SouWest Pasture Mix

We recommend our SouWest Pasture Mix, a diverse blend of annual and perennial ryegrasses, black and white seeded sub clovers, and Balansa, Persian, Crimson and Arrowleaf clovers. It is ideal for dryland sowing on sandy to heavy soils with pH 5.0+, and suits grazing, silage or hay.

Our SouWest Pasture Mix is a great option for farmers wishing to pursue regenerative practices with its diversity in the mix. It can be managed for seed set, so it keeps providing pasture in following years. Lock it up in late spring and let it run to seed. The perennial ryegrass component, Dunstan Perennial Ryegrass, is deep rooted with strong persistence, and the sub clovers and aerial seeded clovers have the ability to regenerate from seed if allowed to seed set.

Our SouWest Pasture Mix is recommended for areas with 500mm+ rainfall. It suits sandy to heavy soils with pH 5.0 or higher (CaCl2) and is best sown in autumn, with adequate soil moisture and the possibility of follow-up rain. Talk to us if you are in a marginal rainfall zone.

For our SouWest Pasture Mix we recommend 15 to 25 kg/ha. Ensure you have adequate soil moisture with the possibility of follow up rain. When planting for early production, it is recommended to dry seed prior to the break but ensure paddocks are clean of weeds and competitive grasses and you have assessed the liability factors i.e., in case of false breaks. Choose the right sowing method to ensure good seed to soil contact. Plant as shallow as possible. Increased sowing rates and fertilizer, will encourage interplant competition during establishment, offering earlier grazing and higher dry matter production. Have a soil test done to see what needs corrected in your soil. Reduce competition and ideally cultivate or spray out existing pasture / persistent weeds immediately before planting. Prepare an optimal seed bed and apply lime or gypsum if required. Clover seed is small, so deep sowing reduces establishment.

For our SouWest Pasture Mix, graze lightly once plants are anchored, to 8 to 10cm, to increase tiller density without overgrazing. Then use rotational grazing through winter and early spring then allowing it to run to seed in spring for the 1st year. This will provide the following years regeneration and if managed well and locked up annually to seed, SouWest should continue to provide high quality pasture in years to come.

We recommend our SouWest Pasture Mix. It combines annual and perennial ryegrasses with black and white seeded sub clovers and Balansa, Persian, Crimson and Arrowleaf clovers, a diversity that suits regenerative agriculture practices. An ideal mix for dryland sowing on sandy to heavy soils and can be grazed, cut mid spring for silage or late spring for hay. Lock up and “reap the benefits” by grazing through winter and early spring then allowing the paddock to run to seed in late spring for the 1st year. This will provide the following years regeneration and if managed well and locked up annually to seed, SouWest should continue to provide high quality pasture into subsequent years. We also have other regenerative pasture options such as Self Regeneration Mix, Nitro Mix, Interow Mix etc

Combining sub clovers with aerial clovers like Balansa, Persian, Crimson and Arrowleaf spreads production across the season. Our SouWest Pasture Mix includes all of these, with black and white seeded sub clovers for a wide range of soils. It flowers between August and November.

SouWest Pasture Mix contains Dunstan Perennial Ryegrass, which is mid-maturing, deep rooted and rust resistant, plus Abundant Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass and Dargo Diploid annual Ryegrass. Abundant is mid maturing and gives exceptional plant vigour, high forage quality and when managed well can provide optimal full season production, while Dargo adds earlier productivity with high winter and early spring yields. Together they give a spread of growth from winter into late spring.

SouWest Pasture Mix suits higher rainfall areas of around 500mm+ and combines annual and perennial ryegrasses with many clovers. Self Regeneration Mix suits lower rainfall of around 350mm+ and is built on the ARGT-resistant Safeguard Diploid Annual Ryegrass to reduce the risk of ARGT poisoning. Choose based on rainfall and ARGT risk. Both are regenerative.

Yes. SouWest Pasture Mix suits grazing, silage or hay. We recommend cutting in mid spring for silage and late spring for hay. If you want the pasture to regenerate the following year lock up the paddock in late spring and allow it to run to seed. Have a fertiliser plan as paddocks grazed or cut regularly need to have regular fertiliser to build bulk.