MILLET SEED SIBERIAN SEED PER KG (SPR) 9443478

Siberian Millet is a warm-season annual grass and a foxtail type millet. It is a shorter variety that is commonly planted as a single-cut hay millet. Siberian Millet is the fastest maturing hay millet and will reach maturity about a week earlier than German or White Wonder Millet. It works well grown as a forage in very dry conditions or in northern climates with a short growing season. It produces hay that will cure easily and be palatable for livestock. Siberian Millet is very drought tolerant and will grow rapidly during hot summer conditions. It is suitable for direct feeding to sheep and cattle or for silage.

Summary of advantages:

Highly suitable for grazing or silage
Produces many tillers and recovers well from cutting or grazing
First grazing 6 - 7 weeks with subsequent multiple grazings
Can be sown when soil temperatures are 14° C and above
No hydrocyanic acid (HCN) poisoning risk

Sowing rates:

Light sandy loams 5 - 10 kgs per ha
Medium sandy loams 10 - 15 kgs per ha
Sandy clay loams/irrigation Min 20 kgs per ha
if optimum production required

Grazing height

30 - 50 cm to get optimum feed quality.
Graze down to 15cm to get better regrowth
To get improved regrowth graze in smaller blocks and
back fence if practical.