All Game Cover Seed Crops

Short stemmed, sturdy, broad-leaved and has a substantial seed head. Its shorter growing habit is ideal for exposed sites.

• Average height 1 - 1.25m.
• Very good standing power due to short growth habit.
• Ideal cover providing a warm holding area for birds.
• Sowing rate 12kg per acre.

Dwarf sunflowers are a shorter stemmed hybrid variety which provide better standing ability over conventional varieties.

• A stiff stemmed, shorter hybrid variety
• An effective feed crop for shoots in the southern half of the UK
• May require 'swiping' down to allow game birds to access the seeds
• Frequently sown as part of a game mix or with kale
• Sowing rate: 5kg acre. Pack size: 5kg

Giant Sorghum is a cross between Sorghum and Sudan Grass Hybrid. It can grow over two metres tall providing excellent cover.

• Produces warm and dense cover that can grow 2-3 metres tall.
• Deep roots help it to withstand drought conditions
• Works well as a windbreak protect more vulnerable crops
• Sorghum is useful for flushing as it encourages the birds to lift above the cover
• Sowing rate: 12kg per acre.

A crop well suited to poorer and nutrient deficient soils. Fast maturing, free-branching plant producing seed attractive to birds.

• Useful mixture for exposed areas.
• Sow April/May for use from September onwards.
• Available mixed with Triticale, Barley and Linseed, see Partridge Mix.
• Annual specie providing cover up until Christmas.
• Sowing rate: 5kg per acre. Pack size: 5kg.

Golden Retriever game cover seed mixture will provide a full season of cover as well as steady supply of seeds to hold the birds in the covers.

• Excellent holding potential for pheasants and partridges.
• Tried and tested reliable mixture.
• Stomp Aqua herbicide tolerant. 
• Contains; Dwarf Sorghum, Dwarf Sunflowers, Fodder Radish and Millet blend.
• Sowing rate: 24kg per hectare. Pack size: 12.5kg. 

Intermediate Sorghum as the name suggests grows to a height between the Giant and Dwarf varieties. 

• Grows to a height of around 1.5 metres.
• Useful as a windbreak around other game cover crops
• Tall cover provides birds with protection from overhead predators
• Similar to maize but does not produce a cob
• Sowing rate: 10kg per acre.

Interval is a hybrid variety, produced by crossing rape and kale together. Creates a thick, leafy canopy to utilise in as little as 10-12 weeks.

• Fast growing properties of rape with the greater leaf canopy of kale.
• Winter hardy for a full season of cover.
• Grows to a height of 80-100cm.
• Sowing Rate: 2kg per acre. 

The name says it all! Kwik Fix provides rapid cover for late sown or for patching failed spring sown game cover crops.

• Ideal mixture to replace or patch failed spring game cover.
• A unique combination of the fastest growing game cover species.
• Can provide cover up until Christmas.
• 80% Fodder Radish, 20% White Mustard
• Sowing rate: 5 kg per acre. Pack size: 10kg.

Labrador is designed to be used on cooler or more exposed northern sites. Features Triticale which is resistant to rabbits.

• Ideal for use on cold or exposed northern sites and will tolerate difficult soil types.
• Full season cover for up to two years.
• Creates ideal habitat for brood rearing.
• Contains; Triticale, Mustard, Kale, Linseed and Quinoa.
• Sowing rate: 40kg per hectare. Pack size: 20kg. 

A combination of four rapidly establishing species to give season-long cover. Will provide cover of 2-3 feet in height.

• A versatile and easy cover to establish in all areas.
• A rapidly establishing and maturing mixture providing winter cover.
• Used as a patching crop when spring crops fail, will tolerate drought conditions.
• 75% Forage rape, 14% White Mustard, 11% Fodder Radish
• Sowing rate: 5 kg per acre.  Pack size: 10kg.

Late Shot is late maturing and selected for its good standing ability.

• Produces a small immature cob that rarely develops past the 'bright white' stage.
• Very late maturity and of less interest to rats and badgers.
• Will still be looking good at the end of the shooting season.
• Late maturing varieties - cob maturity rate can vary depending on the growing season, time of sowing and husbandry
• Fungicide and bird repellent treated.
• Sowing rate: 50,000 seeds per acre. Packsize: 1 acre (50,000 seeds).

An excellent combination of winter hardy cover provided by the Kale and high quality feed provided from the Quinoa.

• Winter hardy cover of kale and feeding potential of quinoa.
• Quinoa provides high protein feed with kale keeping the birds dry
• Kale will provide cover for two seasons.
• 50% Quinoa, 50% Goldeneye Kale 
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre. Pack size: 5kg.

