Sinclair McGill Grass Seed Mixtures

COLOSSAL® SILAGE – Short term mixture

COLOSSAL® RED

POLYCROP® – Dual Purpose Mixture

PROSPER® – Dual Purpose Mixture

TURBO® – Mainly Grazing

CASTLEHILL® – Dual Purpose

Useful Information About Seeds

Seed Quality Guide
Headstart Gold

COLOSSAL® SILAGE:

Mainly Cutting

• Protein rich 3 year ley.
• Close ‘D’ Value cutting dates make this a very easy mixture to manage.
• The high sugars and high fibres stimulate rumen activity and maximise conversion to milk.
• COLOSSAL SILAGE outyields Perennial Ryegrass based leys in the autumn.
• Includes the new generation of Italian Ryegrass varieties, with improved digestibility.

Suggested seed rate:
10-12kg/acre (25-30kg/ha)

Guide cutting height:
10cm (4 inches)

COLOSSAL® RED:

Mainly Cutting

• Protein rich 3 year ley.
• A powerful combination of high yielding Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrasses and our Red Admiral Red Clover blend.
• In a 3 year farm scale trial in Devon, Red Admiral blend gave consistently higher yields over all cuts in all 3 years, than single varieties.
• Predominantly a cutting mixture but it can also be grazed by lambs and ewes in the late summer.

Suggested seed rate:
10-12kg/acre (25-30kg/ha)

Guide cutting height:
10cm (4 inches)

POLYCROP®:

Dual Purpose

• High sugar mixture.
• High Tetraploid content (80%) makes Polycrop® very palatable and extremely productive.
• Expect improved liveweight gain in beef and lambs.
• Multiple cutting potential with excellent aftermath grazing.
• True dual purpose mixture with a productive lifespan of at least 3 years.
• Includes Late Tetraploid Ryegrasses to enhance grazing potential.
• Also available with White Clover.

Suggested seed rate:
13-18kg/acre (32-45kg/ha)
Guide to first cut: 20th May (70D)
26-31st May (67D)

Guide cutting height:
10cm (4 inches)

PROSPER®:

Dual Purpose | England & Wales

• Balanced nutritional formulation to produce more milk and meat.
• Two cuts of top quality silage plus palatable grazing.
• The perfect mixture for beef and dairy units.

Suggested seed rate:
13-16kg/acre (32-40kg/ha)

Guide cutting height:
7.5cm (3 inches)

TURBO®:

Mainly Grazing

• New formulation using LG Animal Nutrition® to optimise production of milk and meat.
• Fast growing grazing mixture with potential for one cut of top quality silage.
• Tweed White Clover Blend fixes atmospheric nitrogen and provides minerals and protein.
• Grazing TURBO® can reduce costs of milk production.
• Suitable for both paddock grazing systems and set stocking.

Suggested seed rate:
13-18kg/acre (32-45kg/ha)

Guide to first cut: 20th May (70D)
26-31st May (67D)

Guide cutting height:
10cm (4 inches)

CASTLEHILL®:

Dual purpose | England & Wales

Castlehill® is the long term ley with rock solid performance.

• Suitable for most soil types and climates.
• Excellent feed for all classes of livestock.
• Superb disease resistance.
• Delivers the performance of a medium term ley, combined with the persistency of a long term ley.
• Reliable top quality grazing and cutting.
• Invest in Castlehill® for the ultimate long term productivity mixture.

Suggested seed rate:
13-18 kg/acre (33-45 kg/ha)

Guide cutting height:
7.5cm (3 inches)

Useful Information About Seeds

SEED QUALITY

LESS WEED SEEDS AND MORE LIVE SEEDS IN EVERY BAG!

When it comes to grass seed quality, our no-compromise approach is simple – we aim to deliver less weed seeds and more live seeds than any other company. By specifying the Sinclair McGill brand, you really can make a significant difference to the performance of your new ley mixture.

THE CORNERSTONE OF A SUCCESSFUL LEY IS A TOP QUALITY SEED MIXTURE FROM THE SINCLAIR MCGILL RANGE