Abundant Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass

We recommend our Abundant tetraploid annual ryegrass for full-season dairy feed. It's a long-standing variety used by many leading WA dairy farmers, and it stays green longer into late spring when managed well. Sow it at 25-35 kg/ha in areas with 500mm+ rainfall, on sandy to heavy soils.

Abundant copes with short periods of waterlogging, so it suits paddocks that sit wet for a spell after heavy winter rain. It performs on sandy through to heavy soils with a pH of around 5.0 or above, and its excellent early vigour helps it get away once the paddock drains. Prolonged inundation will still set it back.

With our Abundant ryegrass, we suggest a first grazing at around 6 weeks after sowing, or when plants reach 8-10cm. That early graze encourages tillering and builds a denser sward. After that, graze rotationally rather than set stocking, and give the paddock time to recover between grazings so it keeps producing high-quality feed.

Abundant is a strong choice for silage and hay because it is finer stemmed than many tetraploids and has excellent regrowth after a cut. It yields consistently across a wide range of conditions from Esperance to Perth. Replace the nutrients removed by each cut with fertiliser so regrowth stays productive for grazing or a second cut.

We recommend a simple checklist for Abundant: soil test first, spray out weeds, prepare a good seedbed and sow in autumn at 25-35 kg/ha. Apply fertiliser at sowing based on the soil test and monitor closely for insect pests such as redlegged earth mite during establishment. Abundant suits areas with 500mm+ rainfall.

We suggest pairing Abundant with a well-adapted clover, such as Seaton Park sub clover on well-drained ground or Paradana Balansa where paddocks get wet. The legume fixes nitrogen and lifts protein, while Abundant provides the bulk of winter and spring growth. Use the lower end of Abundant's 25-35 kg/ha rate in a mix so the clover can establish.

Our Abundant tetraploid annual ryegrass has been a reliable top performer from Esperance to Perth for many years and still sets the benchmark for tetraploids in WA. It has exceptional plant vigour, very high forage yields, stress tolerance and good general disease resistance. It is supplied as Certified Quality Assured Seed produced under a Code of Practice.

Abundant is an annual ryegrass that grows for a single season, so plan to resow it each autumn for reliable production. It isn't bred to persist like a perennial. If you want a pasture that returns, look at our AusVic or Dunstan perennial ryegrasses in suitable rainfall, or build regenerating clovers into your system.

Both are tetraploid annual ryegrasses suited to grazing, hay and silage, but they target slightly different needs. Abundant is our long-standing full-season performer for areas with 500mm+ rainfall and stays green into late spring. Astound is bred to fill the winter feed gap, is fast to first grazing and suits areas from 450mm+. Talk to us about which fits your system.

Yes, Abundant is a highly palatable, high-quality feed widely used by WA dairy farmers. As with any annual ryegrass, be aware of annual ryegrass toxicity (ARGT) in affected districts once seed heads form, and watch nitrate levels on lush, heavily fertilised young growth. Introducing hungry stock gradually and grazing rotationally helps keep animals safe.