New grass mixture offers high protein feed option

Farmers looking to increase the amount of protein produced off farm may be interested in a new unique grass mixture that can be used as a catch crop and an alternative to maize. ProtoPlus from Barenbrug is a spring sown mixture of the tetraploid Italian Ryegrass Barmultra 11, the Crimson Clover Blaza and the Persian clover Laser. It is a mixture designed to give maximum summer cuts of high protein silage from spring sowing, followed by an autumn and winter grass grazing sward suitable for sheep