Clover – Balady Berseem
Key Features
- Fast growing annual legume
- Tolerates wet ground
- Can work as a winter annual in zones 8a and above
- Not good for over-wintering in northern states– least winter-hardy annual clover
- Not resistant to root-knot nema-tode
- Shallow taproot
- Little or no risk bloat
Best Uses
Grazing, Haylage/baleage & Cover Crop. Can mix with alfalfa or small grains.
Establishment
- Seeding Rate:
- 8-12lbs/Acre drilled
- 15-20lbs/Acre broadcasted
- 3-6lbs/Acre in mixes
- Depth: 1/8”– 3/8”
- Date: Plant after soils are 50 degrees and rising.
Canmore Oats
Key Characteristics:
- Medium Maturity
- Competitive grain yield and good forage yielder
- Good straw oat
Uses:
- Grain: Excellent
- Forage: Good
- Cover crop: Good
- Dry Hay: Poor
- Haylage/Balage: Excellent
- Management Intensive Grazing: Good
Establishment:
- Planting Dates: Late winter to early spring. Late summer for fall forage and a winter kill cover crop.
- Seeding Rate: 95-130lbs/Acre (3-4Bu/ Acre)
- Large Seed Box Required
- Seeding Depth: 3/4” to 1 1/2”
Everleaf 126 Oats
Key Characteristics:
- True forage oat with high quality and late heading date.
- Dark green foliage
- Improved leaf density
- Seeding rate is slightly lower than other oats because of its leafy growth habit
Uses
- Dry Hay: Poor
- Haylage/Balage: Excellent
- Management Intensive Grazing: Good
- Grain: Not recommended
- Food Plots: Good
Establishment:
- Planting Dates: Seed 4 to 6 weeks prior to the beginning of wheat seeding.
- Seeding Rate: 80-100lbs/Acre for forage. 20-25lbs/Acre for nurse crop.
- Large Seed Box Required
- Seeding Depth: 3/4” to 1 1/2”
- Speed: Slower than other oats
Niagara Oats
Key Characteristics:
- True forage oat with high quality
- Dark green foliage
Like other oat varieties, mixes well with alfalfa as a nurse crop to suppress weeds and protect from harsh weather.
Uses
- Dry Hay: Poor
- Haylage/Balage: Excellent
- Management Intensive Grazing: Good
- Do not use for grain
Establishment:
- Planting Dates: Seed 4 to 6 weeks prior to the beginning of wheat seeding.
- Seeding Rate: 95-130lbs/Acre (3-4Bu/ Acre) 80-100lbs/Acre for cover crop 30-50lbs/Acre for nurse crop
- Large Seed Box Required
- Seeding Depth: 1” to 1 1/2”
Reeves Oats
At A Glance
- Early-medium maturity oat.
Uses:
- Grain, Forage, Cover Crops, and Food Plots.
- Grain: Good
- Forage: Excellent late summer var. Cover
- Crop: Excellent
- Dry Hay: Poor
- Haylage/Balage: Excellent Management Intensive
- Grazing: Good during fall and spring.
Establishment:
- Planting Dates: Late winter to early spring. Late summer for fall forage and a winter kill cover crop.
- Seeding Rate: 95-130lbs/Acre (3-4Bu/ Acre) 80-100lbs/Acre for cover crop Large Seed Box Required
- Seeding Depth: 3/4” to 1 1/2” Speed: Rapid
Winter Annual Highlights
The selections below are not reflective of the entire line-up. These are products/concepts that we feel should be highlighted for the 2014 winter annual forage season. “It (Triticale 815) gets repeat sales and higher yields, close to 4 tons of dry matter. That’s good for something that grows over the winter. The combination of yield…
VNS Spring Triticale
At A Glance
- Spring triticale for high quality spring forage or nurse crop
- Facultative triticale that may be fall-planted to overwinter in a mild climate, but with risk
- Tolerant of disease and tough soil conditions
- Erect, dense growth habit.
Best Uses
- Haylage, baleage, managed grazing
Establishment
- Seeding Rate: 125-150 lbs/A (increase with later plantings)
- Seeding Depth: 3/4” – 1”, Large box
- Seeding Dates: Spring is ideal. Late summer for late fall forage can be done. Fall planting to overwinter in mild climates is also possible
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…
Liherold Meadow Fescue
Key Features
- Strong Early Growth
- Great Harvest or Grazing Flexibility
- Excellent for rotational grazing
- Wide, Succulent leaves
- High Yielding
- Digestible
- High Energy
- Winter Hardy
- Adapted to Cooler Climates
- Tolerates Wet Soils
- Improved winter hardiness compared to orchard grass and tall fescue
Establishment
- Use the Large Box of the
- Drill Seeding Rate: 35-45lbs per Acre
- Seeding with Alfalfa: 3-8lbs per Acre
- Seeding Depth: 1/4”- 1/2”
Establishment speed: Moderate
Inavale Orchardgrass
Key Features
- Medium Late Maturity
- Summer Heat Tolerance
- Quick to Establish
- High Yielding
- Exceptional Palatability and Digestibility.
Establishment
- Use the Large Box of the Drill
- Seeding Rate: 22-25lbs per Acre Broadcast
- Seeding Rate: 40lbs per Acre
- Seeding with Alfalfa: 3-7lbs per Acre
- Seeding Depth: Surface to 1/4”
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