Summit is a new early-leaf type timothy with a maturity similar to Clair and 10 days earlier than Climax. Summit was bred for higher yields, faster spring green up and better summer regrowth. Summit is ideally suited for pasture mixes, especially when used with alfalfa. Summit can tolerate moderate continuous grazing, but does best under rotational grazing. Summit is the hay and pasture grass of choice for horse, dairy owners and others who demand high quality forage.
This highly palatable
forage provides
a superior addition
to all grass mixtures
to yield excellent
hay quality. Ready
for harvest as
much as 3 to
5 days earlier
than other popular
varieties, Promesse
also produces as
much as 5 percent
to 10 percent more
dry matter than
the other timothy
varieties. Extremely
persistent, this
forage is highly
resistant to Leaf
Rust, Leaf Spot,
and Purple Eyespot.
Achieve higher yields throughout the season with Peak smooth bromegrass, an improved and proven product from Farm Science Genetics. Developed by Cornell University, this cool-season hay and pasture forage grass is designed for use in combination with other grasses and legumes.
Developed specifically for persistence and yield, Peak features superior vigor, good winter hardiness, foliage disease resistance and excellent seed quality. Growing 20 to 40 inches tall, Peak smooth bromegrass produces high dry matter yields, recovers quickly after cutting and is highly palatable to livestock.
Fleet Meadow Bromegrass is an ideal pasture grass because of its high yields, rapid regrowth and excellent season long forage quality. Fleet Meadow Bromegrass gives high forage yields uniformly throughout the growing season.
Fleet Meadow Bromegrass is a Canadian variety developed at Agriculture Canada Research Station, Saskatoon, SK. Fleet Meadow Bromegrass has narrower leaves than smooth bromegrass, and shorter hairs cover them. Regrowth of the meadow bromegrass is from the base of the leaf after grazing. This means regrowth is much faster than smooth bromegrass, which must grow from tillers. Fleet Meadow Bromegrass leaves retain their greenness into the fall, and can be grazed until mid October. Fleet Meadow Bromegrass is a non-creeping grass and unlike smooth bromegrass, it will not crowd out alfalfa or other grasses in the pasture.
For Pasture: Fleet Meadow Bromegrass begins to grow early in the spring and is ready to graze before most pasture grasses. Fleet Meadow Bromegrass can be rotationally grazed throughout the spring and summer and is superior for fall grazing because it grows well under cool conditions.
Fleet Meadow Bromegrass is often used as a dual-purpose forage crop; one cut of hay and then fall pasture.
For Hay: Fleet Meadow Bromegrass is best suited for combined hay and pasture use in areas of higher rainfall. Meadow Bromegrass usually yields less than smooth bromegrass under a one or two cut haying system.
Fertilization: Nitrogen should be applied in split applications during early spring and fall, and after first cutting. Adequate phosphorus and potassium are also necessary for top production.
Hay Cutting Schedule: First cutting in spring should be done before head emergence (Boot Stage). Later cuttings can be made at 4 to 6 week intervals, depending on conditions.
Grazing: Rotational grazing is preferred for best production, persistence and quality. Fields should be grazed heavily and frequently, every 10 to 12 days_ during the rapid spring growth period, but overgrazing should be avoided. Leave a 3 to 4 inch stubble for quickest recovery. Extend mixes well with other species adapted to intensive grazing.
Performs well on wet, poorly-drained soil and soils with a pH below 6.0
Very drought tolerant variety that can be used for hay, silage or pasture
Low alkaloid
Marathon has short rhizomes that spread, creating a dense sod. It has greater winter hardiness and is more resistant to foliar disease than other cool-season grasses. Use Marathon for hay, silage or pasture. When Marathon is cut for hay or silage, quality is optimal before seed heads appear, and then rapidly declines. Forage yields are excellent in the spring and early summer and are fair to good in late summer and early fall. When used as pasture, grazing Marathon down to 3 to 4 inches above the ground will make the best utilization of the forage. Allow the grass to recover before regrazing, always keeping the grass below 12 inches tall during rapid spring growth.
Ideal
as a forage crop or cut for
grass and hay, Certified Rival
Reed Canarygrass provides a
highly nutritious, digestible
and palatable feed for livestock.
Free of tryptamine alkaloids,
Rival is an erect-growing plant,
which provides lush, leafy
regrowth and excellent spring
vigor. Disease resistant,
tolerates low temperatures,
drought and flooding.
Forage is highly palatable, digestible and nutritious for all livestock
Extremely high animal performance from pasture or silage
Persistent
Vigorous, dark-green plants with high disease resistance
Excellent seedling vigor for fast establishment of dense stands
Endophyte-free
Boost is a fantastic new tetraploid perennial ryegrass which shows remarkable yields and vigor in trials throughout the U.S. Livestock producers' profit potential is greatly enhanced by the superior yield and feed quality of this exciting new variety. Boost was developed from a seven-clone polycross of plants derived from four proven tetraploid varieties. It falls in the medium maturity range for perennial ryegrasses.
