Express

Express is the latest high-performance forage oat variety ideal for farmers looking for more forage yield in grazing, or for hay / silage situations. Bred and developed by Barenbrug, Express is late maturing with excellent spring and overall yield performance. It benefits from excellent recovery after grazing compared to other similar varieties, plus excellent growth during winter when feed is most needed.

Key Features

• Increased forage yield of 14% over Mammoth in multi-year / multi-site analysis (2012-2017) trials
• Late maturity
• Early growth is quick and vigorous
• High spring and overall dry matter yield
• Excellent recovery from grazing
• Finely tillered
• Good BYDV tolerance

Benefits of sowing Express

• Higher levels of production particularly in spring and winter compared with older varieties, for more profitable meat production
• Fast establishment = Fast to first graze
• Retains fodder quality late in the season to keep stock going

Performance

Express was selected for its consistent high yields over 6 years of trials. In the trial results below, (6) denotes the number of trials the variety was included in the multi-site analysis).

 

Agronomy & Management

Sowing

The recommended planting times are March – April: