Cool Season Types

Cool Season [New Zealand] Grass Types and mixtures

Commando is a high-yielding diploid perennial ryegrass with medium- tiller density and heading date. Commando was bred for dairy farms and sheep/beef farms with high production demands. Commando also has excellent cool season and warm season growth producing feed when farmers need it most. Commando has been shown to have outstanding persistence and rust tolerance in addition to excellent production levels. Commando is a high production ryegrass for dairy and high production sheep/beef farms

Very high yields
Improved cool- season growth
Bred from persistent plant types
Excellent disease tolerance
100 % perennial Diploid
Leaf Size medium
Rust Tolerance very high
Heading Date medium

Samson is a medium – tillered perennial ryegrass with rapid and vigorous establishment. Samson has the added advantage  of high summer yields. Samson has a low stem production in late spring and summer and strong summer and autumn dry matter production. Samson is a high performance perennial ryegrass with wide adaptation

Crown rust tolerant
Very rapid establishment, high summer and autumn production
Bred to handle summer-dry conditions
This variety has features that are 90 % perennial/10% Italian in nature
Leaf Size medium
Rust Tolerance medium
Heading Date medium

Sterling is a densely tillered, medium-leaved tetraploid long- rotation ryegrass. The densely tillered feature was a key target of the feature was a key target of the breeding program to boost persistence. Sterlings strong early spring activity, coupled with a late flowering date, means that a quality feeding is available outside the traditional growth pattern of perennial ryegrass. Sterling with its high tiller density giving excellent recovery from grazing and strong early spring growth.

Densely tillered tetraploid offering improved persistence
Very high feed quality
Sterling Strong early spring growth
Impressive summer performance

Hurrells New Zealand High Quality Grass Seed Mixtures

High performance grazing and silage mixtures.

Mix 1 Cool Season Grasses
30% Commando Inter dip
40% Sterling
90% ryegrass hybrid late tet hybrid late tet
30% Samson Inter dip
5% Tribute NZ white clover
12kg bag

Extended grazing
Great early spring and autumn production
Excellent animal performance
Fast establishment
Superior ground cover
Rust resistant
Very palatable
Exceptional summer yields

Mix 2 Cool Season Grasses
25% Commando Inter dip
40% Sterling
90% ryegrass
30% Samson inter dip
5% Tribute NZ white clover

Extended grazing
Great early spring and autumn production
Excellent animal performance
Fast establishment
Superior ground cover
Rust resistant
Very palatable
Exceptional summer yields