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Tabu+

Diploid italian ryegrass

Tabu+ is a record-breaker, with explosive establishment speed and superior cool season growth, plus stock love it. It's the Italian ryegrass that is unbeaten in the NFVT Italian ryegrass summary for winter yield, plus it is rated 5-stars in the Forage Value Index for winter feed nationwide.

Tabu+ was bred to supersede the best selling Tabu, with significantly higher total DM yield. Tabu+ is nutritious, with explosive establishment speed and superior cool season growth.

 

Multi-use

Tabu+ is suitable as an 8-12 month high performance crop; can last 2-3 years in areas with mild summers, or can be used for undersowing into run out pasture to boost winter-spring growth. In dense pastures, spraying before drilling is recommended. Note: Where a pasture is required for 2-3 years Shogun NEA12 may be a better option.


5-star nation wide in the FVI

Tabu+ has the top 5-star rating in the 2021 DairyNZ Forage Value Index across all regions, for the winter feed category. See www.dairynz.co.nz/fvi

 

High winter yield

Tabu+ is the top yielding Italian ryegrass in the National Forage Variety Trials (NFVT) 12 month pasture summary, for winter growth.

 

 

2000% ROI

Tabu+ produced an extra 3.2t DM/ha over Moata as a 12 month crop. For an extra seed cost (e.g. $50/ha) for Tabu+, that equates to over 2000% ROI, given this extra feed is valued at about $0.40/kg DM or an extra $1280/ha operating profit (value calculated from the DairyNZ FVI).

 

Soaks up winter N

Tabu+ produced an extra 3.4t DM/ha over Moata as a 12 month crop. For an additional seed cost (e.g. $50/ha) for Tabu+, that equates to a 2000% ROI, given this extra feed is valued at about $0.30/kg DM or an extra $1020/ha operating profit (value calculated from the DairyNZ FVI).

 

Sowing Tabu

 

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Italian & annual

Italians are fast establishing with good winter growth and feed quality. Mainly used for short term winter crop, 2-3 year pasture under summer mild condtions, or undersowing into run out pasture to boost growth. 

Annuals are generally used for 6-8 month winter crop prior to sowing a summer crop. Similar winter growth to Italian ryegrass but generally have little persistence. 

Italians are fast establishing with good winter growth and feed quality. Mainly used for short term winter crop, 2-3 year pasture under summer mild condtions, or undersowing into run out pasture to boost growth. 

Annuals are generally used for 6-8 month winter crop prior to...

Italians are fast establishing with good winter growth and feed quality. Mainly used for short term winter crop, 2-3 year pasture under summer mild condtions, or undersowing into run out pasture to boost growth. 

Annuals are generally used for 6-8 month winter crop prior to sowing a summer crop. Similar winter growth to Italian ryegrass but generally have little persistence.