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Nickerson Direct have an unrivalled team of seed specialists in all parts of the UK who are trained in all aspects of agriculture and seed production.


Part of Group Limagrain, the largest seed company in the Europeon Union, Nickerson Direct are uniquely positioned to offer farmers the full advantages of its huge resources and investments in research and development.  Nickerson Direct is the UK's only agricultural distributor supplying seed directly from breeder to farmer.

 

LGAN Animal Nutrition - Feeding Superior Quality Maize


LG Animal Nutrition is a concept devised to select maize varieties, which will help the farmer fulfil these two objectives:-

•  To produce as much feed on the farm as possible
•  To construct a balanced forage ration which maximases output from forage.


Maximising the energy content of maize silage is the key to maximising the resultant performance output – whether milk or liveweight gain.

To help maize growers select the varieties with the greatest potential to produce high energy silage of superior feeding quality, Limagrain UK have launched a new accreditation system


Called ‘LG Animal Nutrition’ or LGAN, this new accreditation is awarded only to the very best varieties based on their potential to deliver silage of high nutritional value as well as all-round good yields and crop performance in the field.



 
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The Value of Reseeding

There is a wealth of data on the value of reseeding but much less so on the importance of how to reseed. Simon Broddle, forage manager at Nickerson Direct, explains how you can get the most from your new grassland.


Globally, herbage seed prices are higher than they have ever been and will keep increasing on the back of high cereal prices. Add poor summers to the equation, which makes grass seed production more problematical, and you quickly realise it is more vital than ever to maximise the value of every acre of grass seed you buy..


Get a group of farmers talking about reseeding and the phrase ‘firm and fine’ will probably crop up, but in reality roll and roll again is not the best way forward, especially with modern machinery. It can leave an uneven seedbed in the spring when the soil has settled and often leaves tractor wheelings establishing better than the rest of the field.


The field should be firm and rolled to completion prior to seeding; this way, the seed will remain at a consistent depth and establish more evenly. Add to this the settlement effect and the field will be more even in the spring - once this is achieved, then you can sow and roll again.


The next question is ‘drill or broadcast?’

It is more vital than ever to maximise the value of every acre of grass seed you buy.
"The field should be firm and rolled to completion prior to seeding."

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