Buckwheat
- Great as a cover crop
- Rapid growing broadleaf small grain
- Great for mineralizing phosphorous (P) and sulfur (S) from the soil
- Small tap root system
Plant type: Annual Grain
Days to germination: 7 – 10
Soil pH: 5.0 – 6.5
Height at maturity: 2’ – 3’
Soil adaption: Wide range of soils
Length of Stand: Annual
Planting depth: 1” – 1 1/2”
Reproduces by: Seed
Seeding Rate: 35 – 50 Lbs. to an Acre
Pounds per Bushel: 60
Forage Soybeans
- Ranges 17 – 25% in crude protein
- Can grow 4 – 6’ tall, deliver high yields
- Can be mixed with other summer annual crops
- Plant type: Annual Legume
Plant type: Annual Legume
Days to germination: 5 – 7
Planting dates: May – June
Main usage: Grazing, silage
Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.0
Height at maturity: 3’ – 6’
Soil adaption: Well drained, moderate
Length of Stand: Annual
good fertility
Reproduces by: Seed
Planting depth: 3/4” – 1 1/2”
Pounds per Bushel: 60
Seeding Rate: 140,000 – 160,000 to an Acre
Sorghum Sudan
- Great for wildlife screening and cover
- Rapid growth, 45 – 55 days to first harvest
Plant type: Annual Grass
Days to germination: 7
Planting dates: May-July
Main usage: Green chop, hay, silage
Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.0
Height at maturity: 5’ – 7’
Soil adaption: Wide, 60° or warmer soil temp.
Length of Stand: Annual
Planting depth: 3/4’’ – 1 1/4’’
Reproduces by: Sterile
Seeding Rate: 20 – 50 Lbs. to an Acre
Pounds per Bushel: 56
Frost Master Peas
- Long vined winter forage pea
- Higher yielding than Austrian winter peas
- White flowered, absence of tannins (bitter tasting compound)
- Sweet in taste, more palatable than Austrian winter peas
- Cold tolerant
Plant type: Annual Legume
Days to germination: 7 – 10
Planting dates: Aug. – Sept.
Main Usage: Wildlife, cover crop
Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.0
Height at maturity: 2’ – 4’
Soil adaption: Wide range of soils
Length of Stand: Annual
Planting Depth: 1/2’’ – 1’’
Reproduces by: Seed
Seeding Rate: 30-50 Lbs. to an Acre
Pounds per Bushel: 60
Haywire Oat
- High yielding, high quality forage oat
- About 58 days to boot stage
- Excellent standability
Plant type: Annual Grain
Days to germination: 10
Planting dates: Mar – Apr forage or grain
Main usage: Cereal grain, nurse crop, cover
production; Aug – Oct cover crop or forage
crop, forage crop
Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.0
Height at maturity: 3’- 5’
Soil adaption: Wide range of soils
Length of Stand: Annual
Planting Depth: 1/2″
Reproduces by: Seed
Seed Rate: 64 – 96 LBS. to an Acre
Pounds per Bushel: 32
Egyptian Wheat
- High protein seed production
- Tall growing member of the sorghum family
- Well suited for deer and game birds, as well as cover and screening
Planting Date: April – June (after last chance of frost)
Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.0
Planting Depth: 1/2’’
Seeding Rates: 30 – 50 Lbs. to an Acre
Height at Maturity: 10 Feet
Length of Stand: Annual
