FORAGE | DIRECT SEEDING RATE (LBS/ACRE) | MIXED SEEDING RATE (LBS/ACRE) | PLANTING DEPTH | DROUGHT TOLERANCE | WET SOILS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINT FESTULOLIUM | 30-40 | 10-5 | 1/4-1/2 | MODERATE | POOR |
| ORCHARDGRASS | 15-20 | 3-6 | 1/4-1/2 | MODERATE | MODERATE |
| TIMOTHY | 8-15 | 2-6 | 1/8-1/4 | POOR | POOR |
| ANNUAL RYEGRASS | 30-35 | 6-10 | 1/4-1/2 | MODERATE | POOR |
| PERENNIAL RYEGRASS | 30-40 | 6-10 | 1/4-1/2 | MODERATE | MODERATE |
| MEADOW BROME | 15-20 | 6-10 | 1/4-1/2 | GOOD | MODERATE |
FORAGE PRODUCTS
Renk Seed carries elite varieties of grasses and other forages for a variety of uses, from feeding cows and horses to using it as a cover crop. Whatever the case, you can be rest assured that it is of the highest quality.
BMR SORAN
- Combines best of sorghum and sudan-—Sweet, juicy, palatable and highly digestible
- Cut at 24” to 30” height
- Use only on well-drained soils
- Resistant to iron deficiency chlorosis and high magnesium soils
- Rapid growth rate and excellent recovery after cutting
- Great for grazing, greenchop and hay—DON’T graze at less than 24” tall
- WARNING: Wait 10 days after a frost before cutting to prevent prussic acid poisoning
- Seed at 20-30 lbs per acre
- Plant when soil temperature is above 65º
MOUNTAIN BRAND PASTURE MIX
- Premium blend of alfalfa and grasses: 25% Alfalfa, 20% Timothy, 10% Red Clover, 30% Festulolium and 15% Orchard Grass
- Perfect for pastures and feeding beef cattle
- Provides high feed value from marginal land
- Seed at 15-20 lbs per acre
SWEET LEAF RED CLOVER
- Very persistent
- Starts strong and looks even better in second and third hay years
- Superior disease resistance
- Performs better than alfalfa on wet and poorer soils
- Seed at 10-12 lbs per acre by itself or 2-3 lbs per acre with alfalfa
- Adapted to low pH soils
DEEP ROOTING RADISHES
- Great fall ground cover
- Plant 3-10 weeks before killing frost
- Sends deep tap roots down to open up soil
- Tubars store deep soil nutrients that break down and release in spring
- Plant 1/4” – 1/2” deep
- Seed at 8-10 lbs per acre, 4-6 lbs if mixed
MINT FESTULOLIUM
Festulolium is a cross between Perennial Ryegrass and Meadow Fescue, giving it several very excellent qualities: ease of establishment, persistence, rapid regrowth, good disease resistance, season-long performance and high forage quality. Don’t let the long name put you off. If you need a grass, use Festulolium.
STOUT ORCHARDGRASS
A late maturing variety that keeps its quality when seeded with alfalfa. Also does extremely well when frost-seeded into a thinning pasture.
TIMOTHY
Fits well in clover and alfalfa mixes. Highly palatable. Horses love it.
ANNUAL RYEGRASS
Works well when seeding down with alfalfa at 3-5 lbs per acre. Very high palatability allows more milk per acre yields. Best as a cover crop.
PERENNIAL RYEGRASS
Ideal for long term pastures. High palatability and fast recovery allows for intensive grazing management and higher milk production.
MEADOW BROME
Quicker to establish than Smooth Brome and provides higher yields of more palatable forage especially in the seeding year.