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Winter Grazing Mix

Description

The Winter Grazing Mix is designed for maximum nutrition and diversity for any type of livestock. By using the most cold tolerant cover crop varieties, we've designed a mix to withstand harsh winter temperatures.

All the varieties in this mix are extremely cold tolerant and will provide highly palatable nutritious forage. Ideally, this mix is planted 6 weeks before your average frost date to get established before cold temps set in. The legumes provide protein and the grasses provide lots of energy for those cold winter months.

If you'd like to save money on hay this winter this mix is an excellent choice. 

Use this mix to...

  • providing forage for livestock during the winter
  • add diversity
  • build soil organic matter

Ideal for...

  • livestock producers
  • large animal graziers

These seeds are non-GMO and not treated with pesticides.

This product is pre-inoculated with Elevate'd Fungi and RhizoBac X-Tend to increase the biological activity in your soil. Both products are OMRI approved. 

Winter Grazing Mix

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Drilled Seeding Rate:60 lbs/acre
Broadcast Seeding Rate:90 lbs/acre
Min Germ Temp:40 °F
Cold Kill Temp:-32 °F

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    Description

    The Winter Grazing Mix is designed for maximum nutrition and diversity for any type of livestock. By using the most cold tolerant cover crop varieties, we've designed a mix to withstand harsh winter temperatures.

    All the varieties in this mix are extremely cold tolerant and will provide highly palatable nutritious forage. Ideally, this mix is planted 6 weeks before your average frost date to get established before cold temps set in. The legumes provide protein and the grasses provide lots of energy for those cold winter months.

    If you'd like to save money on hay this winter this mix is an excellent choice. 

    Use this mix to...

    • providing forage for livestock during the winter
    • add diversity
    • build soil organic matter

    Ideal for...

    • livestock producers
    • large animal graziers

    These seeds are non-GMO and not treated with pesticides.

    This product is pre-inoculated with Elevate'd Fungi and RhizoBac X-Tend to increase the biological activity in your soil. Both products are OMRI approved. 

    Ingredients

    Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, Cereal Rye, Winter Triticale, Elevate'd Fungi Inoculant, and RhizoBac X-Tend

    What's in the Mix

    • Legume
    • Grass
    • Winter Triticale
    • Cereal Rye
    • Winter Peas
    • Hairy Vetch

    Planting Instructions

    Drill seed at 3/4" to 1" depth or broadcast and lightly incorporate when soil temperatures are 40 degrees or higher.

    Timing

    Planting can occur in early fall when soil temperatures are going to stay between 40-70 degrees for at least a month. Ideally would have 6 weeks of growth before a frost in your area.

    When is the right time to plant?

    Winter Grazing Mix has a minimum germination temp of 40 °F. Reference your average soil temperature to determine ideal planting time.
    Read this article for more info: When Can I Start Planting?

    Seeding Rate

    Plant 60 pounds per acre when seeding with a no-till drill or other planting implement and 90 pounds per acre when broadcasting.

    Use & Characteristics

    Lasting Residue Good
    Palatability Excellent
    Hay Harvest Good
    Regrowth Excellent
    Deep Compaction Good
    Surface Compaction Very Good
    Weed Suppression Very Good
    Crimp Kill Moderate
    Cold Kill -32 °F

    Planting

    Plant Depth 3/4"
    Min Germ Temp 40 °F
    Drilled Seed Rate 60 lbs/acre
    Broadcast Seed Rate 90 lbs/acre

    Not all seed is created equal

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    • Evenly mixed ratios? Check.
    • Pre-added biology with helpful microbes? Check.

    When you’re ready to amp up the diversity in your cover crops look no further than Green Cover. We specialize in designing custom cover crop mixes to meet your specific needs. These expertly designed pre-made mixes are some of the most common mixes we create, designed to work in a multitude of situations. 

    We walk with you

    Cover crops can be tricky, even scary at times, but we provide you the support you need for every step of this journey.

    Drawing upon our team’s expertise and experience, we collaborate with farmers, ranchers and soil health researchers to produce a bounty of free, educational resources. Each year, we release the Soil Health Resource Guide, webinar series, conferences, field days and more in order to help you to make informed decisions about your soils.

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    Like many farmers, faith and family go hand in hand with the day to day operations. We built our company to help people regenerate God’s creation to be enjoyed for many generations after us. Together with our family and employees, we’ve built this dream, and we’re all here to serve you and watch your soil health dreams become a reality.

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