Persistent under heavy grazing pressure with quality feed in spring and early summer. Recovers well from heavy grazing and holds its quality for a lot longer. Ideal for areas where periodic winter waterlogging occurs. Good variety for silage and hay if planted in early autumn.
Key attributes
- Bred for fast establishment and higher winter yields
- Late heading holds quality later into the season
- Persistent under heavy grazing and recovers well
- Tolerates periodic winter waterlogging
- Strong rust resistance
- Great for silage and hay if planted in early autumn
About this variety
Amass is a tetraploid Italian ryegrass that has been bred for fast seedling establishment and higher winter yields when feed is most needed. The later heading date allows it to hold quality later into the season. It can tolerate temporary waterlogging and recovers well from heavy grazing.
Amass exhibits good heat tolerance in the warmer months and under favourable conditions it will persist into the second year. Suitable for all livestock types, as well as hay and silage production.
Amass is ideal for undersowing in dairy pastures to boost production at low cost, and can be used by farmers in WA who have irrigation or are in areas with summer rainfall events, or districts that can get late spring rain. It can be over sown into older pastures in the autumn, to provide a boost to winter and spring production, with benefits extended into the following summer, or as new pasture sown with the appropriate clovers.
Amass can be used as a transition crop following summer forage in lieu of perennial grasses where farmers are looking to do remedial work to paddocks prior to sowing a full irrigation pasture. It will produce high quality grazing and silage and where managed appropriately can provide excellent high-quality pasture for up to two years.
Planting & grazing notes
Sow in autumn or spring if conditions are suitable. Good variety for silage and hay if planted in early autumn. It can be over sown into older pastures in the autumn to provide a boost to winter and spring production, or sown as new pasture with the appropriate clovers. Recovers well from heavy grazing and holds its quality for a lot longer, as it won't go to head when planted in spring.
Disease & pest resistance
Excellent rust resistance produces high quality grazing feed in the warmer months for increased utilisation by stock.
Stand life
Under favourable conditions Amass will persist into the second year, and where managed appropriately can provide excellent high-quality pasture for up to two years. In its second year it will flower late in the season (up to early December), matching more vegetative growth to available soil moisture.
How it's sold
| Form | Pack | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bare | 25 kg | In stock |