SF Pinnacle
Reaches new heights in production
SF Pinnacle is a new late flowering tetraploid annual ryegrass with an outstanding profile of desirable characteristics. It has good seeding vigour, excellent winter production, fantastic late season production and forage quality. It has outstanding rust resistance.
Agronomic features:
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High yielding
Top ranking forage yields -
High winter production
Good early growth for feed when it is needed most -
Late flowering
Suited to multiple cuts of excellent quality silage or hay -
Outstanding rust resistance
Ideal for long growing seasons and in sub-tropics
Forage EBV’s – compared to industry standards*
| CULTIVAR | PLOIDY | WINTER YIELD |
SPRING YIELD |
TOTAL YIELD |
FLOWERING DAYS FROM TETILA |
ME MJ/ KG DM |
CP % | NDF % | EXTRA MEAT VALUE $/HA |
EXTRA MILK VALUE $/HA |
NO. OF TRIALS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % TETILA | NSW | WA | ||||||||||
| SF Pinnacle | tet. | 110 | 142 | 122 | +10 | +18 | 10.87 | 26.78 | 48.05 | +$519 | +$728 | 11 |
| Winter Star II | tet. | 103 | 124 | 112 | +8 | n.d | 10.74 | 23.14 | 48.47 | +$288 | +$416 | 41 |
| Zoom | tet. | 95 | 126 | 107 | +14 | n.d | 10.84 | 23.57 | 46.64 | +$329 | +$510 | 8 |
| Arnie | dip. | 108 | 119 | 114 | +7 | +16 | 10.68 | 23.10 | 48.45 | +$320 | +$447 | 7 |
| Tetila | tet. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 10.40 | 22.40 | 49.23 | $0 | $0 | 35 |
*Yields based on up to 41 trials 2006-2015.
*Meat and Milk values developed using Seed Force’s Animal Performance Calculator, based on 65% pasture utilisation for meat at $2.50/kg live weight gain, and 75% utilisation for milk at 40c/litre.
Sowing rate
35-50kg/ha
Oversowing kikuyu
35-50kg/ha
>850mm irrigation
25-30kg/ha
700-850mm rainfall
20-25kg/ha
500-700mm rainfall
15kg/ha
Overdrilling perennial pastures
Stock suitability
All livestock types
Silage & hay
Maturity
Late flowering
Australian release
>2014
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