Albert Lea Seed House 2018 Organic Seed Guide | Page 31

SUMMER ANNUAL FORAGES
Organic Viking O-200 BMR
Sorghum-Sudangrass*
• Superior-quality forage with increased tillering and
rapid growth
• Excellent palatability and highly digestible
• Dry stalk gene improved drydown for baling
• Brown midrib (Gene 6)
• Faster drying, better than Blackhawk for dry hay
or haylage
Organic Hybrid Sudangrass*
• Fast-growing hybrid annual grass for forage
production
• Finer quality than Sorghum-Sudan and finer stemmed
• Can be used for dry hay, grazing, silage and
green-chop
• Cut before heading for best forage quality; leave 6-8
in. of stubble for regrowth
• Prussic acid potential must be managed for safe
grazing, bailing and silage
• Drill or broadcast 20-30 lbs/A after danger of frost
has passed
Japanese Millet*
(Untreated, Non-GMO)
• Upright, warm-season annual with rapid growth in
productive, heavy soils
• With adequate moisture and fertility can be cut 2-3
times
• Forage protein can reach 14-20% if cut before
heading
• No danger of prussic acid poisoning
• Not frost tolerant
• Plant into warm soil (late-May through June)
• Seed 25-35 lbs/A, ½ to 1 in. deep
Teff Grass*
(Non-GMO)
• Summer annual with excellent forage quality
• High mineral content (calcium, iron)
• Resistant to most diseases and insects
• Well-adapted to most soil types
• Plant into warm soil (late-May through June)
• Seed 8-12 lbs/A, ¼ to 1 / 8 in. deep into firm seedbed
*Variety Not Stated (VNS)
Organic Proso Millet*
• Fast-growing, warm-season annual; most often
raised for grain
• Excellent for use as an emergency forage crop
• Ready to harvest 60-70 days after planting
• Low water requirements and good drought tolerance
• Plant mid-May through July (soil temperatures >60˚F)
• Drill or broadcast 20-30 lbs/A

NON-GMO LEGUME INOCULANTS
BRAND CULTURE AMT. TREATED
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS
PEAS, VETCH, & AC GREENFIX
PEAS, VETCH, & AC GREENFIX
ALFALFA & CLOVER
BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL
SAINFOIN
SUNN HEMP
COWPEAS
LUPIN N-DURE*
N-DURE*
N-DURE*
N-DURE*
N-DURE*
N-DURE
N-DURE
N-DURE*
N-DURE*
N-DURE S
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AB
K
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G 30 UNITS (50-LB UNIT)
6 UNITS (50-LB UNIT)
30 UNITS (50-LB UNIT)
2 UNITS (50-LB UNIT)
100 LBS
50 LBS
50 LBS
100 LBS
100 LBS
100 LBS
*OMRI listed at time of publishing, but always check with your organic
certifier before using any inoculant. Most of our alfalfas and clovers are
pre-inoculated with Pre-Vail, clay-based, OMRI-listed rhizobium inocu-
lant. Please call for availability and current prices.
Call for current prices and availability
AG
CROP
Tom Wencl in a field of Viking 200 BMR Sorghum/
Sudangrass. Over 4 ft. of growth in 39 days!
Blooming Prairie, MN.
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