GAME COVER MIXTURES New Kingmix
Kings Alba Mix
••An effective blend of Coleor kale
••New for 2017, designed specifically to
(treated with Seed-Life™ for growth promotion and flea beetle treatment) and Sandoval Quinoa
meet the needs of the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) Wild Bird Seed For Farmland Birds option
Wildlife Winter Holding Cover ••A very popular choice with the
potential for cover over two years
••Suitable as a wild bird seed mixture for
••Creates a winter hardy canopy with
••Combines a range of small seed-
Sunny Daze
••A versatile blend suitable for a wide
••Coleor kale supplied with Seed-Life™
••Creates a winter hardy canopy ••A visually striking crop that provides
••Can be used for game and
••Contains: buckwheat, Coleor kale,
feed and cover for up to two years.
large volumes of nutritious seed
••Suitable as a wild bird seed mixture for stewardship
••Contains: Kings Sorghum Mix, dwarf
bearing crops including a cereal and an oil-rich crop range of growing conditions stewardship needs
••Contains triticale, barley, fodder radish, Kings kale rape (Seed-Life™ treated), Vittasso brown mustard, Utopia and phacelia.
sunflowers, red millet, fodder radish* and white millet.
stewardship
••Ideal where a source of varied seed is required for a range of farmland birds
and flea beetle treatment
mustard, phacelia, Sandoval Quinoa, Stand and Deliver (perennial chicory), sunflowers, Utopia and white millet.
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••An annual feed mix containing
••Suitable as a wild bird seed mixture for
farmland bird species
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Wild Songbird Seed buckwheat, fodder radish, Gold of Pleasure, Sandoval Quinoa, spring triticale, spring wheat, sunflowers and white millet
stewardship
••Appeals to a broad spectrum of
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••Easy to establish.
Herbicide friendly mixtures
Don’t let weeds get the better of your crops These products have been carefully designed to meet game cover and wild bird seed mixture requirements as well as providing effective weed control opportunities.
Campaign Mix
Campaign Mix South
Moir Mix
••This very popular mixture is a viable
••Suitable for sowing in southern
••Supplies winter hardy cover and
••Herbicide option available ••Provides a robust, winter hardy
••Pre and post emergence herbicide
companion for maize and sorghum or as a replacement for existing game cover crops
••Herbicide option available ••Suitable for all regions, this is a
useful break crop that provides weed control opportunities where kale has previously been used
••Contains: barley, red, white and
reed millet, triticale, linseed, fodder radish* and wheat
••Suitable as a wild bird seed mixture for stewardship.
Marc’s advice . . . Mixtures provide a great contrast to maize and kale crops and can bring great results, especially when an integrated agronomy plan is used.
regions (south of the Humber)
canopy
••Contains: dwarf and intermediate
grain sorghum along with barley, red, white and reed millet, triticale, linseed, fodder radish* and wheat.
Highland Mix ••Designed to be used in upland
regions or where a robust broad leaved weed control programme is required
••Combines a wide range of seed bearing plants that can be planted from late April onwards ••An excellent partner in year one where reed canary grass is being established ••Contains: triticale, barley, oats,
season long feed for game and farmland birds
control options available. The pre emergence application is critical for effective weed control
••Contains: Coleor kale, Goldeneye
kale, Camaro marrowstem kale (all treated with Seed-Life™ and flea beetle treatment), Kings kale rape (Seed-Life™ treated), linseed, fodder radish, Gold of Pleasure, mustard, phacelia, Sandoval Quinoa and Utopia.
••Suitable as a wild bird seed mixture for stewardship.
For further advice on how these mixtures can support your weed control requirements, please contact Kings on 0800 587 9797.
wheat, rye, fodder radish* and linseed.
*Due to seed legislation, we are bound to add a small proportion of forage crop to this mix. For specific management advice please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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