What makes it special?
Fast, nutritious and delicious, Shogun is your go-to for both 1-3 year pasture, and undersowing, New Zealand-wide.
Supercharged
Shogun is now supercharged with NEA12 endophyte, growing 8% more total yield than the previous NEA version. With ryegrass breeding delivering about 1% genetic gain a year, that’s eight years’ worth of advancement in one go!
Higher carrying capacity
Shogun NEA12 grows more year-round, so you can feed more animals on those paddocks. Its biggest seasonal advantage over Shogun NEA is during summer and autumn as shown in industry trials below.
* National Forage Variety Trials (NVFT) run at Te Awamutu, Waikato; Poukawa, Hawkes Bay; and Courtenay, Canterbury over 3 years. Waikato trial discontinued following final yield assessment on the 25th of January 2019 due to poor persistence of all entries. Waikato trial included 9 entries, other trials 12 entries, with non-commercial lines omitted as required by the NZPBRA. Statistical LSD (5%) lettering given; where yields have the same letter there is no statistically significant difference between them.
Better protection
NEA12 gives Shogun a wider range of insect control, including we believe for porina. Testing has shown NEA12 provides good black beetle control (at the same level as NEA endophyte) and very good root aphid control.
Faster payback
Shogun establishes very fast, more like an Italian ryegrass, so these paddocks are ready to graze sooner than ones renewed with perennial or some other hybrid ryegrasses.
Make more protein
Animals thrive on Shogun NEA12 – it’s a high energy tetraploid, with late heading (+13 days) and minimal aftermath heading in summer, plus you gain that extra yield.
Easy to graze
Shogun is a very palatable tetraploid. Animals love eating it, so it’s easier to manage.
Animal health
In most cases Shogun NEA12 will deliver excellent animal health. We believe it is safe to use for dairy cows and cattle.
There is a risk of some ryegrass staggers in sheep or lambs if you graze into the base of the pasture in summer dry conditions. But this is less likely if you sow a pasture mix with high legume and herb content (see suggestion below). In animal testing on pure ryegrass swards, ryegrass staggers on Shogun NEA12 has occurred at a much lower level then Standard endophyte, and stock recover much quicker
NEA12 is not recommended for horses or deer. A good alternative is Forge NEA hybrid ryegrass.
Sowing Shogun
*Sowing rate depends on how thin pasture to be undersown is. Tetraploids are sown at a higher rate than diploids, because of their larger seed.
Shogun NEA12 is owned and marketed by Barenbrug
Shogun hybrid ryegrass & NEA12 endophyte are protected under the NZ Plant Variety Rights Act 1987