Quality Grass & Forage Mixtures
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
You won’t settle with nothing but the best. Neither will we. Our turfgrass seeds offer a landscape of locally adjusted benefits helping you to perfect beautiful and resilient turfs. From football pitches and golf courses to horse tracks. From iconic tennis courts to your local park and the production of best-in-class sod. We are here to help.
Producing sufficient quality silage is key to efficient and profitable beef and dairy systems with the quality of silage harvested dictating the amount of meal required for feed during the housed period. Read more
With feed and fertiliser accounting for a significant share of costs on beef farms high quality grass and silage carry a premium. Performance is a dual purpose grass mixture from DLF specifically designed to increase grass growth, quality and utilisation in Irish beef systems. In 2023 we established a number of forage rape grazing trials on farms across the country to assess the yield, quality and utilisation of Mainstar compared to the leading varieties on the market. The graph below shows some impressive initial results for Mainstar. The DM yield of Mainstar particularly stands out, producing 1.8t/ha more than the next best variety. Read more
Unseasonal weather conditions, both wet and dry, are putting Irish grass-based systems under pressure, with recent summers highlighting the vulnerability of perennial ryegrass swards to soil moisture deficits around the country. Read more
The use of white clover in grass mixtures has the potential to offset up to 150kg N/ha per year in chemical N fertiliser. With fertiliser prices volatile, the incorporation of white clover into grass swards has the potential to greatly reduce the reliance on inorganic N fertiliser and increase the financial and environmental sustainability of Irish farms. Read more
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
