Sorghum Sudan Grasses
Sorghum Sudan Grass – $45 / 50#
Traditionally used as upland gamebird feed and cover. Pheasants thrive on this type of feed and habitat. Game bird farm managers rely on this cover to establish wild birds in new environments.
- A very productive hybrid cross between grain sorghum and sudangrass
- Warm season product – prefers soil temperatures above 60 degrees
- When used as a hay crop, 15 ton/acre is not out of the question
- Very tolerant to heat and drought conditions
- Grows up to 4 feet tall
- Plant 15 lbs/acre
BMR (Brown Mid-Rib) Sorghum Sudan Grass – $69 / 50#
Livestock weight gain will be significantly higher when switched to this highly palatable super tonnage forage. The BMR gene reduces lignin content in the entire plant, resulting in more digestible body building nutrients. Graze, chop, or round bale.
- BMR sorghum-sudangrass has all of the characteristics of sorghum-sudangrass, but is more digestible
- Digestibility comes from the BMR gene, which allows for less lignins in the leaves
- Seed at 25 lbs/acre in 6” to 20” rows
- Broadcast at 40 lbs. per acre
BMR (Brown Mid-Rib) Forage Sorghum – $65 / 50#
- A relatively new product to the Upper-Midwest
- A one-cut type of emergency forage
- Yields are very similar to corn silage, with increased digestibility
- Very tolerant to heat and drought stresses
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