Sowing Rate Guide

While our recommended sowing rates are merely a guide and should be varied according to sowing date and soil type, we have put together this guide as a handy starter.

Feel free to contact our expert team who will be able to give you more detailed advice specific to your requirements.

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General Sowing Rate Guide

Type of Seed Quantity
per hectare		 Quantity
per acre		 Sowing Dates
Spring Barley 185kg75kgFeb – April
Winter Barley 185kg75kgSept – Oct
Spring Wheat 185kg75kgJan – March
Winter Wheat 185kg75kgSept – Nov
Sping Oats 185kg75kgFeb – April
Winter Oats 185kg75kgSept – Oct
Winter Field Beans250kg100kgOct
Spring Field Beans250kg100kgFeb – April
Combining Beans 270kg110kgFeb – April
Linseed 60kg25kgMid March – April
Italian Ryegrass 37kg15kgMarch – Aug
Hybrid Ryegrass 37kg15kgMarch – Aug
Perennial Ryegrass 37kg15kgMarch – Aug
Westerwolds 37kg15kgMarch – May
Lucerne 25kg10kgApril – Aug
Forage Peas 150kg60kgMarch – May
Forage Rye 185kg75kgSept – Oct
Mustard 15kg6kgMay – Aug
Fodder Rape 8.5kg3.5kgMay – Aug
Stubble Turnip 5kg2kgApril – Aug
Kale 5kg2kgApril – June
Tares 185kg75kgFeb – April
Oilseed Rape 5kg2kgAug and April
Triticale Game Cover125kg50kgMarch – June

PLEASE NOTE

These rates are a guide for being sown singularly. If they are to be combined in a mixture these rates would normally be reduced – feel free to contact our team for further advice.

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