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
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
BioTrigger Corn
Clover – Viper Balansa
VARIETY SUMMARY
Viper balansa clover is an early maturing, high-yielding annual legume able to tolerate a wide range of soils. It produces significant amounts of nitrogen, ideal for cover crops and animal feed. Viper may be cut for stored forage or grazed. It is highly digestible, and adapted to rotational grazing. Viper can also take close grazing, even when young. Abundant flowers attract pollinators while hard seed production provides natural reseeding. Early trial results indicate Viper also has moderately good winter hardiness.*
Seeding rate
- Planting as a pure stand on prepared seedbed: 5-8 lbs/acre.
- Planting as mixture with grasses on prepared seedbed: 3-5 lbs/acre
- Planting into established grass pastures: 3-4 lbs/acre
Depth/Method
Plant at 1/8-1/4″ into a prepared/firm seedbed by broadcast or drill. Planting too deep may lead to poor establishment or stand failure. Cultipacking or dragging before and after seeding helps create a firm seedbed.
Fertilizing
At time of seeding, apply lime, potassium and phosphorus per soil test recommendation. No nitrogen is necessary.
Inoculation
Viper needs to be inoculated with Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii. This is best achieved with Nitro-Coat®.
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