HUMBOLT grazing Rye is available as Conventional seed.
Sow September - October/mid Novemeber at a rate of 65 Kilos per acre, preferably in a free-draining, dry, sheltered field.
HUMBOLT grazing rye is a leafy variety designed to be grazed. It is NOT to be confused with a combining rye. HUMBOLT has a large, fibrous rooting system which improves the soil structure and helps reduce erosion over winter.
Rye is a potent allelopathic crop, producing benzoxazinoids and phenolic compounds which minimise weed growth over autumn - winter - spring.
HUMBOLT grazing Rye has the following benefits:
- Helps build humus & improves soil structure
- Helps minimise soil nutrient loss over the winter months – reducing possible water pollution of streams & rivers
- Where vetch is included, enhances soil nitrogen in spring for future cropping
- Provides an early bite of high-quality forage (grazed or zero-grazed), which is especially important if forage (winter feed or early grazing area) is in short supply
- Considerably reduces spring germinating weeds, when incorporated into the soil by digging/ploughing in spring
HUMBOLT PLUS
HUMBOLT PLUS contains 20% VETCH. It will give you all the benefits of HUMBOLT grazing rye and will also enhance soil notrogen in spring for future cropping.
HUMBOLT PLUS can be used for English Agri Environmental Grant Schemes SFI CSAM2 and SFI SOH4.
Sow September - October/mid Novemebr at the rate of 65 Kilos per acre, preferably in a free draining, dry, sheltered field.
Available as 20% Organic or as Coventional Seed
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Disclaimer: Before ordering seed for agri-grant schemes please check with your governing body for any changes to scheme requirements.