Albert Lea Seed House 2017 Organic Seed Guide | Page 28
ORGANIC FORAGE GRASSES & FORAGE MIXTURES 2017
ORGANIC FORAGE GRASSES
Organic Annual Ryegrass*
Organic Perun Festulolium
• Rapid establishment
• High-yielding
• Excellent choice for quick coverage in thin hay stands,
new pasture seedings and cover cropping
• Can be used as a nurse crop for alfalfa
• Seed 30-35 lbs./acre alone or 4-5 lbs./acre as a cover
crop with alfalfa
• Meadow Fescue crossed with Tetraploid Italian
Ryegrass
• Fast establishment, excellent first-cut yields
• Good early-spring growth
• Best suited to medium-heavy soils
• Best fit for renovating existing pastures, establishing
quick growth in new pastures or as companion grass
for alfalfa and clover hay.
• Seed 25 lbs./acre alone or 5-15 lbs./acre in mixtures
Organic Calibra Perennial Ryegrass
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Improved tetraploid variety
Very fast establishment and high-yielding
Best adapted to heavy, moisture-holding soils
Upright growth habit well-suited for haying or grazing
Later maturing than unimproved varieties
Excellent disease resistance and winter hardiness
Seed 25-35 lbs./acre alone or 4-10 lbs./acre in mixtures
Organic Climax Timothy
• High-quality, high-sugar grass well-suited
for hay or pasture
• Best production on heavy soils
• Best use as alfalfa or red clover companion
• Seed 8 lbs./acre alone or 1-3 lbs./acre in mixtures
300-acre irrigated circle of Organic Smooth Bromegrass being
planted in Mission, SD, for seed production!
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