DLF Seeds Product Guide 2025
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GUIDE
High quality, leading forage seed varieties
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DLF Seeds Product Guide 2025
CONTENTS
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DLF Seeds & UNE Toombs Pasture
Technology Site, Armidale NSW
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local DLF Seeds Sales
Agronomist today with
details on the back
cover of this guide.
Stock class key
Beef
Dairy
Sheep
Hay
Silage
Introduction
New product innovations
Sustainability and us
DLF Seeds and where we came from
How to choose a ryegrass
- Diploids and tetraploids
- Heading dates
- How an endophyte protects your pasture
12
- The benefits of novel endophytes
13
Perennial ryegrass
14
Hybrid ryegrass
27
Italian ryegrass
29
Annual ryegrass
35
Deep rooted and dryland perennial grasses
38
Clovers
48
Lucerne
62
Herbs
69
Brassica
74
- Cleancrop™ Brassica System
75
- Brassica (continued)
79
- Which brassica should I sow?
91
- Brassica management
92
Forage oats, ryecorn & sorghum
93
Corson maize
97
Seed treatments
104
Endophytes
108
Mixes and blends
110
Contact us
115
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INTRODUCTION
Certainty through science®
For over 85 years DLF Seeds have
been working to develop and deliver,
to Australian farmers and agronomists,
proven seed varieties designed to
generate the best possible outcomes
for their farms and the wider agricultural
community.
We make it our business to understand
the local challenges at every level. We
utilise our global capabilities to solve
problems in a practical and sustainable
manner, underpinned by science,
knowledge and local expertise.
At DLF Seeds we stand by our
products, and we stand by our farmers
and their communities, through the
twists and turns, and the ups and
downs. We too are driven by the pursuit of
increased performance, sustainability and
the sense of pride, satisfaction, and
success that comes when it all works.
In an environment that can be full of
uncertainty; having something you can
rely on is worth sticking with. You can
be certain that DLF Seeds will help
you solve the problems of today and
overcome the challenges of tomorrow.
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Three60 AR37
DIPLOID PERENNIAL RYEGRASS
Attribute
WHITE CLOVER
Cleancrop™
BRASSICA SYSTEM
Edison
SUBTERRANEAN CLOVER
Foundation
CLEANCROP™ FORAGE RAPE
Franklin
SUBTERRANEAN CLOVER
Revel
TETRAPLOID ANNUAL RYEGRASS
Superior field performance
& productivity under
extreme conditions
The reliable fast starter with
high performance across
multiple regions
More feed from improved forage
yields and disease package
NEW Cleancrop™ variety.
Resilient, palatable and
high yielding
Outstanding autumn
performance with late
spring quality
New generation medium to large
leaf white clover
Control weeds, increase yield
SPRING 2025
LIMITED RELEASE
SPRING 2025
LIMITED RELEASE
2025 LIMITED
RELEASE
NEW RELEASE
NEW RELEASE
NEW RELEASE
NEW PRODUCT
INNOVATIONS
NEW RELEASES
COMING SOON
Three60 mixed with clover
TELAR® NOT APPLIED
TELAR® APPLIED
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SUSTAINABILITY
AND US
Like many businesses, we recognise that our industry remains reliant on practices that can affect our natural environment
and, we’re conscious that today’s technologies aren’t yet sufÏcient to allow us to operate with zero environmental impact.
But, sustainability is still front of mind for us at DLF Seeds! We’re working to understand and address these and to
continually improve our performance and the performance of our varieties in real life, on farm scenarios.
Respect for the environment and awareness of the impact we have on the world around us; its natural
resources, ecosystems and our communities, are core to DLF Seeds and our approach to issues of
environmental sustainability and social responsibility.
Alongside other industry leaders, partners, and key
stakeholders, DLF Seeds is excited to be a Tier 1 industry
partner working to help fund this initiative and help lead the
Research and Development of creating forage for grazing
animals with low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Jason Agars, DLF Seeds General Manager, says,
“The global demand for food is rapidly increasing,
as is the requirement to produce this food more
sustainably, specifically in relation to GHG emissions.
The ZNE-Ag CRC is a significant and exciting
opportunity for Australian agriculture to accelerate
progress in productivity and sustainability of our high
quality food production systems.
