COVER CROPS, FORAGES & PASTURE MIXES

Cover Crops, Forages & Pasture Mixes

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Cereal Rye

  • Fall seeded cereal grain that is very winter hardy
  • Most common and economical fall seeded cover crop
  • Known for weed suppression with allelopathy
  • Huge soil tilth builder and nutrient scavenger because of its immense root system
  • Seed at 60 lbs./ac.

Demand Diener Oats & Radish Mix

  • Perfect blend of oats and Scav-N-Ger® radish
  • Great for novice cover cropper or the most experienced
  • High quality oat seed plus proven Scav-N-Ger® radish Soil tilth builder and nutrient scavenger
  • Winter kills for easy management
  • Great for biomass and erosion control
  • Plant at least six weeks before killing freeze
  • Seed at 50lbs./ac. minimum rate of 80-100 lbs. when applying manure before planting

N-Vest Nutrilbuilder Mix

  • Three way mixture of winter hardy annual ryegrass, improved crimson clover, and Scav-N-Ger® radish
  • More diverse mixture improves soil health
  • Nitrogen producer plus two scavengers
  • Great for improving earthworm populations
  • Crimson clover usually overwinters, radishes will winterkill, and the annual ryegrass will need to be terminated in the spring
  • Plant at least six weeks before killing frost
  • Seed at 25 lbs./ac.

N-Vest Groundbreaker Mix

  • Austrian winter peas and Scav-N-Ger® radish mixture
  • Great nitrogen producer plus a scavenger
  • Huge biomass builder Fast nodulating peas can produce up to 90-150 lbs. of nitrogen/ac.
  • Great for helping suppress weeds Quick source of available nitrogen as peas break down rapidly in the spring
  • Peas can survive down to 10 °F or over winter if there is adequate snow cover
  • This mixture works best when drilled and peas inoculated Radish will winterkill below 22 °F
  • Plant at least six weeks before killing frost
  • Seed at 35 lbs./ac.

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Alfalfa

Diener Leaf Protector #1 Seller

  • Glandular haired alfalfa
  • Highly resistant to potato leafhoppers
  • Protected by a solid disease package
  • Excellent forage yield and quality
  • Seed at 15-20 lbs./ac.

Cisco 328 Alfalfa

  • Fall dormancy 3.4; winter hardiness
  • Large crowns with good shoot production and heaving tolerance
  • Superior persistence due to excellent disease package
  • Reasonably priced alfalfa brand with a tremendous value
  • Excellent forage yield and quality seed at 15-20 lbs./ac.

WL 358LH Alfalfa

  • True “no spray” PLH resistant Fall dormancy 4 “8th
  • Generation”; 93% resistant to potato leafhoppers
  • Non-GMO available with OMRI approved coating for potential organic eligibility
  • Great tool for pastures with alfalfa, chemical-free programs, or a simplified management system
  • Very well adapted to a Midwestern environment
  • Seed at 15-20 lbs./ac.

Enduro 420 HD

  • Enduro 420HD is a very high-quality, highly digestible alfalfa
  • Fall dormancy 4; winter hardiness 2 A true “dairy quality” alfalfa with outstanding yield
  • Non-GMO option for high digestibility 4-5 cuts per season with the ability to retain forage quality up to a 35-day harvest schedule, allowing for a wider harvest window
  • Seed at 15-20 lbs./ac.

Clover

Gallant Red Clover

  • Premium medium red clover only available from CISCO
  • Proven 3-4 year stand life
  • High yielding persistent variety developed for the Midwest
  • Frost seeds well to improve pastures and hay fields
  • The best red clover available
  • Seeding rate: 10-12 lbs./ac.

Bearcat Red Clover

  • Bearcat is a diploid double-cut red clover
  • Out of the same breeding program as Gallant
  • Aggressive regrowth and a superior disease resistance package
  • Outstanding stand persistence and high forage yield
  • Disease resistance breeding including Fusarium wilt inoculation and mycoleptodiscus root rot selections
  • Consistent productivity in adverse environments with medium maturity
  • Seeding rate: 10-12 lbs./ac.

Common Medium Red Clover

  • Short-lived perennial forage legume
  • Increases pasture productivity
  • Frost seeds into wheat, hay fields, and pastures
  • Available as coated or raw seed
  • Coated seed improves frost seeding success
  • Red clover contains isoflavones, specifically biochanin A, which has shown to contribute to higher average daily gains and reduces the effect of fescue toxicosis
  • Seeding rate: 10-12 lbs./ac.

Ladino Clover – Jumbo II

  • Fast growing, high yielding
  • Great forage quality
  • Very large leaves, up to three inches in optimal conditions
  • Excellent regrowth
  • Seeding rate: 10-12 lbs./ac.

Legacy Clover

  •  Latest generation New Zealand bred white clover
  • Dry matter yield that strengthens with time
  • Large leaves to capture sunlight and drive yield
  • More yield = more nitrogen fixed, which reduces the need for N applications
  • Perfect rotational grazing option
  • Prolific producer of stolons for greater persistence and yield
  • Seeding rate: 10-12 lbs./ac.

