Improved resistance to leaf rust

SF Empire is a new mid-late flowering forage oat with improved resistance to leaf rust. It is an erect type oat with good tillering ability, and a proportion of thinner tillers which assists in recovery after cutting or grazing. SF Empire has good warm soil tolerance and can be planted early (late summer/early autumn) particularly in areas that receive good summer rain.

Being late flowering it can be grazed over an extended period and will make better hay or silage than earlier flowering types.

Agronomic features:

• Warm start capability
  Earlier planting opportunity

• Strong initial growth
  Faster winter feed

• Improved resistance to leaf rust
  Improved palatability & better quality feed

• Late maturity
  Longer growing season & better quality hay

• Fine leaves
  Handles dry conditions better