Bettagraze is a tall, late flowering, late maturing sorghum x sudan hybrid grown for high quality, high yielding summer feed. Bettagraze is ideal for grazing in dairy, sheep and beef systems
and also for silage or hay.
New Zealand trials show that Bettagraze significantly out yields Pacific Seeds Sprint.
Bettagraze also delivers higher drymatter yields than Pacific Seeds BMR and conventional
summer crop competitors.
- Rapid early growth
- Quick recovery after grazing or cutting
- Delayed flowering for increased versatility and ease of management
- High sugar content, fine stems and a high leaf-to-stem ratio for
excellent palatability and good feed value
- Versatile –can be grazed, direct cut or harvested for silage or hay
- Available with Mesurol®2 bird repellant at no extra charge. This reduces the
risk of bird damage to seedling crops.
Time until first grazing:
Yield potential:
Energy content:
Protein: |
35-45 days3
12-15 tDM/ha
9-10 MJME/kgDM
13-16% crude protein
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Bettagraze requires a minimum soil temperature of 17°C for quick germination and
establishment. Generally sowing is not recommended before late November-early December.
Bettagraze should be planted at 25-45 kg/ha. Higher planting populations will deliver higher
crop yields.
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Choose paddocks with good water holding capacity and medium to high fertility status.
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Soil test to determine crop fertiliser requirements.
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Spray out the paddock and cultivate to achieve a fine, even weed-free seedbed.
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For fast establishment, plant when the soil temperature is at least 17°C and rising at 5 cm depth.
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Drill and roll Bettagraze into a fine, moist seedbed at 3-5 cm depth. Broadcast sowing is not recommended.
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Plant at 25-45 kg/ha. Crops planted at higher rates will have thinner stems and a higher yield potential.
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Graze Bettagraze behind a wire or cut it 35-45 days after planting when the crop reaches around 1 metre in height. Leave a residual of 15 cm for maximum regrowth.
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Recut or graze after 4-5 weeks when the crop is at least 0.8 m and no more than 1.2 m in height.
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Monitor nitrate and prussic acid levels especially in crops that have been drought stressed or frosted.
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For more information on growing and feeding Bettagraze call 0800 PIONEER (0800 746 633), talk to your local Pioneer Area Manager, or read the Pioneer Technical Insight 801: Bettagraze by
clicking here
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2 Registered trademark of Bayer CropScience.
3 Plants must be 80-100cm in height before grazing.
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