Seeds

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We are one of the largest suppliers in Northern England of all seeds required in Agricultural, Amenity and Game Cover.

We mix, bag and distribute seed from our site at Stokesley to the whole of the UK.

Our seed is procured from all major seed houses, such as British Seed houses, Barenbrug, DLF Trifolium, we also buy directly from the growers on the continent. All of our seed is higher voluntary standard and meets UK germination and purity standards.

We stock a wide range of agricultural, amenity and game cover mixtures, available from our store throughout the reseeding season.

Maltby

1 Year high yielding Italian ryegrass and westerwold, for high yield silage cuts and after maize.

5Kg  Gemini  Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass
5Kg  Ligrande Diploid Italian Ryegrass
4Kg Lemnos Westerwold Ryegrass

14Kg per Acre

Newby

1 to 2 Years high yielding Italian ryegrass blend, for high yield silage cuts in high input dairy production.

3.5Kg  Gemini  Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass
3.5Kg  Ligrande Diploid Italian Ryegrass
3.5Kg Meribel Diploid Italian Ryegrass
3.5Kg Danergo Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass

14Kg per Acre

Middleham

2 yr high yielding, quality grass mixture. For short-term high input silage production. Contains hybrid ryegrass for extra quality and higher sugar silage.

5Kg  Gemini  Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass
5Kg  Ligrande Diploid Italian Ryegrass
4Kg Solid  Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass

14Kg per Acre

Kirby

2-3 year silage ley, large concentration of hybrid ryegrass producing high quality silage, with exceptional yield.

4Kg Acrobat Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
4Kg Solid  Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
3Kg Gemini Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass
3Kg Aberecho Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass

14Kg Per Acre

Busby

3-4 Year silage and grazing, contains hybrids for quality yield and intermediate for grazing.

4Kg Acrobat  Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
4Kg Solid  Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
3Kg AberEcho Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
3Kg Magician Tetraploid Intermediate Ryegrass

14Kg per Acre

Easby

4-5 Year plus, dual purpose, cut & graze. Suitable for dairy, beef and sheep. Very good all round ley.

3Kg Calibra Tetraploid Intermediate Ryegrass
3Kg Gilford  Diploid Late Ryegrass
3Kg Delphin Tetraploid Late Ryegrass
2Kg Aberecho  Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
2Kg Aberdart Diploid Intermediate Ryegrass
0.3Kg Barblanca Large Leaved clover
0.3Kg Crusader Small / Medium Leaved clover
0.4Kg Huia  Large Leaved clover

14Kg per Acre

Stokesley

5-6 Year intensive grazing ley, producing dense, highly palatable sward, and suitable for quality late spring silage.

3Kg Magician  Diploid Intermediate Ryegrass
3Kg Aberdart Diploid Intermediate Ryegrass
2Kg Delphin  Tetraploid Late Ryegrass
2Kg Tivoli  Tetraploid Late Ryegrass
2Kg Foxtrot Diploid Late Ryegrass
2Kg Dromore Diploid Late Ryegrass

14Kg per Acre

Swainby

6 Year, long term mainly grazing ley will produce silage and plenty of grazing. Contains white clover for palatability and protein.

3Kg Premium Diploid Intermediate Ryegrass
3Kg Tivoli  Tetraploid Late Ryegrass
2Kg Gilford  Diploid Late Ryegrass
2Kg Foxtrot Diploid Late Ryegrass
2Kg Dromore Diploid Late Ryegrass
0.3Kg Crusader Small / Medium Leafed clover
0.3Kg Barblanca Large Leaved clover
0.4Kg Huia  Large Leaved clover

14Kg per Acre

Westerdale

6 Year plus long term mainly grazing ley will produce late silage, hay and plenty of grazing. Contains white clover and timothy for extra palatability.

3Kg Delphin  Tetraploid Late Ryegrass
2Kg Gilford  Diploid Late Ryegrass
2Kg Tivoli  Tetraploid Late Ryegrass
2Kg Dromore Diploid Late Ryegrass
1Kg Erecta  Timothy
0.3Kg Crusader Small / Medium Leafed clover
0.3Kg Barblanca Large Leaved clover
0.4Kg Huia  Large Leaved clover

14Kg per Acre

Horse and Pony

Long term pasture designed for horse turnout and grazing. Contains NO white clover to prevent bloat and laminitis plus timothy for extra palatability. Available in acre and half acre bags.

2.5Kg Marika  Diploid Early Ryegrass
2.5Kg Premium  Diploid Intermediate Ryegrass
2.5Kg Magician  Tetraploid Intermediate Ryegrass
2.5Kg Herald  Creeping Red Fescue
2.5Kg Foxtrot  Diploid Late Ryegrass
0.5Kg Miracle  Smooth Stalked meadow Grass
1Kg Erecta  Timothy

14Kg per Acre

Gallop Mixture

A Mixture to produce dense turf for gallops, chicken house paddocks and over seeding race courses. Contains creeping red for stabilization, Smooth Stalked for traction and Dwarf for wear and appearance. Sowing rate 50 – 100Kg per Acre, in 25Kg packs

50% Herald  Creeping Red Fescue
25% Fancy  Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass
25% Miracle  Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass

Mixtures / variety’s may change without prior notice

Fodder Crops

With the current change in common agricultural policy, decoupling of subsidies and challenging financial environment the interest in fodder crops is ever growing. Fodder crops can be zero grazed or fed in field, either way is a lot cheaper that feeding silage. Some of the more popular fodder crops and our favoured varieties are:

Kale

Sown April to July, kale is a winter long, high yielding fodder crop, which can be fed until late spring. Kale will yield 8 tonne per hectare, and best direct drilled into long term grass pasture. Stock fed on kale should be supplemented with silage and minerals. Our preferred varieties are Proteor & Maris Kestrel.

Stubble Turnips

The quickest yielding fodder crop of all will feed eight weeks after sowing. Used mainly as a catch crop after cereals, sown directly into stubble. Producing a very cheap feed for finishing lambs or running cattle on. Can be sown at anytime through the spring or summer whenever there is sufficient moisture in the soil. Best strip grazed to minimize on waste. Our preferred varieties are Barkant, Barabus & Tyfon stubble turnips.

Agglethorpe Mixture

Agglethorpe is our own special fodder crop mixture, designed and tested by Peter G Pybus. It is a mixture of forage rape and stubble turnips that create fast establishment and a high yielding crop. The rape produces ground cover to withhold moisture and the turnips then give exceptional yield. Resulting in a very palatable mixed fodder crop.

Fodder Beet

Grown mainly in sugar beet areas fodder beet is a main crop that requires high inputs, compared to the above. Fodder beet can be grazed or lifted depending on conditions. Fodder beet is a high sugar, high fibre feed that is suitable for sheep and cattle, and either fed whole or chopped. Our preferred variety is Jamon.

Forage rape

Emerald – Average yield, winter hardy,

Hobson – Good yield, Average height,

Swift – New, Game variety, subject to NIAB Approval

Stego – Very tall, Game use only

Mustard

Litember / Zlata – Green manure, fast established ground cover, Not winter hardy

Swedes & Turnip

Kenmore – Very high yield, early type, winter hardy.

Ruta Otofte – Suitable for later use and storage.

Ruby – Red skinned, dual purpose.

Angela – Good all round type.

Marian – Purple skin, soft early grazing.

Green globe – Soft, High yield use before Christmas.

Massif – Winter hardy.