Hybrid Pearl Millet for Summer Growth and Fall Grazing
See how hybrid pearl millet performs in a summer test plot. Learn why this millet variety grows longer than other billets, how tall it gets, and when it works best for grazing sheep versus hay production.
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0:00 This is hybrid pearl millet in the blank lot of the other billets that we talked.
0:04 About like the German or the round top fiber chrome billet is much longer.
0:08 Season you can see at about the six-week growth period so if you're looking for a.
0:19 Villain appropriate the hybrid pearl.
0:25 Millet is your best choice because this.
0:27 Will continue to grow for probably another five or six weeks will likely.
0:31 Double in height can easily be five feet tall before it starts going reproductive.
0:36 So very highly productive type of millet. Seed is more expensive but it's a need.
1:34 You're looking for grazing sheep into the winter like November, December type.
1:38 Grazing where this might freeze out in October. Millet probably doesn't hold its
1:42 Nutritional value quite as long into the winter. Sorghum's do so if we would.
1:47 Prefer a sorghum if you're gonna have sandy crazy deep into the winter but the millet is certainly an excellent choice for grazing around the time of the first frost or shortly out.