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WINTER RYE & WINTER BARLEY
Winter Rye is the most winter-hardy winter
grain. It can be grazed deep into the fall,
competes with weeds and produces lots of
forage/green manure in the spring. Germinates
down to 35˚F. Performs well on low fertility and/
or droughty soils. Excellent feed value as forage.
Average grain yields range from 35-55 bu/acre.
Markets are slowly growing for winter rye grain
for milling/distilling in the Upper-Midwest.
Best Use: Cover Crop, Fall/Spring Forage, Grain,
Malting/Distilling
Planting Date: September 1st – November 15th
Adaptations: All soil types & environments
Requirements: Be sure to kill winter rye at
least 10 days to 2 weeks before planting cash
crops in the spring. Especially competitive for
moisture & nutrients in dry years. Can lodge on
heavy soils with excess fertility.
Seeding: 50-100 lbs/acre [cover crop] ; 100
lbs/acre [forage, grain]
An exciting development in winter rye genetics,
consistently outyields common varieties by
at least 30-90 bu/acre. Hybrid rye has more
uniform height and maturity, deeper root
system, more tillering and better quality than
open-pollinated winter rye. A high-yielding,
low-input crop has potential to open up new
markets for milling, distilling or feed.
Winter barley has shown excellent promise as a
productive feed & malting grain for the upper-
Midwest. Winter barley typically has higher yields,
less disease issues, lower input needs and provides
more ecosystem services compared to spring barley.
We’re proud to offer new winter barley genetics
that should be better able to survive our Northern
winters and provide reliable yields for feed &
malting markets.
Best Use: Grain, Forage, Malting
Planting Date: August 15th – September 15th
Adaptations: All soil types; sheltered fields likely
fare best
Requirements: Early planting is essential for
best chance of surviving the winter.
Winter Rye*
• Economical choice for forage, grain or cover cropping,
Variety Not Stated
• Northern origin (Canada, MN, WI, ND, SD)
Price/bag
Conventional
Organic
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bags
10-39 40-199 200+
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• Reduced price winter rye, current germination/purity
tests on all lots
Conventional
1-9
bags 10-39 40-199 200+
bags bags bags
$10.50 $8.50
$8.00
1-9
bags 10-39 40-199 200+
bags bags bags
Conventional $14.00 $12.00 $11.50 $11.00
Organic $19.00 $17.00 $16.50 $16.00
Price/bag
$7.50
• Very tall cover crop variety with good winter hardiness
• An early-heading variety currently favored in organic
no-till systems with a roller-crimper
• Rapid spring recovery and early-season vigor
• We have verified earlier heading vs. other winter
rye varieties
Price/bag
Conventional
Organic
1-9
bags 10-39 40-199 200+
bags bags bags
$15.50
$20.00 $13.50 $13.00 $12.50
$18.00 $17.50 $17.00
Best Use: Grain, Malting/Distilling
Planting Date: September 1st – October 15th
Adaptations: All soil types. Best placed on
productive soils.
Requirements: Do not save for seed. Signed
license needed for production. Not recommended
for cover cropping.
Seeding: 800,000 – 1,000,000 seeds/acre
(65-80 lbs/acre) Brasetto
We cannot guarantee winter barley to be hardy
in the Upper-Midwest. Severe winters with little
snow cover will increase incidence of winterkill.
Seeding: 100 lbs/acre Violetta (2-row)
SB151 (6-row)
NEW!
• Early maturin