Reaper Red Clover Freshcote

Reaper Red Clover Freshcote

Excludes GST & freight

A high yielding and persistent New Zealand bred red clover which is suitable for grazing, hay and silage. Reaper is very palatable, with fine stems which are less stalky than traditional red clovers.

All livestock types
 
 
 
$371.25

SEED QUANTITY CALCULATOR

Sowing rate is set to the recommended rate. You can adjust it, or just enter the Area in hectares (ha), acres (ac) and square meters (m²) that you want to sow.
Suggested quantity tells you how many bags you need.

Sowing rate:
kg/ha
Area:
Amount needed:
kg
 
 

Benefits of Reaper Red Clover Freshcote

  • Dual purpose – ideal sown in a pasture mix or alone as a grazed crop, or cut for hay/silage.
  • High-yielding with strong winter activity.
  • Highly palatable, with finer stems.
  • Very good disease resistance and is more tolerant of clover root weevil than white clover.
  • Very good persistence, even under close sheep grazing.
  • Leaf size: Large
  • Sowing rate: 4-6kg/ha in pasture mixes as the sole clover, 2-3kg/hectare when mixed with a small or medium leafed clover
  • Sowing dates: Autumn and spring
  • Persistence: 3-4 years (subject to climate, insect pressure and management)
  • Disease tolerance: Very good

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