Ultimately, the Commonwealth’s investment in the
ZNE-Ag CRC will allow more rapid development of low
GHG forage systems for Australian farmers, which
will yield significant productivity and profitability
benefits to farmers while helping to achieve net zero
emissions”.
The Commonwealth contributed $87 million in government funding to the CRC for Zero Net Emissions from
Agriculture (ZNE-Ag CRC).
And ... DLF Seeds is proud to be a part of it.
This includes, but is not limited to:
• Legume advantage trial initiative:
• Discovering the role of legumes in enhancing
pasture productivity by examining yield and
feed quality differences between old and new
clover genetics.
• ALBA: Annual Legume Breeding Australia:
• A joint venture with DLF Seeds and the University
of Western Australia (UWA) to develop new clover
varieties to enhance pasture resilience supporting
productive livestock systems.
• Nitrogen use efÏciency:
• Research into Nitrogen use efÏciency within nil
endophyte and endophytic ryegrass pastures/
varieties. Which examines endophytes and their role
in increasing nitrogen efÏciency on high performing
grasses which may reduce the need for high
amounts of synthetic fertilisers.
• CRC for zero net emissions from agriculture.
• Innovative varieties that improve on
farm sustainability:
• Cleancrop™ brassica management system which
reduces the need for chemical applications when
sowing a crop or pasture (after Cleancrop™)
• Ecotain® envirnomnetal plantain which reduces
Nitrogen leaching
• Pallaton Raphno® with improved water
use efÏciency
• And much more
CRC for Zero Net Emissions from Agriculture
Cultivating a sustainable future
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Available from your local rural retailer, DLF Seeds provides the
complete range of seed varieties previously available from PGG
Wrightson Seeds, AusWest and Stephen Pasture Seeds -
DLF Seeds, the new name behind the names you know.
DLF Seeds through its global and local relationships,
works with primary research partners including the
CSIRO, University of Western Australia (UWA) and
the University of New England (UNE) in Australia
and AgResearch and Plant and Food Research in
New Zealand. These relationships enable us to take
advantage of this research and incorporate it into our
products to perform in the Australian environment.
This includes, but is not limited to, Forage Innovations
Limited (FIL), a joint venture between Plant & Food
Research and PGG Wrightson Seeds Holdings Limited
(NZ), which is the largest dedicated forage brassica
breeding company in the world.
We have also worked closely alongside AgResearch
to ensure proven novel endophytes such as AR1,
AR37 and MaxP® are found within many of our high
performance ryegrass/fescue varieties.
Delivering certainty
through science®
• A national network of local Sales Agronomists who
understand the local environment and farm systems
servicing every state and territory.
• Leading expertise in endophytes – with over
25 years’ of experience.
• Global knowledge and local thinking with a proven track
record of supplying the agricultural community with
locally based service and advice for 85 years.
• A leading role in the development of improved pasture
plant genetics in this country, with a focus on grazing,
animal health, farm productivity, sustainability and
profitability, farm system fit and agronomy advice.
• Proprietary varieties that go through vigorous testing
in Australian conditions and the incorporation of animal
grazing trials and the results into plant breeding.
• Quality seed treatments formulated for specific varieties
and environments including Envirogro®, Superstrike®
and Ultrastrike®.
• Comprehensive trial sites across dryland and temperate
locations including, Armidale, Gatton, Leigh Creek,
Lismore, Maryborough, Scone, Mangoplah, Shepparton,
Terang, Traralgon and Wagga Wagga.
What we offer
As the largest proprietary forage seed company in
Australia, we bring new and innovative varieties to
the Australian market including varieties with AR37
endophyte and leading varities from FIL like Pallaton
Raphno®, and the Cleancrop™ Brassica System.
DLF SEEDS AND WHERE
WE CAME FROM
DLF Seeds: Providing Australian
farmers with high quality, innovative
forage seed varieties backed by
science, global knowledge and local
expertise for over 85 years.
Endophytes, ploidy and
heading dates
HOW TO
CHOOSE A
RYEGRASS
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DIPLOIDS AND
TETRAPLOIDS
A tetraploid plant has four sets of chromosomes per cell (a diploid has two sets) which simply means tetraploid ryegrasses are
more palatable for your livestock.
Tasty tetraploid ryegrasses are just what your stock ordered. Stock prefer tetraploids over diploids if they have a
choice and tetraploids are more quickly and completely eaten by livestock.
Tetraploid
Diploid and tetraploid cells
FIGURE 2: Diploid and tetraploid cells.
