Ravensdown Bullet

   

An exciting new tetraploid annual ryegrass bred by Cropmark and licensed exclusively to Ravensdown, Bullet displays superior speed of establishment, cool season performance and excellent pasture quality. Bullet is a densely tillered, upright growing and highly palatable tetraploid Westerwolds annual ryegrass, that has outstanding performance. Key features are speed of establishment, high growth rates over autumn, winter and late into spring, coupled with high pasture quality and palatability. An ideal winter break crop which makes excellent quality silage.

​Benefits

Rapid establishment
Exceptional autumn, winter, spring yields
High pasture quality (metabolisable energy and digestibility)
Highly palatable
Sowing date flexibility - can be sown late into autumn
Potential of multiple grazings, plus a cut of silage or hay
Excellent disease resistance

Suitability / Use

An ideal 6-9 month specialist winter feed and suited to all areas of New Zealand, for grazing as well as silage and hay use. Recommended for all livestock types. Due to its high pasture quality (ME and digestibility), Bullet has the potential to produce high quality silage and hay. Bullet should be autumn sown, but can be late sown.