass and Clover recommended list

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).

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