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Making the most of clovers

For progressive livestock farmers one of the priorities in 2012 must be to maximise the value of legumes like red and white clover. The fact that both these species fix atmospheric nitrogen and have other benefits including excellent palatability and digestibility makes them a valuable resource in the battle against rising feed costs.

If you would like to make more out of red and white clover then our new technical booklet is just what you need to help turn your aspirations into reality. The booklet (“Making More of Red and White Clovers”) provides the key information you need and contains chapters on the establishment of white clovers, the value of blends, the importance of pre-inoculated red clover seed and the way our CloverPlus (pelleted white clover seed) can adapt to different management systems on the farm.

The booklet also highlights the various grass mixtures we offer which include red and/or white clover so you can quickly make a decision as to which ley will suit you best.

Copies of the new booklet can be supplied either as a hard copy through the post or we can e-mail you a pdf file which can be downloaded and then retained on your computer for future reference.

E-mail us today to request your copy and you could soon be reaping the numerous advantages associated with both red and white clover.

 

Sinclair McGill Range

When it comes to quality grass and clover seed mixtures Sinclair McGill is one of the best-known brands in the UK. Our belief that a high yield of good quality grass can only be achieved if you sow a well-designed mixture at the outset has been the driving force behind the success of our leys. We have a well earned reputation for innovation and we regularly update the formulations of our mixtures to take account of newer genetic material emerging from the plant-breeders pipeline and relevant new technology.

For example, we have introduced two top class biological seed treatments for our grass seed and we have also launched the concept of pelleted treated clover seed. Both these innovations are designed to boost the percentage establishment of the grass and clover varieties that you drill. At the end of the day this means more, and better quality forage whether it is grazed or conserved. The red clover trial work we have been doing for several years on a commercial farm in Devon has been instrumental in highlighting new possibilities for this often underrated but highly flexible, nitrogen-fixing legume.

Although good grass should be the foundation of your forage cropping plans it is also important to bear in mind the considerable role that other crops can play. For example, forage maize and fodder beet are both capable of delivering big tonnages of feed for use over the winter months. Both these crops are in the ground for a full season but if you need a faster growing solution then we can supply that as well - in the form of a range of fast establishing ‘catch crops' like stubble turnips, forage rye and forage peas.

All our seeds are supplied via a network of authorised distributors/stockists and their ‘local' knowledge will be invaluable to you because their technical staff will be able to recommend crops/varieties which will be ideally suited to your individual location and farming system. The names of these contacts appear in all the Sinclair McGill catalogues.

We produce three versions of the Sinclair McGill catalogue so you can view or download the appropriate version by clicking on one of the buttons at the top of the page. This key brand has its own dedicated website so if you need any further information then click on this link www.sinclairmcgill.com

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