Coes Forage Sorghum: A Budget-Friendly Option for Drought and Wildlife
Keith and Dale walk through Coes, an open-pollinated forage sorghum that's cheap to grow and works well in drought conditions and short growing windows. See how it compares to hybrids and where it fits in your operation.
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0:12 One of the products that's new to us.
0:14 It's not a new product that it is new to our lineup is coves and COEs is an old.
0:20 1950s era forage sorghum it's open pollinated which has an advantage of
0:27 That we can produce the seed ourselves very cheaply. Codes as you can see is not.
0:36 As productive as our hybrids but not every situation calls for a high priced.
0:42 Hybrid there are situations where people just want something really cheap and.
0:48 This is cheap but fairly good, and especially in situations where you get.
1:00 Just want to get something out there and a fairly reasonable cost that's pretty.
1:05 Good, this is not a bad option for you. Tends to get in this five, six, seven feet.
1:12 Tall puts on a decent grain head. It's a great wildlife plant good for.
1:17 Food plots has some niches where it fits very well.