The Farmers Mart Aug/Sep 2013 - Issue 29 | Page 52
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Lofa back in stock for autumn drilling
Lofa festulolium grass seed, bred by DLF Trifolium and marketed as Advanced Hybrid Ryegrass™, will be available for autumn reseeding, after stocks ran out last year. This ryegrass, the result of crossing and back crossing tall fescue plants with Italian and hybrid ryegrasses, combines the best features of all its parents. High yields and quality feeding characteristics come from the ryegrass side, while the tall fescue contributes additional persistence and stress tolerance. “Festuloliums are not new – we have been breeding them for 40 years, and trialling them on UK farms for the past eight,” says DLF-Trifolium agricultural sales director, Tim Kerridge. “Lofa is one of the most accommodating as it is longerlived, so is good for using in medium term mixtures, most popular in the UK. It produces exceptional yields of high quality, palatable grass – with high sugar, ME and digestible fibre content. But it is the way it performs in stressful conditions that farmers really appreciate. “In the cold wet spring this year, Lofa was quick to start growing, and much m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