Forage Products
The financial performance of a cattle farm greatly depends on its own levels of forage production. Barenbrug grass seed mixtures are formulated using the best varieties and produce masses of tasty forage for your lifestock.
Arvika | Forage Peas
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Very leafy type
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Aggressive growth habit
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Highly palatable
Soa Gabriel | Birdsfoot Trefoil
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Fixes nitrogen and increases the quality of pastures
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Ability to flourish under conditions where other legumes are unsuccessful
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Seedling establishment is slow and it should be given time to build up reserves before the first grazing
Rongai | Dolichos
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Long growing season
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Vigorous twining growth habit
Highworth | Dolichos
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Shorter growing season
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More of an upright growth habit than Rongai - easier to harvest
Gambit | Grain Peas
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Higher grain yield than Arvika
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Good lodging resistance
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A tall variety, making it easier to harvest
Captain | Plantain
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Winter active
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Narrow leaved erect growth habit
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Overall DM yield similar to Tonic
Barkant | Forage Turnip
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Summer-type forage turnip
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Good leaf & root yield
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Ideal for grazing
Mammoth Purple Top | Forage Turnip
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Winter-type forage turnip
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12-14 weeks to maturity
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Most widely used variety