DLF Ireland

Quality Grass & Forage Mixtures

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Maximising Ireland’s Grass & Forage Potential

We offer a range of premium quality grass seed brands including the HF Seeds, Forage Max & Sinclair McGill ranges in combination with a top class selection of Maize, Beet and Forage crops throughout Ireland

2025 Brochure

Download Our Grass & Forage Brochure 2025

Our new Grass & Forage Brochure 2025 is out now for instant download. Check out the latest mixtures from DLF and see what's happening with our on-farm research.

Latest News From DLF Ireland

Multi-species Swards Backed by Science, Irish Farmers and DLF
01/05/2025

Multi-species Swards Backed by Science, Irish Farmers and DLF

Fields of chicory and plantain as part of diverse multi-species swards are now a common site across the Irish countryside. The popularity of multi-species swards has exploded in recent years, partly thanks to generous grants from DAFM, but mainly because of their value to Irish farmers. The list of benefits of multi-species swards is quite extensive but the main benefits include greatly reducing N fertiliser requirement and fertiliser costs, increasing summer forage production and quality - giving drought tolerance and improving animal intakes and performance Read more

Why Sow Multi-species Swards in 2025?
29/04/2025

Why Sow Multi-species Swards in 2025?

Would you like to reduce your Nitrogen fertiliser bill by up to 100%? Interest in multi-species swards has grown rapidly in recent years with an estimated 8,000 acres sown in 2023, a significant increase on the couple of hundred sown just 5 years ago! Read more

DLF’s local R&D producing specialist grass varieties for Irish farmers
15/04/2025

DLF’s local R&D producing specialist grass varieties for Irish farmers

Vast is a new late Tetraploid ryegrass from DLF with a very interesting story! Selected on Irish farms for Irish farmers, Vast has been trialled and tested by DLF since 2020. After impressing initially at our Waterford trial site, Vast excelled when sown on our Partner Farms across the country as part of the DLF Variety Grazing Trial. Read more

Agritain Plantain meets Climate and Production Targets
31/03/2025

Agritain Plantain meets Climate and Production Targets

Over the last few years the increasing use of multi-species swards has seen Irish farmers significantly reduce their N fertiliser bills, increase animal performance and enhance summer forage production. On some drier farms, multi-species swards have been the only grazable forage available during prolonged dry spells. Read more

At DLF we pride ourselves on providing solutions for the Irish forage and Amenity market

We are at the forefront of variety research and breeding bringing the latest genetics to the market each year. As our breeding programs are focused on our end user requirement’s our knowledge of what is required at ground level not only for today but also for the future is second to none. We offer a promise of quality and service as standard within DLF. 

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Popular Mixtures + Species

Grass Management Utilisation

Irish milk and meat production systems are some of the most efficient in the world. Our efficiency advantage lies primarily in our ability to grow grass for grazing in very large quantities.

Multi-Species Swards

Multi-species swards have the potential to produce high yields of quality forage at greatly reduced rates of nitrogen fertiliser input. Discover our Multi-Species Swards series and download our interactive brochure.

White Clover Mixtures

As a forage, white clover is highly digestible with crude protein content averaging over 20%. But the most significant benefit of white clover is its ability to fix N from the atmosphere. Discover our clover mixtures today.

DLF Grass Mixtures

From DLF 4N Grazer to DLF 6 Species Herbal Ley and our DLF Perennial Silage mixture, DLF have you covered. Discover our extensive grass mixtures range today and see how they can work for your farm.

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