Grasses

Devour Orchardgrass

  • Tolerant to grazing, withstands grazing pressure
  • Quick establishing because of good seedling vigor
  • Late maturing, matches up with alfalfa or red clover
  • Works well for hay, high yielding
  • Exceptional palatability
  • Seed at 10-15 lbs./ac. (2-5 lbs./ac. mix)

Late Mate II Orchardgrass

  • One of the latest maturing orchardgrass varieties available
  • Matches very well with alfalfa
  • Great for hay production
  • Dependable performance
  • Seed at 10-15 lbs./ac. (2-5 lbs./ac. mix)

Profit Orchardgrass

  • Late maturity, matches well with alfalfa and other legumes
  • Excellent disease package, especially resistant to leaf rust
  • Ideal for hay or pasture production
  • Best summer performance of any orchardgrass
  • Seed at 10-15 lbs./ac. (2-5 lbs./ac. mix)

Tekapo Orchardgrass

  • New Zealand type grazing orchardgrass
  • Exhibits very low crown and dense prostrate growth that tolerates grazing well
  • Long, soft leaves provide very palatable feed
  • Medium-late maturity, matches well with alfalfa and other legumes
  • Ideal for pasture as well as hay production
  • Seed at 10-15 lbs./ac. (2-5 lbs./ac. mix)

Bronson Tall Fescue

  • New Zealand type grazing orchardgrass
  • Exhibits very low crown and dense prostrate growth that tolerates grazing well
  • Long, soft leaves provide very palatable feed
  • Medium-late maturity, matches well with alfalfa and other legumes
  • Ideal for pasture as well as hay production
  • Seed at 10-15 lbs./ac. (2-5 lbs./ac. mix)

STF-43 Tall Fescue

  • Low endophyte tall fescue blend from
  • Barenbrug Soft leaves, late maturity
  • Excellent palatability and high NDF levels
  • Mixes well with alfalfa, red clover, and meadow fescue
  • Seed at 10-30 lbs./ac. (10-15 lbs./ac. mix)

Fawn Tall Fescue

  • Low endophyte tall fescue
  • Low maintenance
  • Very drought tolerant
  • Best for forage when plants are young
  • Popularly priced
  • Seed at 10-30 lbs./ac. (10-15 lbs./ac. mix)

Preval Meadow Fescue

  • Good forage yield with improved disease resistance
  • Extremely winter hardy
  • Well-fit to rotational grazing
  • Suitable for hay and grazing
  • Long, wide leaves
  • Plant at a rate of 2-3 lbs. per acre with alfalfa
  • Seed at 18-20 lbs./ac. (3-5 lbs./ac. mix)

Milkway Meadow Fescue

  • Blend of meadow fescue and soft-leaved tall fescues from Barenbrug
  • High palatability with high NDF levels
  • Increased tonnage and production for hay fields
  • Works well as a stand-alone crop or with alfalfa
  • Seed at 18-20 lbs./ac. (3-5 lbs./ac. mix)

Superior Forage Mix #1 Seller

  • 30% Enduro 427 LHR Alfalfa
  • 18% Profit Orchardgrass – coated
  • 15% Bronson Tall Fescue
  • 15% Gallant Red Clover – coated
  • 15% Preval Meadow Fescue
  • 5% Kootenai Timothy
  • 2% Legacy White Clover – coated
  • Seed at 35-50 lbs./ac.

Champion Pasture Mix
for horses and all production animals

  • 20% Devour Orchardgrass
  • 20% Profit Orchardgrass
  • 15% Perseus Festulolium
  • 15% TetraSweet Perennial Ryegrass
  • 10% MacBeth Meadow Bromegrass
  • 10% Albion Perennial Ryegrass
  • 5% Balin Kentucky Bluegrass
  • 5% Kootenai Timothy
  • Seed at 35-50 lbs./ac.

Midwestern Grazer Mix

  •  35% Devour Orchardgrass – coated
  • 15% Profit Orchardgrass – coated
  • 15% Preval Meadow Fescue
  • 15% Albion Perennial Ryegrass
  • 10% MacBeth Meadow Brome
  • 7% Gallant Red Clover – coated
  • 3% Legacy White Clover – coated
  • Seed at 30-40 lbs./ac.

Renovator Special Mix

  • 30% TetraSweet Perennial Ryegrass
  • 30% TetraMag Hybrid Ryegrass
  • 20% Albion Tetraploid Per. Ryegrass
  • 20% Perseus Festulolium
  • Seed at 10-25 lbs./ac.

Enduro Plus – Beef Pasture Mix

  • 50% Bronson Tall Fescue
  • Can be stockpiled
  • 40% Payload Tall Fescue
  • Soft, highly palatable fescues
  • 8.5% Gallant Red Clover
  • Works well for hay or grazing
  • 1.5% Jumbo II Ladino Clover
  • Formulated for top animal production for beef pastures
  • Seed at 30-35 lbs./ac.

Enduro Plus – Horse Hay Mix

  • 58% Enduro 427 LHR Alfalfa
  • Proper forage for equine
  • 19% Alpine II Orchardgrass
  • Works best in well-drained soil
  • 15% Albion Perennial Ryegrass
  • Includes potato leafhopper resistant alfalfa
  • 8% Tuukka Timothy
  • Equal mixture of alfalfa and grass for great horse hay
  • Seed at 25 lbs./ac.