Game Cover
Traditional Game Cover Mixture
All Season Feed & Cover
A mixture of species offering various heights of cover as well as a range of high protein and energy food sources. An ideal one stop shop for when mixed cover is desired.
Sow:
Rate:
Apr - Jun
10 - 12kg/acre
Rearing Pen
Grass Mixtures
Many of our main grass mixtures are suitable for use in rearing pens but we recommend the following in particular:
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RESCUE MIX: Use Powys Leys “Super Short” for rapid establishment.
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REARING PEN: Our “Paddock & Pasture” mix is ideal for rearing pens and can be supplied with the additions of white clover and birdsfoot trefoil.
Sow:
Rate:
Spring/Autumn
15kg/acre
Bespoke Mixtures
We can also offer bespoke mixtures tailored to your exact needs from a wide variety of available straights. Speak to one of our advisors to find a mixture to suit your needs.
Gruner Angeliter Kale
A tall, very high yielding kale with good winter hardiness and excellent feeding quality. A branching, umbrella shaped canopy provides plenty of cover for pheasants and partridges.
Sow:
Rate:
Apr - Jun
2kg/acre
Standit Game Maize
A medium height plant with excellent vigour and establishment boasting strong stems and cob retention. Standit produces a good quality cob with plenty of grain for optimum feed value. Suitable for most types of site.
Sow:
Rate:
May
40k seeds/acre
Hold Fast Game Maize Mixture
A mixture of varieties with early, mid and late maturity offering ripening throughout the season. Height varies between varieties giving birds cover and feed through the entire shooting season each with excellent standing power to match.
Sow:
Rate:
May
40k seeds/acre
Spitfire Hybrid
Spitfire is a modern rape hybrid created by crossing rape with kale and provides good cover for holding, driving and feeding game birds. It is a medium-tall variety with excellent aphid tolerance and rapid establishment to maturity.
Sow:
Rate:
Apr - Sep
2.5 - 4kg/acre
Other
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Quinoa
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Canary Grass
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Fodder Raddish
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Mustard
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Forage Rape
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Millet