Tyson

Tyson is the earliest of early starters, adding more feed to the menu for hard-working mums during lambing and calving to power red meat breeding systems. Plus it has strong yield year round, and NEA4 endophyte for better persistence.

Ultra efficient

With superb early growth, Tyson is arguably the most exciting perennial ryegrass the red meat sector has seen. Feed your ewes and cows better through early lactation, and watch those lambs and calves flourish without stripping it all it off mum’s back. Especially good for early weaning, with all the associated benefits:

■        Meet early schedules, typically at better prices.

■        Avoid the weaning check (2 weeks lost LWG) plus lambs dress out better.

■        Use less drench; free up feed for other animals.  

Start spring sooner

Ahead of the pack

Tyson is the earliest heading perennial ryegrass you can buy, at -10 days. And don’t worry about feed quality during the rest of the season – we selected Tyson for lower aftermath heading, too.

Capturing the gains

There’s no free lunch here – if you want Tyson to do what it can do in early spring, you have to manage it right! Set stock in spring at < 1200-1300 kg DM/ha (or 3-4 cm pasture height) for single-bearing ewes, 1500-1600 kg DM/ha (or 4-5 cm height) for twin-bearing, or 1700+ kg DM/ha for triplet-bearing through lambing.
 

Otherwise, Tyson won't have the leaves to catch enough sunlight to achieve its genetic potential, which is the science behind the saying ‘grass grows grass.’ Also, as pasture height drops so does bite size, and although ewes take more bites, both their pasture intake, and lamb growth rate, drop.

Fine & dense

Tyson is a fine leaved, densely tillered diploid perennial for both set stocking and rotational grazing. 

Protected too

Tyson has been upgraded to NEA4 endophyte, providing good control of Argentine stem weevil, black beetle and pasture mealy bug, with no negative impacts on animal health. It is also available with Low endophyte.

Sowing Tyson

Possible additions

• Captain CS plantain at 2-4 kg/ha provides extra summer feed value, lasts 2-3 years.
• Redefine cocksfoot at 3-6 kg/ha provides extra summer feed in drier conditions.