Albert Lea Seed House 2017 Organic Seed Guide | Page 29

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 • • • • • • • 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 Call for current prices and availability Page 29 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