Shogun

Hybrid ryegrass

The rockstar hybrid you love, with NEA endophyte, or supercharged with NEA12  for even more yield and animal performance.

What makes it special?

Fast, nutritious and delicious, Shogun is your go-to for both 1-3 year pasture, and undersowing, no matter where you farm.

Supercharged

Shogun is now supercharged with NEA12 endophyte, growing 7% more total yield than the NEA version. Normal ryegrass breeding delivers about 1% genetic gain a year, so that’s 7 years’ progress in one go. Imagine achieving that in your animals!

Carry more

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 (growing 10% more) and autumn 8% more as shown in the industry trial results below.

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 sown with perennial ryegrasses or some other hybrids.

Make more protein

Animals thrive on Shogun – it’s a high energy, late heading tetraploid (+13 days), with minimal aftermath heading in summer, plus you gain that extra yield.

Easy to graze

Shogun is a super palatable tetraploid. Animals love eating it, so it’s easier to manage.

Endophyte & animal health

In most cases Shogun 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. In this situation the risk or staggers with Shogun NEA12 is higher, and NEA12 is not recommended for horses or deer. The risk of stagger in both options is much lower than for the old Standard (or High) endophyte.

In all cases ryegrass staggers is much less likely if you sow a pasture mix with high legume and herb content (see suggestion below).

Sowing Shogun