Pea Oat Mix
Key Features:
- Quick, balanced protein-rich spring or fall for forage
- Great nurse crop for spring perennial seedings
- Recycles nutrients and fixes nitrogen in a cover crop situation
- Grass-legume soil builder
Product Formula (by weight)
- 50% Forage Plus Oats
- 50% 4010 Spring Forage Peas
Uses
- Spring or fall planted cover crop or forage (haylage, baleage, grazing)
- Great for Wildlife Food Plots!
Establishment:
- Seeding Rate: 100lbs/Acre, full rate, 40-60lbs/Acre as a nurse crop with alfalfa
- Seeding Depth: 3/4”-1 1/2”
- Seeding Dates: 30-40 days before the first frost in the fall, or as soon as ground can be worked in the spring.
King’s Northern Grazing Mix
Uses
- Dry Hay: Poor
- Haylage/Balage: Very Good
- Intensive Grazing: Excellent
- Continuous Grazing: Fair to good if not overgrazed
- Food Plots: Excellent
Establishment
- Seeding Rate: 25-35lb/acre. Cultipacker seeders or narrow spacing drills preferred. Use large seed box
- Depth: 1/8-3/8 inch
- Speed: Medium. Perennial ryegrass, red clover and chicory components will establish quickly
Surge Triticale
At A Glance:
- Medium Maturity
- Can be Fall or Spring planted
- Fast, leafy, erect growing triticale with high silage quality
- A tall showy variety
- Awnless
Best Use:
- Haylage, Baleage, and Managed Grazing
Establishment:
- Seeding rate: 125-150 lbs/A
- Seeding Depth: 3/4” – 1”, Large box
- Planting Dates:
- For mid spring harvest it is recommended to seed in in earlier wheat dates.
- For late spring harvest it is recommended to seed as the soil is fit in late winter to early spring.
- For Nurse Crop: 35-60lbs/ acre
Preceding Crops Could Set Up Tobacco for Success
Preceding Crops Could Set Up Tobacco for Success By: Philip Gruber, News Editor Lancaster Farming August 21, 2021 Tim Fritz, owner of King’s AgriSeeds, speaks about experiments with crop mixes to be planted before tobacco. Photo by Philip Gruber. CHRISTIANA, Pa. — If Tim Fritz’s experiments are any indication, the next step in cover crop…
HyTon
At A Glance:
- Medium-late Maturity
- Suppresses weeds and gives superior soil coverage for reducing erosion potential.
- High Yield and Forage Quality
- Superior Standability
- Reduced awn variety
Best Use:
- Haylage, Baleage, and Managed Grazing
Establishment:
- Planting Dates: Barley to Mid Wheat Dates
- Seeding Rate: Forage: 125-150lbs/Acre
- Cover Crop: 50– 75lbs/Acre (increase with later plantings)
- Seeding Depth: 3/4”- 1 1/2”
- Use the large seed box
Nitrous
Key Characteristics:
- Late Maturity
- High leaf to stem ratio
- High yield and quality
- Dark green color
- Reduced awn variety
Best Use:
- Haylage, Bailage and Managed Grazing
Establishment:
- Planting Dates: Barley to Mid Wheat Dates
- Seeding Rate: Forages: 125-150lbs/Acre
- Cover Crop: 50 to 75lbs/Acre (increase with later plantings)
- Seeding Depth: 3/4”- 1 1/2”
- Use the large seed box
Spring Drought Forage Recommendations
Spring Drought Forage Recommendations Tim Fritz & Kody Umble June 7, 2023 The majority of the region that King’s AgriSeeds serves is very dry. Until this current weather pattern is broken, we remain in a dry pattern that will have a strong impact on our crops and forages. Winter annual forages such as triticale and…
Seeding Rate & Planting Date: Finding the Balance
As you get ready for fall seedings, there are two important points to consider: seeding rate and planting date can both mean the difference between success and failure in crop establishment. Timing and amount are both critical. Here are a few factors involved: Size of the Seed – a smaller seed means a lower seeding…
Small Grains Coming Out of Winter
The growing season was shortened by about a month in the fall and again this spring. This was evident in our research plots, where small grains planted mid-September (about a month ahead of normal) looked optimal, and those planted at later dates struggled. Winter annuals were really put to the test this year, and differences…
Spelt Evaluation – Winter 2013-2014
Research conducted at Eli Weaver Meadow View Farm, Leola, Lancaster County, PA When comparing small grain forages, we consider both yield and timing window to make sure the forage is the best choice in the rotation as a whole. Timing of both planting and harvest have to be considered, along with the expected forage yield.…
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