12 percent better beef

weight gains with Outback

Forage Oats

At Pasture Genetics, filling your winter

feed gap has been our long term goal

The constant introduction and improvement of high vigour forage cereals has been occurring since the company’s beginning in 1997.

We’ve undertaken both quantitative and qualitative research to further understand the complexities of cereal grazing

by livestock, ultimately helping farmers efficiently produce more meat, milk or wool per hectare. The result of this

research is our XtraLeaf® product range.

Fill your winter feed gap today with Pasture Genetics.

OUTBACK FORAGE OATS DISPLAY LARGE LEAF TRAITS FOR HIGH

QUALITY FORAGE

FORAGE OAT GRAZING TRIAL 2017 PENFIELD RESEARCH STATION

• Anirrigatedsixhectarepaddockwasdividedinto12half-hectaresections.OnMay14,fourofthesesectionswereeachsownwithOutbackForageOats,CoolibahOatsandYarranOats.

• Sowingratewas75kilogramsperhectare.

• 21Herefordsteersweresplitintothreegrazinggroupsofsevensteers,withanaveragestartingweightof369kilograms.TheybegangrazingthetrialonAugust30,15weeksaftersowing.

• Thethreegroupssimultaneouslygrazedeachofthevarietiesthroughoutthedurationofthetrial.

• Thetrialranfor10weeksuntilNovember8.Eachvarietywasgrazedforanequaldurationbyeachgrazinggroup.

• Nootherfeedorsupplementsweregiventotheanimals.

DISCUSSION

ThetrialwasconductedtoassesthedifferenceinfeedqualitybetweenalargeleafgrazingtypeoatsuchasOutbackForageOats,comparedwitholdercommonoatvarietiessuchasYarranOatsandCoolibahOats.Thetrialwassownmid-Mayfollowingaknockdownherbicideapplication.Thereweresomeissuesduringestablishmentduetobirddamage,howevertheseareaswerere-sownpromptly.This,combinedwithawetwinter,delayedtheinitialgrazinguntilAugust30,oncethetrialareawasestablishedenoughtointroducestockgrazing.

OvERALL, THE OUTBACK FORAGE OATS PERFORmED ExCEPTIONALLY wELL IN THE LIvE wEIGHT GAIN ASPECT OF THE TRIAL, wITH A NINE PERCENT INCREASE COmPARED wITH YARRAN OATS, AND A 12 PERCENT INCREASE COmPARED wITH COOLIBAH OATS.

Thereasonforthiscouldbeobservedinthefeedqualityteststaken,withtheOutbackForageOatsdisplayingahigherqualityandmoredigestiblefeedsourcecomparedwiththeoldercommonoatvarieties.

TheOutbackForageOatswouldhavecontinuedtooutperformboththeCoolibahOatsandYarranOatsifthetrialpersistedpast10weeks.ThetrialhadtobediscontinuedonNovember8,duetoalackofgrowthfromtheCoolibahOatsandYarranOats.

Boththesevarietiesbegantoruntoheadinthefinalthreeweeksofthetrial,andregrowthpastthe10weekmarkwasextremelypoor.TheOutbackForageOatshadnotreachedthepointofmaturityandwasstillprovidingalushandplentifulfeedsourcewhenthetrialconcluded.

FORAGE CEREALS

OUTBACK YARRAN COOLIBAH

Dry matter % 13.8 11.2 11.6

Neutral Detergent Fibre % 36.2 44.7 46.2

Crude Protein % 30.7 27.0 26.9

Digestibility (DmD) % 90.4 86.8 85.7

mE (mJ/kg Dm) 13.9 13.3 13.1

FEED TEST TAKEN PRIOR TO FIRST GRAZING:

FORAGE OAT GRAZING TRIAL, PENFIELD RESEARCH STATION

OUTBACKFORAGE OATS

(Avena sativa) E, L, GA

Maturity Mid-Late

Min Rainfall (mm) 400

SEEDING RATE kg/ha

Dryland 30 - 50

High Rainfall/Irrigation 50 - 80

Outback Forage Oats provide higher yields of quality grazing throughout the critical autumn, winter and early spring periods. Outback Forage Oats come Gaucho® treated. This protection aids in the early control of Aphid feeding damage and assists with management of Barley Yellow Dwarf. Early seedling growth responses from Gaucho® also allows for quick establishment of the Outback Forage Oats.

• Outback Forage Oats are an excellent early plant option throughout many areas where late autumn and early winter feed is critical.

• Medium height, erect specialist hay and grazing oat.

• High forage quality and total yield.

• Dark green broad leaves.

• Excellent seedling vigour results in rapid plant establishment.

• Better moisture stress tolerance.

• Suited to a wide range of soil types.

• Excellent frost tolerance.

xtraleaf®

XtraLeaf® forage cereals are purpose bred, premium species for forage production and optimum forage quality. XtraLeaf® assists you in filling the winter feed gap.

Gaucho®

A film coat of Gaucho®

insecticide provides protection during establishment against a range of pests including Redlegged Earth Mite and Aphid, which can reduce the transmission of diseases such as Barley Yellow Dwarf in oats. Gaucho® also offers added establishment vigour in the early growth stage of the plant.

At Pasture Genetics we are always looking to new technology - constantly striving to improve our offering - bringing the latest technology, with even better performance to our leading forage products.

KG/DAY wEIGHT GAIN1.45

1.35

1.4

1.25

1.3

1.2

1.15CoolibahYarranOutback

kg

/day w

eig

ht

gain

LONG LIFETM

XLR8

XLR8

XLR8

XLR8

FORAGE CEREAL GRAZING TRIAL 2011 PENFIELD RESEARCH STATION

• ThetrialwassownApril29,2011.• 12half-hectareblocksweresown;sixtoOutbackForageOatsandsixtoMobyForageBarley.

