SINCLAIR MCGILL QUALITY SEED QUALITY Less weed seeds and more live seeds in every bag! When it comes to grass seed quality, our no-compromise approach is simple - we aim to deliver less weed seeds and more live seeds than any other company. By specifying the Sinclair McGill brand, you really can make a significant difference to the performance of your new ley mixture. THE CORNERSTONE OF A SUCCESSFUL LEY IS A TOP QUALITY SEED MIXTURE FROM THE SINCLAIR MCGILL RANGE GERMINATION STANDARDS Species EU Standard Perennial Ryegrass 80% Italian Ryegrass 75% Hybrid Ryegrass 75% Higher Voluntary Standard 80% 75% 75% Sinclair McGill Target 90% + 85% + 85% + POSSIBLE INERT MATERIAL IN 10 ACRES OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS Inert Material Dead Seed Impurities EU Standard 30 kilos 6 kilos Higher Voluntary Standard 30 kilos 3 kilos Sinclair McGill Target 7 kilos* 1 kilos* * Based on the laboratory analysis of our own contract crops and 10 acres being equivalent to 150 kilos of seed. POSSIBLE WEED CONTENT IN AN OFFICIAL SAMPLE OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS (60g of seed) Weed Docks* Couch* Blackgrass* EU Standard 5 120 100 Higher Voluntary Standard 5 10 10 Sinclair McGill Target Less than 1 Less than 1 Less than 1 * Note: There is no EU standard or test for blackgrass or couch in 60gm so the figures quoted are an estimate based on our laboratory experience. PURITY STANDARDS Species EU Standard Perennial Ryegrass 96% Italian Ryegrass 96% Hybrid Ryegrass 96% Higher Voluntary Standard 98% 98% 98% Sinclair McGill Target 98% + 98% + 98% + 4 FORAGE QUALITY & ANIMAL NUTRITION LG Animal Nutrition (LGAN) is a stamp of approval given to carefully selected grass mixtures, which can deliver a proven combination of nutritional and agronomic qualities. LGAN accredited mixtures have been formulated to provide a careful balance of sugars (WSC) with digestible fibres (dNDF), protein, energy, and D value. These nutritionally enhanced mixtures offer farmers and growers increased efficiency which in turn has the potential to drive profitability. LG Animal Nutrition - the proof The agronomic and feed values attributed to LG Animal Nutrition mixtures are supported by independent trials at national research institutes as well as trials at Sinclair McGills own research sites. The principles of LGAN grass mixtures formulation were first tested at the Schothorst Research Institute in the Netherlands. Animal feeding trials compared the performance of a group of cows fed a diet based on a high quality LGAN mixture with a control group fed a conventional dual purpose grass mixture. Cows on the LGAN grass-based diet averaged 1.4 litres of milk per cow more than the control group. LG ANIMAL NUTRITION BENEFITS • IMPROVEMENT IN FEED EFFICIENCY OF 5% • MILK YIELD INCREASE OF 5% • ADDITIONAL INCOME €247.66 Feeding trials comparing grass mixtures in dairy diets MIXTURE Feed Efficiency (milk kg feed) 1.30 Milk Yield (litres/day/cow) 29.9 Additional milk yield in 305 days (litres) 427 Milk value (based on €0.58c/l) €247.66 Schothorst Research Institute feed trials 2013 CONTROL MIXTURE 1.24 28.5 FORAGE QUALITY TRIALS We measure the forage quality of individual grass varieties as well as our mixtures to ensure that the balance of characteristics we aim for are carried through to the field. The first independent forage mixture trials to demonstrate the LGAN principal were carried out in 2014 at NIAB TAG in Dartington, Devon. Since then we have continued to test our LGAN grass mixtures in trials in Ireland and the UK under both conservation and simulated grazing regimes. Long term trials at the SMG Innovation site in Lincolnshire between 2017 and 2022 have shown clear benefits of all LGAN mixtures over the controls. The grazing mixture TURBO performed particularly well, with excellent yields, sugar content and energy. But perhaps most noteworthy was the mixtures average dNDF content over the 4 years tested as shown in the table below DNDF (%) TURBO 83.0 Control Mix 80.6 Difference +2.4 Source: Limagrain Trials 2014-2016 Increasing dNDF levels in the diet is beneficial to dry matter intakes and can have a significant impact on milk yield. Each 1% increase in dNDF can result in an increased milk production of 0.25l per cow per day. So the 2.4% increase shown by Turbo could contribute as much as 0.6l per cow per day worth around €104 per cow (300 milking days and €0.58c/l). TURBO BENEFITS • INCREASED YIELDS, SUGAR AND ENERGY • IMPROVED DIGESTIBLE FIBRE EQUIVALENT TO INCREASED MILK YIELDS WORTH €104 PER COW PER YEAR 5 SINCLAIR MCGILL QUALITY
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