Rapid Fire remains one of the most trusted game cover maize products on the market. Varieties are selected for standing ability, early vigour and low cob carriage.

• A good hybrid selection with high germination that will provide feed and cover.
• Treated with bird repellent and fungicide.
• Very good standing, medium maturity and good cob development.
• Sowing rate: 50,000 seeds per acre. Packsize: 1 acre (50,000 seeds).

Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea) is similar to Canary Grass (Aquatica) however it is much hardier.

• A perennial species which can last for 10 years
• Suitable for exposed northern sites - good frost and winter hardiness
• Strong stems and thick leaves provide reliable cover for ground-nesting birds
• Similar to conventional canary grass with improved hardiness 
• Inoculated with rhizobia
• Sowing rate: 2.5kg per acre Pack Size: 2.5kg

A fast establishing, maturing mixture ideal for patching failed crops or where a later sown crop is wanted. 

• Provides cover and potentially seeds within 16 weeks of sowing
• Rescue mixture for failed crops 
• Rapid establishment
• 50% Buckwheat, 15% Fodder Radish, 15% White Mustard, 10% Gold of pleasure, 10% Texsel Greens
• Sowing rate: 5kg per acre. Pack Size: 10kg 

Setter game cover seed mixture is a traditional mixture which combines a broad range of species. Provides two full seasons of cover.

• Full season cover for up to two years.
• Very reliable mixture with excellent holding and feed potential.
• Combines; Phacelia, Sweet Clover, Millet Blend, Maize, Mustard, Kale, Buckwheat and Sunflowers.
• Sowing rate: 25kg per hectare. Pack size: 12.5kg. 

Spaniel is a summer sown, drought tolerant game cover mixture which is easy to establish. Combines four different seed species.

• Drought tolerant mixture which can be sown in the summer months.
• Can be used for patching failed spring sown crops.
• Easy to establish, can be broadcast directly into cereal stubble.
• Combines; Mustard, Fodder Radish, Interval Rape/Kale, Carbon.
• Sowing rate: 10kg per hectare. Pack size 5kg.   

Springer game cover seed mixture is ideal for areas which are difficult to sow on an annual basis. A blend of Perennial Chicory and Triticale.

• Triticale provides feed for the first year, Perennial Chicory gives permanent cover.
• Chicory is drought tolerant and will grow to a height of up to 1.5m.  
• Triticale is resistant to damage from rabbits.
• Contains: Perennial Chicory and Triticale.
• Sowing rate: 40kg per hectare. Pack size: 20kg.

Sundown mixture combines Sunflower and Maize seeds, two of the most popular game cover seed species used in the UK.

• Combines the fantastic feeding potential of both species.
• Provides full season cover and feed.
• Fungicide treated seed.
• 55% Game maize, 25% Sunflower, 20% Dwarf Sorghum
• Sowing rate: 13kg per acre .Pack Size: 13kg. 

A combination of three excellent game cover kale varieties will provide a tall varied canopy over an extended period of time.

• Provides superb cover.
• Kale provides cover for two shooting seasons.
• The flowering kale will attract insects and songbirds.
• 40% Goldeneye, 30% Gruner Angeliter, 30% Inka
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre. Pack size: 2kg

Texsel greens are a fast growing, shiny leaved brassica developed from Ethiopian mustard. Very easy to establish and provide frost hardy cover.

• Produces a broken canopy, ideal for flushing birds.
• Texel Greens are fast and easy to establish.
• Frost hardy cover crop.
• Ideal for suppressing weeds.
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre. Pack Size: 2kg. Treated seed.

Vittasso Brown Mustard is a highly versatile game cover crop - easy to establish, quick growing and winter hardy.

• Sow from late July onwards to produce a dense, leafy canopy.
• Winter-hardy, easy to establish, cost-effective.
• Can be sown as a rescue crop for failed spring sowings.
• Can grow up to 1.5 metres dependent on sowing period.
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre (5kg per ha).

White mustard is an ever popular choice for game cover. Very easy to establish and grows rapidly, providing cover until the first winter frosts. 

• Can be sown alone or as a companion to other species
• Ideal for early cover, killed off by frost will create shelter for birds
• Quick growing - ideal for patching failed spring cover crops
• Also opular as a green manure crop
• Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): AB2 
• Sowing rate: 15kg / ha

Fodder Radish is a quick growing cover crop which scavenges nitrogen, produces large amount of organic matter and improves soil structure.

• Quick growing, produces high organic matter in short periods
• Suppresses weeds and deep roots benefit soil structure
• Ideal as a green manure crop sown in early autumn
• Effective as a standalone green cover or in mixtures
• Sowing rate: 15-25kg / ha