Over in England Italian Ryegrass is looked upon a 1 year crop but will do a 2nd year. Most farmers here will automatically sow a seed mixture which also contains 2.5 or 3 pounds (weight) of White Clover in with the mixture which adds to the digestability of the silage/hay crop. IRG here will usually give 2 cuts of silage or 1 cut silage plus 2nd cut for hay - but remember that England has high rainfall. So in drier cliamtes it may not establish well or suffer from drought in the growing season. Traditionally farmers sowed their grass seed at the same time as they planted their spring sown grain (extra seed box on grain drill). Nowadays farmers tend to plough and plant grass seed in September when the ground is warm and the winter rains will encourage growth. A fine seed bed is esential, and dont plant too deep. Here most farmers would broadcast the grass seed and harrow it in. Also the seedbed needs to be firm, so roll the soil.
A higher sed rate will also produce more plants, I know from experience that 35 pounds weight per acre is a good mixture (inc 3 pounds White Clover) and will produce a good crop. Check out with your local seeds merchant the best varieties for your area based on his seed/yield book which in England is published by the Plant Breeding stations who have to give accurate information. Do you have in your area an unbiased crops advisory body. Over here the main use of IRG is as a 1 year crop or when used in a general mixture of Ryegrass' & clover which would be left down for several years, the IRG produces yields in the 1st year. Then the longer lasting Perenial Ryegrass's will kick in to provide the bulk of the crop. Hope this gives you some more information. Look up IRG and grass seeds on Google, maybe there is more information about the crop in your part of the World available in the internet. David
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