Boost has the top total dry matter yield among 20 perennial varieties in a recent multi-state trial. Boost yielded 108.5% of the trial mean, which is a 3% advantage over the 2nd place perennial variety. Boost also excelled for regrowth compared to the other varieties making it the best choice for producing tremendous tonnage of highly digestible ryegrass forage.
Boost is endophyte free and is an ideal component for horse, dairy or beef pasture mixes. It is fast to germinate and establish, making it ideal for pasture renovation whether by cultivation or no-till seeding. The rapid establishment and strong spring and fall growth makes Boost a great choice for mixing with deeply rooted perennial grass species in pasture, silage and hay mixtures. Boost shows strong rust and leaf disease resistance allowing its forage to remain palatable and digestible so animal performance is maintained. Give your forage an extra boost in performance and quality with Boost perennial ryegrass.
DH-3 diploid annual ryegrass is the result of a polycross between Marshall, Ribeye, and TAM90 annual ryegrass.
DH-3 combines the quick establishment and forage yield of Ribeye, the crown rust resistance of TAM90 and the frost tolerance and consistent yield of Marshall.
Tested throughout the South, DH-3 annual ryegrass is proving to be a real contender among new forage annual ryegrasses. DH-3 exhibits high forage yield, excellent seedling vigor, and medium maturity, allowing consistency in forage yield throughout the season with good transition back into warm-season forage grasses.
Big Daddy annual ryegrass can supply your razing needs well into spring when warm-season grasses can take over. You may even get a bonus hay crop. Big Daddy is best when used as a cool-season pasture.
Big Daddy has great Crown and Stem resistance. This tetraploid ryegrass is highly palatable and produces excellent yields with outstanding regrowth. Ryegrass is the cool-season grass species that provides the highest level of animal performance when measured as milk, lamb, or beef. Its excellent seedling vigor helps ensure a good start for high milk-producing dairy pastures and great weight grains in beef herds on pasture. Big Daddy will often be ready to graze less than two months after planting, due to its quick establishment.
Nitrogen should be applied in split applications during early spring and fall and after first cutting. Adequate phosphorous and potassium are also necessary for top production. First cutting in spring should be done before head emergence (boot stage). Later cuttings can be made at four to six week intervals, depending on conditions.
Gain is a vigorous, high yielding festulolium (meadow fescue x Italian ryegrass) which is ideally suited for silage and pasture production from the Pacific Northwest to the Atlantic Northeast states. Gain has a leafy growth habit producing forage that is highly palatable and digestable. Gain is a great choice when you need a fast-starting, high forage-quality grass for silage or pasture, either mixed with legumes or as a pure stand.
Pure stand seeding rates are from 30 to 45 lbs per acre. Seeding rates in mixtures are from 8 to 20 lbs per acre. A seeding rate of 5 to 7 lbs per acre may be used as a companion crop for establishing alfalfa, reed canarygrass, or other slower starting species to provide faster ground cover plus additional quality forage during the first year or two after seeding. Festuloliums are best adapted to soils with higher organic matter content and moisture levels. Their yields are responsive to nitrogen fertility rates.
Kemal Festulolium derived from crosses between Italian Ryegrass and Meadow Fescue. It looks and behaves similar to Italian Ryegrass, but with better persistence. This unique perennial forage grass combines high yield potential with outstanding nutritional value to provide an excellent pasture for sheep, dairy or beef production. Combining good resistance to rust and other diseases with excellent germination and seeding vigor and fast recovery after cutting or grazing. Kemal is ideal in mixed pastures containing white clover or subclover.
Enhance tall fescue is endophyte-free, eliminating concerns that animals feeding on it will develop feeding disorders like Fescue Foot, Bovine Fat Necrosis, or Fescue Toxicosis.
Enhance can be planted in pure stands or in combination with legumes such as white clover, red clover, alfalfa, or lespedeza. It also makes outstanding hay when harvested prior to maturity. Stubble height should be 3 to 4 inches when grazed or hayed. Tall fescue maintains nutritive value better than other cool season grasses, which allows growth to be "stockpiled" in the field for winter grazing. Tall fescue can be grown successfully on a wide range of soil types and can tolerate pH levels from 4.7 to 9.5.
Meadow Fescue is ideal for pasture production on fertile, heavier soils. It has a basal growth habit and will grow 15 to 30 inches. It also has good flood and drought tolerance with a solid root system. Potential dry matter yields are 2.0 to 4.5 tons/Acre.
Uses: Meadow Fescue is well suited for pasture production and often used in mixtures.
Time of Seeding: Early spring, late summer and late fall for dormant seeding.
Depth of Seeding: Maximum 1 inch.
Fertility: Responds well to nitrogen applications of P.K.S. to help prolong stands where soils are deficient.
Harvesting: Do not overgraze. Early spring grazing best with continued grazing into the fall.
