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DRY MASPRADO BATLLE

“LONG-TERM PERMANENT GRASSLANDS”

Semillas Batlle creates a wide variety of forage mixtures duly acclimated to the different soil and climatic conditions of the Iberian Peninsula.

DRY MASPRADO is the best solution for producing long-lasting quality grass for grazing use. Each composition of DRY MASPRADO has been rigorously selected for the most adapted, persistent, and productive varieties depending on the soil and environmental condition to guarantee the highest energy, digestibility, and quality fodder for each region and climate. Besides, these mixtures improve the soil structure by increasing organic matter, reducing erosion, and improving the Water cycle.

CROP MANAGEMENT

To ensure a long persistence of the rainfed prairie, management is divided into first year and second/following years:

FIRST-YEAR 

  • Sowing season: From September to November. The soil must be above 10º C degrees for an effective start of the symbiosis. 
  • Fertilizer: 50 to 90 units of P2O5; 50 to 90 units of K2O. Soil analysis is an essential instrument for a more efficient operation.
  • Fall grazing: when the land and grass allow it, it should be short and intense with a high livestock rate to clean weeds
  • Spring flowering: when the first flowers are observed, the meadow should not be used by not be used by grazing animals to create all the necessary seeds for the coming years. This provides an extensive seed bank that guarantees a long, persistent forage mixture. 
  • Summer dry grass: Removal of dry grass created during the spring, before the first rain falls, has two benefits: produce feed for grazing animal and reducing obstacles in the development of the new plants.

SECOND YEAR 

  • Intermittent or rotational grazing: when the plants are large enough after the first autumn rains.
  • Summer dry grass: Removal of dry grass created during the spring, before the first rain falls, has two benefits: produce feed for grazing animal and reducing obstacles in the development of the new plants.
  • Fertilizer:  Annual or biannual: generally 20-40 units P2O5; eventually 20 to 40  units of K2O. Soil analysis is an essential instrument for a more efficient operation.

EXPECTED YIELDS

  • A permanent long-term dry crop with abundant legumes can provide at least 100 units per hectare of nitrogen to the soil, increasing soil fertility and the use of the nutrient by other species present in the meadow.
  • Soil and climate conditions and the phase of the crop’s productive cycle greatly influence the productive and qualitative capacity of a permanent rainfed mix. The intervals presented are, for this reason, broad and diverse.
  • UFL: Energy content of forages, expressed in feed units for milk

AVAILABLE FORAGE MIXTURES

Acids soils: sowing rate of 20 to 30 kg/ha

  • BATLLE MASPRADO Acidic dry soils with less than 550 mm of rainfall
  • BATLLE MASPRADO Acidic dry soils with between 550 to 850 mm of rainfall
  • BATLLE MASPRADO Acidic dry soils with more than 850 mm of rainfall

Neutral soils: sowing rate of 20 to 30 kg/ha

  • BATLLE MASPRADO Neutral dry soils with less than 600 mm of rainfall
  • BATLLE MASPRADO Neutral dry soils with more than 600 mm of rainfall

Alkaline soils: sowing rate of 20 to 30 kg/ha

  • BATLLE MASPRADO Alkaline dry soils with less than 600 mm of rainfall
  • BATLLE MASPRADO Alkaline dry soils with more than 600 mm of rainfall

Particulars soils: sowing rate of 20 to 30 kg/ha

  • BATLLE MASPRADO dry sandy soils 
  • BATLLE MASPRADO dry flooded soil

Legumes: sowing rate of 20 to 22 kg/ha

  • BATLLE MASPRADO dry acid legumes
  • BATLLE MASPRADO dry sandy legumes
  • BATLLE MASPRADO dry legumes
  • BATLLE MASPRADO neutral/Alkaline legumes

Specific regions: 

  • BATLLE MASPRADO dry Castilla y León:  sowing rate 30 to 35 kg/ha
  • BATLLE MASPRADO dry dehesa Sevilla: sowing rate 18 to 22 kg/ha
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