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Palatability & Digestibility

Grazing

All Perennial Ryegrasses are palatable and digestible in their early growth stages.

Leafy perennial ryegrass pastures:

Silage - The Ideal Cutting Stage

Early Varieties
Soon after heading 75% DMD
Cut 5-7 days after heading
Intermediate Varieties
At heading 75% DMD
Cut at heading
Late Varieties
Just before heading 75% DMD
Cut just before heading

Millennium has higher digestibility at silage cutting time than older ryegrasses.