We have the variety and range to find the perfect grass for any situation.
A deep-rooted perennial grass of high to moderate drought tolerance (depending on cultivar), native to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean regions. The first varieties were introduced to Australia from Northern Africa in the 1930’s. The perceived lack of quality has been an issue for some time. Some new cultivars are of higher quality. Persistence and quality can be further improved by attention to grazing management. There are two distinct types: Northern European types that are summer active and Mediterranean types that are summer dormant. Cocksfoot needs reasonably well-drained soils to persist, and will tolerate soils of very low pH.
600+
Summer Active
Deluxe is an enhanced addition to the AGF cocksfoot range. Providing a high-yielding and soft-leaf variety with improved winter activity.
It is particularly suitable for high-rainfall environments, as it maintains high production levels throughout all seasons, while also retaining summer quality and palatability when seasons allow. Deluxe is a next-generation cocksfoot variety that has demonstrated useful disease resistance.
500+mm
Sheep + Beef
Summer
Active
Selected to be more suitable in regions with a medium or short growing season. Yarck is a Porto type with vigorous seedling establishment, high winter growth, and softer and more palatable leaves. Yarck also has the ability to respond and grow with summer rainfall.
Bromes are deep-rooted grasses; they are very heat and drought tolerant and produce high quality nil endophyte pastures. They prefer free-draining soils and are intolerant of pugging and being waterlogged. The bromes have been split into three distinct types; 1. Prairie Grass (high production over a short period) 2. Pasture Brome (medium term pasture) 3. Grazing Brome (more persistent long term pasture
A deep-rooted perennial grass native to Europe, the Mediterranean region, and Asia. It is suited to soils of medium to high fertility, will tolerate waterlogging and moderately saline conditions. There are two distinctively different types, summer active and summer dormant. Summer active tall fescues have the ability to out produce perennial ryegrass during summer and require periodic summer rainfall or irrigation. Summer dormant types have the ability to persist in areas of very low rainfall.
550mm+
Summer Active
Stirling is densely tillered and has excellent palatability, making it an ideal choice for dairy, beef, and sheep.
In comparison to other leading summer-active, continental varieties, Stirling has proven to be highly persistent and high-yielding throughout the year, including early spring and autumn. It also exhibits useful rust resistance and Stirling is highly adaptable and can thrive in both dryland and irrigated conditions. It tolerates heavy, wet, and moderately saline soils, and it is more versatile than perennial ryegrass in hot conditions.
Phalaris is a deep-rooted perennial grass native to the Mediterranean region, once established it is drought tolerant and persistent. Quality can be maintained through correct management. Phalaris has very low seedling vigour and care should be taken at establishment. It will persist on a wide range of soil types including heavy waterlogged soils. Phalaris is the most sensitive of the temperate grasses to acid soils, and performs best on neutral soils. Cultivars available include both winter active and winter dormant varieties.
450mm+
Grazing Tolerant
Phalaris bred for increased grazing tolerance over Holdfast Phalaris. Has excellent winter activity and seedling vigour with exceptional dry matter production. Adapted to a greater range of soil types than holdfast.
500mm+
Economical
Holdfast is a winter activity variety with a low level of summer dormancy, similar to the levels in Australian. At the time of Holdfasts release in the 90’s it was slightly more tolerant of soil acidity than other cultivars available at that time.