"Ryegrass as a species is the single most important plant in the New Zealand economy."

Our animals love to eat it and we love to grow it, but what really are the differences in the varieties of ryegrasses out there? From annual, hybrid and perennial types to diploids and tetraploids, there’s a lot to cover here, including one of the most overlooked factors in getting the best out of your ryegrass – its flowering date.

Let Al and Juddy take you for a wander through a topic on ryegrasses and get an appreciation for just how important it is to New Zealand’s agriculture.

"Ryegrass as a species is the single most important plant in the New Zealand economy."

Our animals love to eat it and we love to grow it, but what really are the differences in the varieties of ryegrasses out there? From annual, hybrid and perennial types to diploids and tetraploids, there’s a lot to cover here, including one of the most overlooked factors in getting the best out of your ryegrass – its flowering date.

Let Al and Juddy take you for a wander through a topic on ryegrasses and get an appreciation for just how important it is to New Zealand’s agriculture.

Have you ever spent long nights awake thinking about the role of the different types of ryegrasses?

Or perhaps you pass your time on the tractor questioning Ecotain’s® ability to reduce nitrate leaching?

If so you may want to check in with your health care professional, but in the meantime, Al and Juddy are here to help explain the technical, practical and sometimes humorous implications of forages and animal systems that keep New Zealand farmers leading the world.

Allister Moorhead (Al) is Agricom’s Senior Agronomist and Product Development Specialist & Dr Glenn Judson (Juddy) is Agricom’s Nutritional and Farm Systems Specialist.

For more information about Agricom, their product and management advice, visit www.agricom.co.nz 

Have you ever spent long nights awake thinking about the role of the different types of ryegrasses?

Or perhaps you pass your time on the tractor questioning Ecotain’s® ability to reduce nitrate leaching?

If so you may want to check in with your health care professional, but in the meantime, Al and Juddy are here to help explain the technical, practical and sometimes humorous implications of forages and animal systems that keep New Zealand farmers leading the world.

Allister Moorhead (Al) is Agricom’s Senior Agronomist and Product Development Specialist &amp; Dr Glenn Judson (Juddy) is Agricom’s Nutritional and Farm Systems Specialist.

For more information about Agricom, their product and management advice, visit www.agricom.co.nz

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