Kale & Forage Rape Seed

Emerald is a well known variety that is fast to establish with average dry matter yields.

• Medium to tall leafy plants maturing in 10-12 weeks after sowing.
• Good disease resistance
• Great food quality that is  high in protein, easily digested and remaining palatable well into the winter.
• Wide branched root system improves soil structure
• Sowing rate: 2.5kg (drilled) or 4kg (broadcast) per acre.

Hobson, the perfect variety for finishing lambs. Bred by Limagrain.

• Powdery mildew restistant; a disease which can make some crops unpalatable leading to a high wastage factor
• Proven on livestock farms throughout the UK
• Available treated with Start-uP and Sepiret
• Sowing rate 2.5kg drilled / 4kg broadcast per acre

A winter hardy variety with the potential to deliver high dry matter yields making it and a very desirable choice for dairy, beef or lamb and an excellent variety for game cover.

• Intermediate stemmed variety with excellent disease and aphid tolerance
• High leaf to stem ratio
• Untreated
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre.

Rampart has feed quality enhancements which allows growers flexibility when feeding the crops. Ready to feed 12-14 weeks after sowing.  

• Great winter hardiness
• High yield potential
• Suitable for dairy/lamb production
• Sowing rate: 2-3kg per acre.

Unicorn forage rape provides nutritious feed for beef, lamb or dairy production. 

• Crops sown in May and June have the potential for regrowth after the initial grazing.
• May-drilled crops should be ready to graze in 12 weeks 
• Sow May-end August
• Available with seed treatment
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre.

Thousand Head Kale is a popular, tried and tested variety with good standing ability and winter hardiness.

• Thousand Head is a slender stemmed variety bearing leafy foliage. 
• Excellent winter hardiness providing forage for feeding after Christmas. 
• Can supply approximately 90 tonnes/ha of green forage matter.
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre.

A new variety with the potential to deliver high dry matter yields making it and ideal choice for dairy, beef or lamb producers.

• A taller stemmed variety with excellent resistance to lodging.
• High leaf to stem ratio.
• Available untreated or treated with Start-uP & Sepiret.
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pinfold Kale will provide excellent yields in a short period of time.

• Fast growing and ideal for early sowings
• Flexible utilisation, summer use as well
• Excellent digestibility
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre. Pack size 2kg

A fast establishing kale/rape hybrid that can be ready for use in only eight weeks. Suitable for both grazing and game cover applications.

• Winter Hardy
• High energy 
• Suitable for cattle and sheep
• Fast establishment (8 weeks)
• Sowing rate: 2kg per acre.

High protein content and high dry matter yield. Late flowering variety that will perform well whether sown for summer, autumn or winter use. 

• Good winter hardiness.
• Clubroot tolerant.
• Sowing rate: 2.5kg per acre.

Spitfire Hybrid Forage Rape is a rape and kale hybrid, is a good companion to use with other fast establishing brassicas. 

• Provide cover for a whole season
• Very vigorous and quick growing, ideal for replacing failed crops or patching
• Good disease and bolting resistance
• Sowing rate: 2.5kg per acre.

Swift is a rape and kale hybrid that provides high energy grazing for cattle and sheep throughout summer, autumn and winter.

• Fast and vigorous in growth with regrowth potential
• Winter hardiness, high energy and good protein source
• Good late season yield potential
• Sowing Rate: 2kg per acre.

A blend of Winfred Hybrid Brassica and Forage Rape. A vigourous and quick growing seed mixture making it ideal for failed crops.

• Provide cover for a whole season
• Vigorous and quick growing, ideal for replacing failed crops or patching
• Good disease and bolting resistance
• 50% Hybrid Brassica and 50% Forage Rape
• Pack size: 5kg untreated
• Sowing rate: 2.5kg 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

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. 

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