Description
Fury is an annual tetraploid Italian ryegrass with good winter growth that is best suited to short rotations. Fury has excellent stock palatability and is great for growing as a bulk feed following a maize crop. Like most Italian ryegrasses, it is typically sown in the autumn or early spring, depending on your climate and intended use. Due to its high feed quality and palatability, Fury makes a good pasture or supplement as hay or silage.
Italian Ryegrasses
These cultivars are characterised by their fast establishment and ability to produce high DM yields over winter and early spring. Under good conditions, they establish quickly and are typically ready for grazing about 4 – 6 weeks following sowing. Annual species are less persistent and are normally autumn sown as a 6 – 8 month winter/spring feed. In areas where summers are mild with adequate moisture levels and low pest pressures, they can persist for 1 – 2 years. Typically, Italian ryegrasses last 12 – 18 months in drier areas, and 3 years or more in milder summer conditions. Italian ryegrasses keep growing into summer. Over a 12-month period, they produce 15 t DM/ha. Yields will vary widely depending on conditions and if irrigated, or yields can vary between 20t DM/ha under optimal conditions to as low as 10 t DM/ha. We have a selection of short and long-rotation Italian ryegrass cultivars including high-sugar performers that are suitable to plant between-season cereal crops or as a bulk feed crop.