Products — Clovers
Red clover
Red Clover normally produces two main cuts and a small autumn cut. Most early varieties are traditionally known as Broad Red or Double Cut Clover. It is a useful component in the short-term grass mixtures for silage, haylage etc. Church of Bures are maintainers of Essex Broad and still grow the variety in Essex.
ESSEX BROAD
This is a 100% UK native variety in which we have specialised for a number of years. Produces heavy yielding hay and seed crops. It also provides a rich quality growth and leaves excellent soil fertility.
White clover
White Clover is a low-growing, high-tillering plant which is a very important constituent of our long term leys. In our mixtures we blend all three leaf sizes. This enables maximum benefits in terms of flexibility to most multi-purpose leys.
KERSEY
This large leaf white clover is a UK native variety. Earlier than other whites, its remarkable power of recovery after cutting or grazing makes it a first choice amongst White Clovers of the giant varieties. Its vigorous growth habit and large leaf is proving popular for arable land in organic conversion.
White Clover Blends
CHURCH ALL-PURPOSE WHITE CLOVER BLEND
An all-purpose blend which combines an even balance of broad, medium and small leaved white clover, offering an extended time span for ground cover production.
35% Large leaf
35% Medium leaf
30% Small leaf
CHURCH GRAZING WHITE CLOVER BLEND
This mixture has a higher percentage of Milka which is a medium leaved variety and has outstanding regenerative properties, which makes this an ideal element for heavily tight grazed leys.
30% Large leaf
40% Medium leaf
30% Small leaf
CHURCH CUTTING WHITE CLOVER BLEND
With a higher content of the broad leaved white clover. This will help bulk the grass for cutting. Excellent mid-summer production without artificial fertilizer.
50% Large leaf
25% Medium leaf
25% Small leaf
Wild White Clover
This smaller plant is very persistent compared with the larger white clover and is more able to withstand adverse soil conditions. A valuable plant in longer leys.
KENT WILD WHITE
This variety is capable of withstanding competition from other plants and holds its own under adverse conditions.
Lucerne
Lucerne is mainly grown as a crop for cutting, either for silage, hay or crop drying. There are three or four cuts taken each year at six weekly intervals.
VELA
One of the most recent additions to NIAB’s list. It produces excellent yields and high protein content with good resistance to Verticillium Wilt.
DAISY
Good dry matter yields of higher protein content than most other Lucerne varieties. Its excellent disease resistance facilitates superior persistence for longer life and trouble-free forage. Thinner stems enhance palatability and digestibility.
LUCERNE MIXTURE
7 kilo Lucerne
1 kilos Meadow Fescue
• 8 kilos per acre
All Lucerne seed supplied by Church of Bures is pre-inoculated with Nitragin Gold (Rhizobium meliltoi - nrg-185-1 inoculant) which provides beneficial living nitrogen-fixing bacteria to the seed.