The late perennials are the most persistent. (Persistency increases going from
early to late grasses).
Heavy grazing and silage require grasses and clovers with good recovery
and lasting ability
i.e. persistency.
A dense sward competes better to keep weeds out of the sward.
For Grazing or Silage
Add a little sweetener - White Clover.
Improves Palatability and Digestibility
Contributes Nitrogen to sward and reduces cost of fertiliser
Improves overall quality of sward
New Teagasc bred varieties such as Avoca and Aran have much higher yields than older
varieties and can withstand higher levels of Nitrogen. Clover seed now available in pelleted form also.
