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VNS Winter Rye Seed
Winter rye is one of the most versatile cover crops. It suppresses weeds extremely well and ties up nitrogen close to the soil’s surface. Extremely productive. Cool season grass Will germinate in soils as cold as 35°F Can handle low fertility and acidic soils Long planting window Seed at 60-120 lbs/acre Seeding depth ½-2″ deep Tech Sheet
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Buckwheat Seed
Buckwheat seed is a great crop for green manure. Buckwheat matures very quickly and provides tremendous weed suppression. Buckwheat is also does a great job scavenging phosphorus. Due to its long window of flowering, buckwheat is preferred by beekeepers, making a unique color and flavor of honey. Expect 2-3 tons of dry matter per acre in decent years. Cool season broadleaf Preferred species by honey producers. Provides excellent weed suppression Quick growing Seed at 50-60 lbs/acre, 3/4" deep
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Reed Canarygrass Seed
Can be harvested as pasture or hay Adapts very well to wet soils For highest forage quality harvest at vegetative stage
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Frosty Berseem Clover Seed
Frosty berseem clover is much more frost tolerant than regular berseem clover, allowing more green later into the fall. Quickly produces significant forage Cool season, annual legume Protein levels of 20 to 30 percent Can thrive in wet conditions, but does not tolerate drought well. Seeding depth: 1/4-1/2" Longevity: Annual in the Midwest. Seed Count: 200,000 seeds per pound.
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Crimson Clover Seed
This annual summer clover provides rapid robust growth along with approximately 50-60 lbs/acre of nitrogen per acre by mid-November. Crimson clover is a winter annual and will commonly over-winter except for in the Upper-Midwest. Being a legume, crimson clover also has good feed qualities including high protein content and yield. Crimson clover is very compatible in mixes including grasses, brassicas and other legumes. Count on up to 1,500 lbs dry matter with crimson clover as a plow down. Seed at 15-18 lbs/acre
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Mammoth Red Clover Seed
Best suited for plowdown situations or emergency silage. Can produce as much N as medium red clover. Single cut clover is susceptible to winterkill Produces significant biomass Inoculated with Nitragen Gold
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Berseem Clover Seed
Berseem clover is recognized by many as the “King of Cover Crops.” Berseem clover produce as much as 3 ton/acre of biomass and as much as 200# of nitrogen/acre. Cool season legume Unmatched biomass to nitrogen fixing yields A non-bloating clover Seed at 8-12 lbs/acre alone or 4-6 lbs/acre in mixes
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Sorghum Sudangrass Seed
Warm season grass Excellent biomass producer Supresses annual weeds such as velvetleaf, crabgrass, foxtail and more Has shown some nematode suppression Provides an abundance of high quality forage Seed at 35-40 lbs/acre Buckwheat and cow peas are great companion crops
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Sunn Hemp Seed
A tropical legume,sunn hemp can produce more than 5,000 lb. dry matter/A and 120 lb. N/A. Sunn hemp is not winter hardy and a hard freeze easily kills it Sow sunn hemp a minimum of nine weeks before the average date of the first fall freeze. It can fill a narrow niche between harvest of a summer crop and planting of a fall cash or cover crop Seed at 40 to 50 lbs/acre, with a cowpea type inoculant
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Tilth Builder Plus
Provides excellent weed suppression. Great combination of Nitrogen building and accumulating capabilities. 50% Annual Ryegrass 25% Buster Radish 25% Crimson Clover Seed at 12-15 lbs/acre 1/4-1/2″ depth
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Scavenger Plus Plowdown Mix
75% Buster Radish, 25% Mammoth Red Clover. An excellent mix for scavenging and building nutrients. The radishes will scavenge nutrients below the soil’s surface while the clover will build nitrogen and significant biomass. Mammoth Red Clover is inoculated Other legumes can be added to this mix Seed at 8-10 lbs/acre
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Nitrogen Plus Plow Down Seed
A mix formulated with two things in mind; Nitrogen fixing capabilities and biomass production. Expect excellent biomass production and more than 2000 lbs of dry matter/acre and as much as 200#/acre of Nitrogen. Seed at 12-15 lbs/acre. 33% Crimson Clover 33% Berseem Clover 33% Mammoth Clover
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Italian Ryegrass Seed
Cool season grass Fibrous root system that prevents erosion Excellent nutrient accumulator, especially N When mixed with a legume, does an excellent job suppressing weeds Makes an excellent, high quality forage, protein as high as 17% Seeding depth 1/4-1/2″
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Certified Lacey Barley Seed
Lacey has consistently been a top yielding barley since its release. Lacey received favorable reviews for malting and brewing characteristics including high malt extract, low soluble protein, and high alpha-amylase activity. Extremely respectable for forage Six-row barley Medium size kernels Good lodging resistance Tech Sheet
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Purple Top Turnip Seed
A cool season, annual that is classified as a brassica. A cool season, annual that is classified as a brassica Rapid growth, good for short growing windows Has excellent grazing value late in the season