SWEETY
Festuca arundinacea
- High yielding tall fescue
- Highly applicable in mixtures
- Protein content in top
Persistency, yield and quality in one
Breeding for better persistency, yield and quality has are just some of the parameters, which are found in our tall fescue, SWEETY.
SWEETY is a slow starter but catches up already second year with up to 35 % higher yield and end up in the third year with up to 118 % higher yield than the control. When first establish you will differently not miss out on yield.
High in protein
Lack of protein in your forage can be crucial but just a small field of SWEETY will help you with a constant and high flow of protein into your feed. SWEETY do not disappoint and already in the first year you will be impressed by the amount of crude protein SWEETY delivers and the following years will not disappoint either.
Highly applicable for mixtures
SWEETY fits perfectly into you mix of grasses. Being a slow starter, it leaves space enough for other grasses, clover and herbs to establish. When first established it do not leave space for weed, hence you will improved you grass sward
Named for grazing
Official trials also reveals SWEETY as being good for grazing. In official trials, SWEETY was grazed below the control and similar to the control in following year.
Technical Specifications
- Tall fescue
Persistency, yield and quality in one
- Listed/recommended in EU DK FR
Product information
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Specification and ratings
Net energy for lactation at 20 kg drymatter
Source: Danish official trials 2014-2017(Index NEL 20)
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |
| SWEETY | 92 | 135 | 218 |
Crude protein
Source: Danish official trials 2014-2017(hkg)
| Crude protein (hkg) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
| SWEETY | 21,9 | 25,6 | 25,3 |
| Control | 21,5 | 17,8 | 11,1 |
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Species and varieties
We offer a wide range of healthy, quality forage grass species to optimize your milk and meat production. See all species here.
Tall fescue
Tall fescue is one of the most drought, heat and wear tolerant species. Due to its large, deep rooted system it is able to take up water, also in very dry periods.