Roots
Changing environmental and climatic conditions challenge your forage production. Grasses that can better handle spring and early summer drought will result in a healthy and high yielding crop.
Foragemax® Mixtures
The Foragemax range showcases the latest and most advanced technology in grass breeding. Foragemax was the first to successfully introduce now widely used species such as Festuloliums and the measurement and classifying of variable digestibility within grass varieties, which helps its users achieve the best possible and most profitable outcomes. Drawing on global resources, Foragemax ensures it remains relevant to local markets by creating customised mixture portfolios to suit each country.
Seeds & Science support your business
Every farm is different – and special. Our expert teams will help you find the right ForageMax® product for your farming system, your livestock, your soil, and your climate.
Our goal is to make your life as a farmer easier. One way we do that is by helping you increase revenues by improving your milk and meat production.
Grass & Clover Mixtures
Outstanding Grass for Every Farmer
Improving forage production from your fields depends on several factors. The top four are:
Better Feed Quality
More digestible grasses and increased content of protein, sugar and other constituents.
Higher & More Reliable Yields
Increased and more reliable yields for an era of climate change.
Less Vulnerable Crops
Increased tolerance to a range of diseases helps you maintain yield and quality.
More Sustainable Crops
Our portfolio includes clover and lucerne, which make better use of vital resources and are a more sustainable source of protein.
Contact the forage team
Agricultural & Specialist Seeds Team:
Telephone: 01506 894820
Email: forage@dlf.co.uk
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PLUS grasses
Higher forage quality. Excellent tolerance. Better yields. There are plenty of great reasons to give the green light to PLUS grasses.
ProNitro
Everybody needs good nutrition to grow. Grass seeds are no exception. That’s why we send our ProNitro® coated seeds into the world with a packed lunch full of nitrogen that will fuel germination and growth.
Fiber Energy
Our top quality grasses labeled as DLF Fiber Energy improve nutritional intake. The result is more milk and/or meat yields and at the same time a reduced climatic impact.
Ecotain
The new seed technology in N Control. Ecotain® is an environmental plantain that can have a huge reduction in N leaching from the urine patch - up to 89% depending on sward blend.
DLF Alfalfa
High drought tolerance, excellent yield with a high protein content and not least a natural nitrogen source. The reasons for choosing DLF Alfalfa are manyfold.
Find the perfect mixture
High milk or meat yields are essential for running a profitable farm. The key to this is to keep your herds well fed with home-grown forage. With best in class ForageMax mixtures you increase the nutritional value of your forage and silage.
HF Seeds has been at the forefront of seed breeding technology for over 60 years. This long and successful pedigree has grown over the years as generations of farming families come to trust the HF Seeds brand as the foremost range of grass mixtures that are available.
We're not just about grass at DLF. We supply a range of other feed and commercial crops that support farm profitability. Your Countryside is our diverse range of species and choice of specialist mixtures, bringing Game Cover, Environmental Stewardship, Root Crops and Cover Crops, together in one comprehensive catalogue.
Latest forage news
Farmers Across The UK Are taking Part In A New Collaborative Project Run By Grass Breeding Company DLF
DLF is establishing a Partner Farm programme comprising demonstrations and trials on dairy farms from as far north as Dumfries and as far south as Somerset. The aim is to showcase new varieties, species and mixtures growing in real-life situations.
Somerset Farmer Works With Local Dairy Farmer To Rear His Yearling Heifers
Giles Simpson has been the tenant at Manor Farm, Yenston, near Templecombe for a decade and has been contract rearing youngstock for two local dairy farmers for nine years, as well as having 150 of his own beef cattle. He is also the agronomy manager for Pearce Seeds based at Sherborne.