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Tower

summer-active tall fescue

  • Palatable fescue delivering high animal performance 
  • Adapted to a wide range of soils, including wet/poorly drained
  • Frost tolerant when compared to phalaris and cocksfoot
  • High quality pasture late into spring and summer

 

Suitable For

Sowing Rate: 10-25kg/ha
Rainfall: Minimum 700mm per annum
Grazing Management Method: Rotational Grazed – Long Term
Heading Date: Late
Pasture Life: 2 - 5 years
Soil Fertility: High (Olsen P 20+)

Quality feed that's easy to manage

Adapted to a wide range of soil types, Tower summer active tall fescue provides farmers with all the benefits of a modern tall fescue. Adapted to a wide range of soils, Tower is a resilient tall fescue that is drought tolerant, tolerant of wet/poor draining soils and some insects such as Grass Grub and Porina (like all tall fescue varieties). Tower may contain low levels of Protek endophyte and is not suitable for horses.

Pasture seed sowing rate (sole): 20-25kg/ha
Pasture seed sowing rate (mixed): 15-25kg/ha

Rainfall

Minimum 700mm rainfall per annum unless irrigated

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