DOMINATE

ANNUAL RYEGRASS

Dominate High Sugar Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) stands out as a dynamic and adaptable cover crop option, widely valued for its rapid growth and quality, As an annual grass species it completes its life cycle within a single growing season when sown in autumn, Its quick establishment and robust root system make it an excellent choice for winter and spring grazing, silage or hay production, or just improving soil structure and enhancing soil fertility, great option for sowing between maize crops, it is widely used by those in horticulture for between crops and to add organic matter back into the soil, lamb finishing or just oversowing undersowing into excising pasture.

“We sowed Dominate at the end of May and cut silage in the third week of September with a Dry matter (DM) of 11.7 ton/ha.  Our second cut in the 1st week of December yielded DM of 16.5 ton/ha.  We have been very surprised by the winter growth of Dominate compared to other species”

- Dairy Farmer Himatangi -

“I had Dominate over sown into existing 5 year pasture in late April.  Late August there was very strong growth from Dominate, estimated at twice the other.  It stands out with its flat wide leaves.  The cow’s rotation is 12 days and the growth from Dominate these past months is approximately 1600 kg/dm harvested per round with an application 30kg/ha of urea monthly.  I have a pasture sample analysed each month, 8 /year.  Dominate at late September tested 13.5 Metabolizable Energy (ME) – 18.5% Soluble Sugars and Starch (SSS) – 27.6% Protein.  The high ME and SSS at this time of year are certainly beneficial.  Higher Quality:  If pasture quality consumed can be maintained 1 MJ of ME kg, DM higher or 10% better, then extra litres of milk at peak should result.

- Dairy Farmer Waikato -

“We are seeing some amazing changes in the Dairy Industry with a lot of choices which can be made in feeding systems e.g. Do I all grass feed? utilise a feed pad? buy in feed? and at what cost? Always keeping a watchful eye on our pay-out. Although this pay-out pushes us to drive towards more efficiencies!  It seems crazy to me to buy in feed for a feed pad when the farm (160 hectares) is only growing 16-17 tonne/hectare.  Why can’t we have grass that can fill all these needs? That can act as a crop and  be fed to the cows in the rotation.  That’s what I’m looking for! I have tried the crops thing (triticale, barley etc) and was somewhat disillusioned.  Then along comes Dominate – so we gave it a go.  Bugger! We didn’t put enough in! Absolutely amazing! I’ve found it! Next year – Autumn 50 hectares at least! I don’t care if no one else does it.  I’m happy and that is all I care about!  Come and have a look – Dominate will revolutionise my system!

- Dairy Farmer Shannon -

“We have grown Dominate four years this year, and our yields are getting better each year.  The sugar levels are really high at over 20% and Metabolizable Energy (ME) at 11.8 on our herbage test. This year we cut silage and although it was a cold spring with generally poor growth, the grass was over one metre in length height all over the paddocks, very evenly, with the high sugar and (ME) excellent, it has got us ahead with our reserve of feed, and much higher than average quality, than other grasses. We recommend this grass to any farmer wishing to increase his production and maintain sustainable growth, as our fertiliser program is in line with the new rules being introduced.”

- Dairy Farmer Foxton -