The Gateway Sorghum-sudan
Two rows of photoperiod sensitive sorghum-sudan, left, forage sorghum on right If you haven’t dealt with sorghum crops in the past, photoperiod sensitive sorghum-sudans could be a good initiation into the world of multi-cut crops like sorghum-sudan and sudangrass. Sensitive to day length, they won’t initiate flowering until the day length gets below 12 hours…
Are Nurse Crops Needed? Factors to Consider in Spring Cool Season Perennial Seedings
The King’s AgriSeeds Agronomy Team You may be wondering how necessary it is to plant a nurse crop, such as oats, with your perennial grass or alfalfa seedings this spring. Here’s the scoop: The main function of spring nurse crops is for weed control. Fall nurse crops, on the other hand, also serve as a…
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
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
Grow More KF BioTrigger for Corn brings the benefits of ABM’s® iGET™ Technology package to your corn crop along with a micronutrient pack. Tested across the U.S. Midwest under a wide variety of field and fertility conditions, KF Biotrigger for Corn has been shown to create more robust root systems, induce resistance to plant stresses…
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