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

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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