THE RESILIENT OPTION
FOR TOUGHER CONDITIONS
Rely
Perennial ryegrass
- Excellent dry matter in challenging conditions
- Strong persistence (AR37)
- Fine leaf and dense tillers
- Good rust tolerance
- Very good summer, autumn and winter growth
A versatile diploid with fine leaves and dense tillers bred to cater for a range of environments. Rely is a resilient option that can tolerate lower soil fertility and periods of set stocking.
Ideal for diary and intensive sheep and beef farms in more challenging environments. Mid-season heading (day 0). Rely will go the distance yielding and persisting, year after year.
Heading Date
| Early | Mid-Season | Late | Very Late |
| Rely: Same as Nui |
Sowing & Establishment
Rely perennial ryegrass can be sown at 15-25 kg/ha with Superstrike® treated clover.
- Soil Fertility High (Olsen P 18+)
- Pasture Life 5 years+
Grazing Management
Rely perennial ryegrass will produce and persist better under rotational grazing. Avoid hard set stocking during periods of stress (e.g. droughts, low soil fertility and insect attack).
- Grazing Method Rotational Grazed – Long Term
Mix Suitability
Rely perennial ryegrass combines well with other components of a pasture mix (e.g. short rotation ryegrass, cocksfoot, Grasslands Puna II chicory and clover).
Example pasture mixes
Dairy Pasture Mix
Rely perennial ryegrass 21 kg/ha
Legacy white clover 2 kg/ha
Quartz white clover 2 kg/ha
Sheep and Beef Pasture Mix
Rely perennial ryegrass 21 kg/ha
Quartz white clover 2 kg/ha
Hilltop white clover 2 kg/ha
For increased animal performance, nitrogen fixation and pasture management, add Amigain red clover to pasture mixes at 4-6 kg/ha.
Jess has found Rely to work well under both set stocking and rotational grazing. Jess set stocked their triplet bearing ewes on 9 ha where the ewes put on condition. Through summer Jess had fat lambs on rotation between Rely and native pastures and found Rely could handle a higher stocking rate and bounced back faster. Rely will be used in their pasture renewal programme because of its persistency and excellent regrowth.
