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ORGANIC FORAGE GRASSES
ORGANIC FORAGE GRASSES
Organic Annual Ryegrass *
• 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 / A alone or 4-5 lbs / A as a cover crop with alfalfa
Organic Tomaso Perennial Ryegrass
• High forage yields , very fast establishment
• Best adapted to heavier soils
• Good component in long- and short-term pasture mixtures
• Excellent disease resistance and winter hardiness
• Seed 25-35 lbs / A alone or 4-10 lb / sA in mixtures
Organic Calibra Perennial Ryegrass
• 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 / A alone or 4-10 lbs / A in mixtures

NITROGEN

FIXATION MEANS EXCELLENT

NODULATION

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Organic Federo Festulolium
• Meadow Fescue crossed with Italian Ryegrass
• Fast establishment , excellent persistence
• Very productive on medium-heavy soils
• Good choice for both pasture and hay
• Seed 25 lbs / A alone or 5-15 lbs / A in mixtures
Organic Perun Festulolium
• 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 / A alone or 5-15 lbs / A 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 / A alone or 1-3 lbs / A in mixtures
Organic Niva Orchardgrass
• 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 / A alone or 3-5 lbs / A in mixtures
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* Variety Not Stated ( VNS )
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