Albert Lea Seed House 2017 Organic Seed Guide

ORGANIC COVER CROP MIXES Organic BioMax CC4 Organic NitroMax CC1 • Cover crop blend of Organic Oats, Organic Field Peas and Organic Cover Crop Radish • Designed for maximum green manure production in the fall • Mix will winterkill in the Upper Midwest • Will succeed on variety of soils and provide numerous benefits both above and below ground • Excellent choice for fall forage or grazing • Plant Aug. 1 – Sept. 15 • Seed 75-125 lbs./acre Organic ValueMax CC2 • Cover crop blend of Organic Annual Ryegrass, Organic Cover Crop Radish and Organic Medium Red Clover • Designed for quick coverage, good biomass accumulation and overwintering (if clover is planted on time) • If mix is applied from Aug. 1 – Aug. 15, the clover should get adequate growth for winter survival and spring plowdown • Good fit for seeding at last cultivation (V6 in corn) and interseeded into standing fall crops • Plant Aug. 1 – Sept. 15 • Seed 15-20 lbs./acre Organic WinterMax CC3 • Cover crop mix of Organic Cover Crop Radish, Organic Winter Rye and Organic Hairy Vetch • Winter Rye and Hairy Vetch survive the winter providing excellent soil coverage both in the fall and spring • Very good biomass production in the spring • Mix can be grazed in the spring or fall • Plant Aug. 1 – Sept. 15 • Seed 50-75 lbs./acre • Cover crop mix of Organic Cover Crop with Organic Annual Ryegrass • Deep-rooting Tillage Radish complements the shallowrooted annual ryegrass • Mix provides excellent soil coverage and biomass production • Excellent soil builder and nutrient scavenger • Plant July 15 – Sept. 15 • Seed 15-20 lbs./acre Organic CultivatorMax CC6 • Cover crop blend of Organic Annual Ryegrass, Mammoth Red Clover, Alsike Clover and Hardy Alfalfa • Mixture of shade-tolerant species designed to be broadcast into standing crops at last cultivation • Seed will emerge and remain semi-dormant until cash crop begins dying back • Not a good choice for droughty or drought-prone soils • Plant at last cultivation (~Mid-June and/or V6 growth stage in corn) • Seed 15-20 lbs./acre Organic Plowdown Blend CC9 • Our most popular plowdown mixture • Well-adapted to varying soil types • Excellent companion with spring-planted small grains or frost seeded into winter grains • 25% Hardy Alfalfa, 25% Mammoth Clover, 25% Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover, 25% Alsike Clover • Potentially a good fit for seeding at last cultivation (V6 in corn) • Plant February to May, Aug. 1 – Aug. 15 • Seed 12-15 lbs./acre Call for current prices and availability Page 35 RR SOYBEANS COVERS *VNS = Variety Not Stated

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