• Bothcerealssownatarateof100kilogramsperhectare.

• GrazingcommencedJune21,2011.• GrazingconcludedOctober25,2011.• Thetotaltrialwas18weeks/126daysinlength.

• 20Herefordsteerswithanaverageweightof232kilograms.

• Three,sixweekgrazingrotations.• Eachsixweekrotationconsistedofeachhalf-hectareblockbeinggrazedforthreedayseach.

• Drymattermeasurementswererecordedbeforeandaftergrazingwithanelectronicpastureprobe.

• Lookingtoexploredifferencesinseasonalproductionandavailablefeed,overthefeedshortageperiodandintopeakgrowingseason.

• Nootherfeedorsupplementsweregiventotheanimals.

FIRST GRAZING 21.06.2011 – 02.08.2011

SECOND GRAZING 02.08.2011 – 13.09.2011

THIRD GRAZING 13.09.2011 – 25.10.2011

FIRST, SECOND & THIRD ROTATION (EAcH ROTATIOn IS 42 DAYS)

TOTAL GROwN IN FIvE & A HALF wEEKS BETwEEN GRAZING (DM T/Ha)

FIRST GRAZING SECOND GRAZING THIRD GRAZING

Moby 2.7 1.4 1.4

Outback 1.6 1.3 1.8

Moby Outback

1.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.0FIRST GRAZING SECOND GRAZING THIRD GRAZING

DM

t/h

a

AvERAGE wEIGHT GAIN OvER 18 wEEK PERIOD (kG/Day)

FIRST GRAZING SECOND GRAZING THIRD GRAZING

Moby 1.26 1.24 0.85

Outback 0.91 0.96 1.50

Moby Outback

1.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.0

0.8FIRST GRAZING SECOND GRAZING THIRD GRAZING

kg

/day w

eig

ht

gain

PASTURE PROBE mEASURING TOTAL DRY mATTER

Moby filling winter feed gap Outback late season production

ExPECTED GROwTH HABIT OF mOBY FORAGE BARLEY & OUTBACK FORAGE OATS OvER A GROwING SEASON

Spring SummerWinterAutumn

Moby Outback

TOTAL GROwTH COmPARISON (DM T/Ha)

8.0

6.0

14.0

4.0

12.0

2.0

10.0

0.0

To

tal g

row

th c

om

pari

son (

DM

t/h

a)

Moby OutbackOutbackMoby

5.5 4.7 9.6 13.7

ACTUAL(20 week trial)

EXPECTED TOTAL(full season)

Moby Outback

Expected total based on early (March/April) sown trials at Penfield Research Station.Trials sown over three years, averaging five cuts per trial. Final hay cut included.

MOBY MATURITY GUIDE

Time of Sowing

Days to Grazing

Days to Flowering

Early Autumn

28 - 35 95 - 120

Mid Autumn 32 - 40 120 - 140

Late Autumn/ Winter

40 - 50 135 - 155

Spring/Summer Irrigated

20 - 28 75 - 95

FORAGE CEREALS

Moby Forage Barley: Five percent forage yield increase over Mundah Barley, and superior early vigour over Urambie Barley.

mOBY FORAGE BARLEY

8.00

6.00

4.00

2.00

0.0UrambieMundahMoby

This trail was sown May 22, 2012, at a rate of 75 kilograms per hectare. There were three replications per variety. A final cut was taken at 26 weeks, to simulate a hay or silage cut.

26 weeks 18 weeks 14 weeks 10 weeks

mOBYFORAGE BARLEY

(Hordeum vulgare) PLANT APRIL ONWARDS E, L

Maturity Early

Min Rainfall (mm) 350

SEEDING RATE kg/ha

Dryland 30 - 50

High Rainfall/Irrigation 50 - 80

Moby Forage Barley is an early maturing, six-row, white seeded awnless barley; with rapid establishment and excellent winter growth. Leaf size is more comparable with oat varieties than traditional barley types.

Moby Forage Barley offers an extended sowing window, with the ability to be sown from late April, through to July. Moby Forage Barley will tolerate multiple grazings until the development of the first node. Seedling vigour in Moby Forage Barley is exceptional and has shown significant versatility, adapting to a large range of sowing conditions and environments.

Disease resistance appears typical of other commercial barley cultivars, with good net blotch resistance, adequate field leaf scald and spot blotch resistance.

• Selected for white seed heads, making for a more versatile crop in the broadacre market, where black seeded barleys such as Dictator have contamination issues.

• Developed for high vegetative dry matter production.

• Very fast establishing variety.

• Exhibits good cold tolerance.

• Excellent winter growth.

• Slightly earlier than Dictator.

• Replaces hand feeding during winter period.

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Disclaimer: Pasture Genetics has taken all reasonable care in the preparation of this publication. The information contained is thought to be correct at the time of publication. always seek professional advice from your local agronomist or Pasture Genetics representative prior to purchase. Seeding rates can vary. Pasture Genetics®, Science based seed®, establishment Guarantee™, XtraLeaf®, Goldstrike®, Goldstrike LongLife®, Goldstrike LongLife® XLr8™, XLr8™, Low Bloat™, Super N Fixer™, SoWsmart®, GTL® and MultiLeaf® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Pasture Genetics. Poncho® Plus and Gaucho® are registered trademarks of Bayer crop Science. all other company names, brand names and/or product names referenced, may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners and/or the particular company. copyright © 2018. all rights reserved.