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Speedan

forage sorghum

  • Lower prussic acid levels
  • Fine stemmed sudan x sudan forage sorghum hybrid
  • Quick regrowth after initial cutting/grazing
  • Thin leaves and stems make it ideal for hay production and grazing
  • Ideal cutting height 1-1.5m
SpeedanĀ® is a Sudan x Sudan forage sorghum. It has been selected as a fast maturing, high quality sorghum suitable for sheep and cattle. SpeedanĀ® is well suited to dryland or irrigated environments and has the potential to produce large amounts of dry matter during the summer and autumn period.
Suitable For

Sowing Rate: 15-30kg/ha
Rainfall: Minimum 450mm per annum
Weeks to Grazing: 1 metre high
Heading Date: Early
Pasture Life: Annual
Soil Fertility: High (Olsen P 20+)

Fast maturing sorghum with high dry matter production through summer and autumn

Speedan® is a Sudan x Sudan forage sorghum. It has been selected as a fast maturing, high quality sorghum suitable for sheep and cattle. Speedan is well suited to dryland or irrigated environments and has the potential to produce large amounts of dry matter during the summer and autumn period.

Pasture seed sowing rate (sole): 15-30kg/ha

Rainfall

Minimum 450mm rainfall per annum unless irrigated

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