Diploid ryegrasses have two sets of chromosomes per
cell, compared to a tetraploid which has four.
Diploids combine yield and robustness, ensuring that
even in less than ideal conditions, they will deliver for
your stock.
The cells within a diploid ryegrass are smaller than in
tetraploids resulting in a lower ratio of water soluble
carbohydrates (sugar) compared to fibre.
Diploid
• Fast to establish
• Extremely tasty and
palatable
• Excellent pasture
utilisation
• Higher animal dry
matter intakes
• Very high quality
• Clover friendly
• Better animal
performance
• Great for silage and
hay quality
• Densely tillered
• Competitive with weeds
• Ideal for grass to grass situations
• Cope with lower fertility
• Can handle wetter environments
• Can be set stocked or rotationally grazed
Tasty tetraploids:
Dependable diploids:
Cell contents consist of rapidly
available nutrients, such as
sugars and starches, necessary
for good rumen function
Cell wall (fibre)
Remember that tetraploids:
• Need a higher sowing rate – the seed is larger than diploids
• Should be rotationally grazed or set stocked for short
periods only
• Are easily overgrazed, watch post-grazing residuals
• Should be sown with clovers or herbs
• Tetraploids are darker green. Don’t rely on colour change
before applying Nitrogen
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Heading date is when a paddock visually has 50% of the
plants seed heads emerged. Heading dates are defined
relative to the cultivar Nui, heading at day 0.
Ryegrass heading date influences pasture production
in two ways:
1. Timing of spring-flush: Very early through to mid season
heading ryegrasses often produce more dry matter earlier
2. Timing of late spring/early summer loss of quality: Later
heading cultivars hold quality, providing leafy high quality
feed later in spring
Key recommendations: Heading dates
• Sow a range of ryegrass cultivars with different heading
dates to spread timing of heading and reduce loss of
summer quality
• Sow ryegrasses with different heading dates in
separate paddocks
• Sow no more than 50% of the farm in late or extremely
late cultivars to reduce early spring feed pinches
Aftermath heading
Aftermath heading refers to the number of seed heads
produced after the main heading event. If there are a lot of
seed heads produced (high aftermath heading) then this
means pasture quality is reduced. If there are minimal seed
heads produced (low aftermath heading) then pasture
quality is maintained for longer.
#Due to small number of tip awns, Platform and Legion
are certified Lolium boucheanum.
Heading dates of some
perennial ryegrass cultivars
Earlier heading
• Often earlier flush of spring growth
• Early maturing
• Poorer late season quality
• Improved spring quality if aftermath heading is low
VERY EARLY - 12 days
Barbaria
- 20 days
Kangaroo Valley
- 17 days
EARLY -11 to -6 days
Victorian
- 10 days
Bolton
- 8 days
MID -5 to +7 days
Nui
0 days
Avalon
+ 3 days
Reason
+ 3 days
LATE +8 to +21 days
Maxsyn
+ 8 days
Platform#
+ 12 days
Legion#
+ 14 days
Impact II
+ 16 days
Rohan
+ 18 days
4front
+18 days
Viscount
+ 19 days
Three60
+ 20 days
Ultra
+ 20 days
VERY LATE +22 to +25 days
Base
+ 22 days
Matrix
+ 23 days
Array
+23 days
Reward
+ 24 days
Bealey
+ 25 days
EXTREMELY LATE +26 to +36 days
Vast
+ 36 days
Later heading
• Can be later flush of spring growth
• Late maturing
• Better late season quality
• Responds well to summer rainfall
LATE
EARLY
HEADING
DATES
Diploid
Diploid
Tetraploid
Diploid
Diploid
Tetraploid
Tetraploid
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FIGURE 1: How an endophyte protects your pasture.
Endophyte is found in the
embryo of an infected seed
The endophyte grows into
the emerging leaf as the
seed germinates
The endophyte grows up the
stem and into the seed head
of the reproductive plant
The endophyte is concentrated in the
base of the plant, not in the roots
Endophyte
protection
8 weeks
onwards
Ultrastrike® seed treatment
protects between 0-6 weeks
HOW AN ENDOPHYTE
PROTECTS YOUR
PASTURE
An endophyte is a fungus found naturally in many grass
species, including ryegrass. It provides the plant with
protection from insects, and in return the plant provides the
endophyte with a place to live and reproduce.