Sunn Hemp
Key Features
- Tropical warm season legume, high biomass producer
- Suppresses weeds and nema-todes
Establishment
- Seeding Rate: 20-40lbs/Acre
- Large Seed Box Required
- Seeding Depth: 1/2”-1”
- Seeding Dates: Late spring/early sum-mer. After soils have reached 60-65 in the morning. 8-12 weeks of warm weather is needed for ideal nitrogen and biomass production.
- Speed: Rapid
Sweetclover – Yellow Blossom
Key Features
- Deep tap root for soil building, breaking up compacted soils, and nutrient scavenging.
- Blooms attract beneficial insects and pollinators.
- Good soil cover and weed suppressor.
- Recommended as cover crop instead of forage— quality is lower most other legumes.
Establishment
- Seeding Rate: 15-25lbs/Acre
- Seeding Dates: Early spring, or late summer.
- Seeding Depth: 1/4”-1/2”
- Fine, Firm seedbed recommended.
HDR Meadow Fescue Blend
Key Features
- Blend of productive varieties from Barenbrug USA
- High Yielding
- Digestible
- Disease Resistant
- High Energy
- Winter Hardy
- Adapted to Cooler Climates
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: Rapid
Tetrax Meadow Fescue
Key Features
- Tetraploid Meadow Fescue
- Ideal Companion for Alfalfa
- High Yielding
- Digestible
- Disease Resistant
- High Energy
- Winter Hardy
- Adapted to Cooler Climates
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
Echelon Orchardgrass
Key Features
- Late-maturing
- Persistent
- High Fall Production for an Orchardgrass
- Quick to Establish
- High-Yielding
- Exceptional palatability and digestibility
- Excellent Winter-Hardiness
- Erect-growing plant with great eye appeal
Establishment
- Use the Large Box of the Drill
- Seeding Rate: 20-25lbs per Acre
- Broadcast Seeding Rate: 40lbs per Acre
- Seeding with Alfalfa:1-7lbs per Acre
- Seeding Depth: Surface to 1/4”
Reed Canarygrass
Key Features
- Widely adapted
- Grows on wet soils
- Early spring growth
- Good for pasture, hay, haylage/ baleage
- Goes from high to low quality faster than most other species, requires close management to get high quality
- High tolerance to frequent harvests Medium to late relative maturity
- Excellent persistence
Establishment
- Use the small box of the drill
- Seeding rate: 12-18lbs/acre
- Seeding Depth: 1/8”-1/4”
- Seeding dates: Late summer or early spring
Freedom! MR clover
Key Features
- Low pubescence and reduced dustiness
- Faster drying with impressive yields
- High quality—palatable and nutritious
- Improved winter hardiness and persistence
- Fixes nitrogen—reduces fertilizer costs
- Available in Yellow Jacket® enhanced seed coating or Organic Coating
- Pre-inoculated with Rhizobium bacteria to enhance nodulation for nitrogen fixation
Establishment
- Seeding rate: Pure stand: 15-20 lbs/a
- With grass: 8-10 lbs/a
- Frost-seed into grass: 10-12 lbs/a
- Depth: Surface to 1/4”
- Seeds per lb: 270,000
A firm seedbed recommended
Harmonie Red Clover
The outstanding healthiness of the variety is shown in best resistance characteristics against anthracnose of clover and mildew Harmonie Red Clover Tech sheet
Browsemaster
Seeding Rate: 22 lbs./A A mixture containing multiple legumes and a large content of forbs. This is a great mix for sheep grazing and browsers such as goats. Also makes a good wildlife mix. Browsemaster Tech Sheet Best uses: Mixed species grazing – for goats, sheep, etc. Seeding Rate: 22 lbs/A Product Formula: 36% Freedom…
Grass Maxx
A rugged mix of Martin II novel endophyte tall fescue with early new-release orchardgrass. Grass Maxx provides the diversity you need in a hayfield or pasture while giving you the option of broadleaf weed control during the establishment year. After establishment, frost-seeding a clover or clover blend into the stand in late winter can be…
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