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ORGANIC FORAGE GRASSES
Organic Niva Orchardgrass
Organic Laura Meadow Fescue
• Very large root mass and excellent drought
tolerance
• Later-heading variety gives it a wider cut or
graze window
• Excellent persistence and winter hardiness
• Best adapted to all soil types including sands
• Best used as a companion to alfalfa or as a component
in pasture mixture.
• Seed 8-12 lbs./acre alone or 3-5 lbs./acre in mixtures
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• Very high-yielding with excellent summer
production
• Deep-rooted, very drought tolerant
• Excellent combination of high yields with very good
digestibility
• Establishes and matures at a similar rate to alfalfa, making it a great companion in hay fields
• Time your first cutting or grazing on the grass’s
maturity for best palatability
Organic Carlton Smooth Brome
• Sod-forming grass with excellent persistence
• Very good production in early spring
• Slower to establish and slower growth in the summer
months
• Best adapted to heavier, silt-loam or clay-loam soils
• Seed 15-20 lbs./acre alone or 2-5 lbs./acre in mixtures
• Seed 20-25 lbs./acre alone or 4-8 lbs./acre in mixtures
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FORAGES
Organic Kora Tall Fescue
High-yielding and fast-establishing
Excellent persistence in heavier/water-logged soils
Early maturing, widely adaptable
More palatable than tall fescue
Endophyte-free
Seed 20-25 lbs./acre alone or 4-10 lbs./acre in mixtures