All Game Cover Seed Crops

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.

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

A high yielding, shorter stem variety - a popular option for spring sowings to help control black grass and broad leaved weeds.

• Very quick and early to mature, generating excellent yields
• Strong reputation for producing high yields in following wheat crops
• Performs well on thin soils. Not frost hardy
• Provides interest well into the winter, particularly sown with other species
• Sowing Rate: 50kg / ha

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).

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.

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. 

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.

Keeper Kale will provide excellent cover and maximum protection for your birds.

• A shorter variety with excellent lodging resistance
• High leaf to stem ratio, providing excellent leaf cover
• Winter hardy and tested for germination and vigour to ensure the maximum establishment
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre.

Japanese Reed Millet is a stronger and hardier member of the millet family when compared to Red and White Millet.

• Stronger plant than others of the millet family
• Improved winter hardiness
• Mix with white millet to provide an excellent cover and feed crop
• Sowing rate: 5kg per acre.

Interval is a hybrid variety, produced by crossing rape and kale together. Creates a thick, leafy canopy only a short period of time.

• 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. 

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.

HiBird Maize blend is a mixture of early, intermediate and late varieties.

• Provides a great food source.
• Good early vigour and standing power.
• Treated with Fungicide and Korit Bird Repellent.
• Spreads timings of cob ripeness.
• Sowing rate: 50,000 seeds per acre. Packsize: 1 acre (50,000 seeds).

Very tall variety with excellent winter hardiness. A branching, umbrella shaped canopy creates plenty of room underneath for pheasants and partridges.

• Good winter hardiness and excellent feeding quality
• Fresh yields 15% higher than Caledonian and 10% higher than Bittern
• Tried and tested for many years and is still very popular today
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre.

Goldeneye kale is a giant type bred for the game cover market, selected for the optimum combination of height and leaf production. 

• Leafy top, strong stem, good winter hardiness and good tolerance to disease, making it the ideal choice for game cover use
• Goldeneye achieves a higher vigour score than Caledonian kale and better club root tolerance.
• Sowing rate: 3kg per acre.

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. 

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.

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.

This fastest growing rye, POWERGREEN is a high yielding variety which can grow at the lower temperatures, making it ideal for late sowing or early harvests.

• Fast initial development, high tillering and high output
• Good growth in cold conditions, excellent winter hardiness
• High nitrogen uptake throughout autumn
• Sow in autumn for incorporation and use in the spring
• Sowing rate: 150kg / ha

Ethiopian mustard is a fast growing frost hardy, brassica which produces a dense leafy canopy and acts as an excellent weed suppressor.

• Produces a dense leafy canopy to supress weeds
• Fast and easy to establish providing rapid ground cover
• Frost hardy cover crop ideal for use in later sowings
• Can tollerate and improve poor soil conditions 
• Sowing rate: 5kg / ha

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

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.

New and unique game cover crop which combines the excellent cover of kale with the easy and rapid establishment of mustard. 

• Produces amazing cover in a short period of time
• Excellent frost tolerant cover by November
• Can be used for new sowing or for patching failed crops
• Best sown in June or July.
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre. Pack size: 2kg

Canary Grass (Phalaris aquatica) gives excellent long term nesting cover for partridges and pheasants.

• A perennial species which can last for 10 years.
• Perfect for poor quality sites where annual sowing is difficult or impractical.
• Can grow to 60cm in first year and over 150cm in following years.
• Requires sowing in wide rows to prevent it from becoming to thick
• Sowing rate: 2.5 kg/acre Pack Size: 2.5kg.

Caledonian Kale is the first variety to be bred with resistance to club root. A taller variety which gives easier access for birds underneath the leaf canopy. 

• Taller variety to allow birds to move freely under the leaf canopy.
• Club root resistant, can be sown on sites suffering from brassica sickness.
• Available untreated or treated with Start-up & Sepiret.
• Specifically bred for UK conditions. High germination and early vigour.
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre.