Brug-o-paedia
Welcome to the Brug-o-paedia.
Our encyclopaedia of grass, and your go-to reference guide for understanding the key differences between pasture and forage varieties.
Pasture & Forage Grasses
Ryegrass
Climate: Temperate
Ryegrasses are versatile and productive over a range of climates and production systems.
Phalaris
Climate: Temperate
Phalaris is a deep-rooted, vigorous perennial that is best suited to heavier soils.
Cocksfoot
Climate: Temperate
Cocksfoot is a tussocky, true perennial grass that suits lighter, well drained soils.
Tall Fescue
Climate: Temperate
Tall fescue is a very deep rooted, true perennial that is adapted to a wide range of conditions and soil types.
Brome Grass
Climate: Temperate
Brome Grasses mostly used on well-drained soil types of moderate fertility.
Rhodes Grass
Climate: Tropical
Diploid & Tetraploid Rhodes grass' have differing establishment needs and environmental tolerances.
Panic Grass
Climate: Tropical
Panic Grass is a widely adaptable, highly productive clumping grass, that responds rapidly to rainfall.
Buffel Grass
Climate: Tropical
Buffel Grasses suit a large proportion of central and southern QLD’s climate and soil type.
Brachiaria Grass
Climate: Warm-Temperate to Tropical
Brachiaria grass species the single most important genus of forage grass for pastures in the tropics.
Clovers & Legumes
White Clover
Climate: Temperate
White clover is productive and persistent under a wide range of management systems.
Red Clover
Climate: Temperate
Red clover is a tap rooted, short-lived perennial legume with high feed value.
Sub. Clover
Climate: Temperate
Sub-clovers widely used, multipurpose used to supply high feed quality and enhance soil health.
Annual Clover
Climate: Temperate
Annual clover offers a range of grazing, hay and silage options.
Medics
Climate: Temperate
Medics are well suited to semi-arid agricultural zones and often used to provide high quality feed.
Desmanthus
Climate: Tropical
Desmanthus are suited to drier inland environments with heavy clay alkaline soil.
Stylo
Climate: Tropical
Stylo legumes provide a valuable source of protein and nitrogen for northern grazing systems.
Lucerne
Lucerne
Climate: Temperate
Lucerne can be used as both long-term and short-term pasture options.
Brassicas and Herbs
Forage Rape
Climate: Temperate
Rape is a fast maturing leafy, single or multi-graze crop that can be sown for summer, autumn or winter feed.
Turnips
Climate: Temperate
Read more about the wide range of types and maturity times of turnips.
Leafy Turnips
Climate: Temperate
A cross variety which grows high leaf yields and a small bulb.
Kale
Climate: Temperate
Kale is normally sown from mid-October to January to provide feed from mid-autumn through winter.
Chicory
Climate: Temperate
Chicory is a persistent leafy herb lasting 2 – 3 years with a large tap root.
Plantain
Climate: Temperate
A drought tolerant, deep tap-rooted perennial herb with high digestibility.
Vetch
Vetch
Climate: Temperate
Vetch is a winter and spring growing annual legume commonly used as a disease break.
Forage Cereals
Forage Oats
Climate: Temperate
Forage oats are a broadly adapted and reliable winter forage crop with the highest potential yield.
Forage Triticale
Climate: Temperate
Triticale is an extremely hardy species suited to a wide range of climates and growing conditions.
Forage Barley
Climate: Temperate
Barley is suited to late planting situations for quick early growth and high winter production.
Summer Forage
Forage Sorghum
Climate: Tropical & Temperate
A warm-season, annual grass used for strip grazing, silage and hay, capable of very high yields.
Forage Millet
Climate: Tropical & Temperate
Millet is used as a fast, reliable summer forage that may also be taken for silage or hay.