COVER CROPS, FORAGES & PASTURE MIXES
Cover Crops, Forages & Pasture Mixes
Cover Crops Guide
N-Vest Groundbreaker Mix
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 Nutribuilder 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.
N-Vest Forager Mix
- Oats, cereal rye, plus forage turnips
- Grazers’ choice for cover crop
- Oats and turnips can be grazed in the fall, cereal rye can be grazed in the spring
- Provides excellent feed for cattle
- Produces deep roots
- Scavenges Nitrogen
- Plant at least six weeks before killing frost
- Seed at 60-100 lbs./ac.
Scav-N-Ger Radish
- Daikon type radish
- Great nutrient scavenger
- Mixes well with small grains and grasses
- Earthworm “magnets”
- Deep taproots and fine root hairs
- Repositions nutrients from soil profile
- Seed at 6-8 lbs./ac. (1-4 lbs./ac mix)
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.
WL 349 HQ
- Tough soil condition performer
- Place on “toughest acre”
- Aphanomyces Race 1, 2, & evolving strain 3
- HR to Anthracnose 1 & 5
- 40/40 Disease Rating Index
- Delivers excellent cold tolerance and persistence
- 4–5 cuttings/year
- Seed at 15-20 lbs./ac.
Enduro 423 AP
- All purpose
- Non-GMO
- 39/40 Disease Rating Index
- Resistance to Aphanomyces – root rot race 1, 2, and 3
- Sunken crown variety with branch roots
- Fast recovery after cutting
- Excellent yield potential
- High forage quality
- Seed at 15-20 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.
Aberlasting Clover
- A cross between white clover and Caucasian clover
- Combines the high forage quality of white clover with the persistence of Caucasian clover
- Very drought tolerant but also performs well in saturated soils
- Can be used for forage, cover crops, or wildlife
- Bloat potential should be managed when grazing
- Slow drying when used for hay
- Seeding rate: 8-12 lbs./ac.
Dry Hay Grass Mix
- Excellent companion for alfalfa
- Flexible all-grass hay option
- Season long production
- Outstanding winterhardiness
- Responds well to nitrogen/manure applications
- Can also be used as rotationally grazed pasture
- Seed at 25 lbs./ac. (10-15 lbs./ac. mix with 10-15 lbs. alfalfa)
Orchardgrass - Late Mate II
- 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)
Orchardgrass - Devour
- 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)
Ryegrass - Tetrasweet
- Rapid growing tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
- High energy, high digestibility
- Profuse tillering
- Late maturity
- Foliar disease resistant
- Excellent yield all season long
- Seed at 20-25 lbs./ac. (3-10 lbs./ac. mix)
Ryegrass - Feast II
- Rapid establishment and growth
- High quality, high yielding forage
- Very palatable
- Start grazing at 10-12″ in height and graze 3-4″ in height
- Make sure plants are firmly rooted before grazing begins
- May be used as a nurse crop for alfalfa establishment
- Seed at 25-40 lbs./ac. (3-20 lbs./ac. mix)
Tall Fescue - Bronson
- 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)
Tall Fescue - Fawn
- 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)
Teff Grass - Summer Delite
- Excellent forage quality
- Fast-growing
- High-yielding
- Excellent root structure for drought tolerance
- Foliar disease resistance
- Excellent for hay
- Seed at 10-12 lbs./ac.
Enduro Plus Forage Guide Pasture Perfect Guide
Superior Forage Mix
- 30% Enduro 420 HD Alfalfa
- 18% Alpine II Orchardgrass
- 15% Bronson Tall Fescue
- 15% Gallant Red Clover
- 15% Preval Meadow Fescue
- 5% Kootenai Timothy
- 2% Legacy White Clover
- Mix of highly productive alfalfa, clovers, and grasses make high quality forage
- Can be used for hay, silage, dry hay, and managed intensive grazing
- Good formulation of grass/legume balance
- Seed at 35-50 lbs./ac.
Champion Pasture Mix
- 20% Devour Orchardgrass – coated
- 20% Alpine II Orchardgrass
- 15% Hostyn Festulolium
- 15% TetraSweet Perennial Ryegrass
- 10% MacBeth Meadow Bromegrass
- 10% Albion Perennial Ryegrass
- 5% Balin Kentucky Bluegrass
- 5% Kootenai Timothy
- Formulated with grass varieties selected for horses and any grazing animals
- Mix of highly palatable varieties that make high-quality forage and hay
- Designed with diverse species for season long production
- Top choice for grazing and hay
- Seed at 35-50 lbs./ac.
Midwestern Grazer Mix
- 35% Devour Orchardgrass – coated
- 15% Alpine II Orchardgrass
- 15% Bronson Tall Fescue
- 15% TetraSweet Perennial Ryegrass
- 10% MacBeth Meadow Bromegrass
- 7% Gallant Red Clover
- 3% Legacy White Clover
- Intended for use with managed intensive grazing practices
- Mix of highly palatable grasses and legumes
- Produces high-quality forage for making milk, meat, or hay mix
- Diverse formula for season long grazing crop
- Seed at 30-40 lbs./ac.
Renovator Special Mix
- 30% TetraSweet Perennial Ryegrass
- 30% TetraMag Hybrid Ryegrass
- 20% Albion Tetraploid Per. Ryegrass
- 20% Hostyn Festulolium
- Specially designed for renovating existing pastures or to improve alfalfa stands
- Works well for inter-seeding into existing horse and cattle pastures
- Species with great seeding vigor to compete with existing crop
- Seed at 10-25 lbs./ac.
Beef Pasture Mix
- 50% Bronson Endo-Free Tall Fescue
- 40% Force Tall Fescue
- 8.5% Bearcat Red Clover
- 1.5% Jumbo II Ladino Clover
- Formulated for top animal production for beef producers
- Works well for hay or grazing
- Can be stockpiled
- Soft, highly palatable fescues
- Best to rotationally graze
- Seed at 30-35 lbs./ac.
Horse Hay Mix
- 58% Enduro 439 LHR Alfalfa
- 19% Devour Late-Maturing Orchardgrass
- 15% Albion Perennial Ryegrass
- 8% Catapult Timothy
- Proper mixture of alfalfa and grass gor great horse hay
- Includes potato leafhopper resistant alfalfa for premium forage quality
- Works best in well drained soil
- Properly balanced forage for equine; flexible forage mix for all species
- Can also be used as rotationally grazed pasture
- Seed at 25 lbs./ac.
Premium Pasture Mix
- 50% Enduro 442 HD Alfalfa, 30% Bearcar Red Clover
- 10% Catapult Timothy
- 5% White Clover
- 5% Devour Late-Maturing Orchardgrass
- All top producing, value added forage varieties – no cheap fillers
- Balanced alfalfa/clover/grass mix for flexible use as hay or pasture
- Can be used for a legume base to add selected forage grasses for permanent pasture
- Seed at 15-18 lbs./ac.
Sheep & Goat Pasture Mix
- 20% Devour Late-Maturing Orchardgrass
- 20% Big Gains Meadow Fescue
- 20% Bronson Endo-Free Tall Fescue
- 15% Birdsfoot Trefoil
- 10% Balin Ky Bluegrass
- 5% Endure Chicory
- 5% New Zealand White Clover
- 5% Stamina White Clover
- Excellent grass/legume mix for sheep and goats
- High quality season long pasture
- Good mix to handle summer stress
- Seed at 25 lbs./ac.