Species |
Seeding Rate, Pure Stand - Hay/Silage (lbs/acres) |
Seeding Rate, Pure Stand - Grazing (lbs/acres) |
Grasses
Annual Ryegrass |
25-30 |
30-35 |
Brome, Smooth |
15-20 |
20-25 |
Brome, Meadow |
15-20 |
20 |
Festulolium |
25-30 |
30-35 |
Kentucky Bluegrass |
10-15 |
15 |
Orchardgrass |
15 |
15-20 |
Perennial Ryegrass |
25-30 |
30-35 |
Reed Canarygrass |
10 |
10-12 |
Tall Fescue |
25-30 |
30-35 |
Teff |
8 |
10 |
Timothy |
15 |
15 |
Wheatgrass, Crested |
6-12 |
6-12 |
Wheatgrass, Intermediate |
10-12 |
10-12 |
Wheatgrass, Pubescent |
10-12 |
10-12 |
Wheatgrass, Slender |
6-12 |
6-12 |
Wheatgrass, Tall |
6-12 |
6-12 |
Wheatgrass, Western |
6-15 |
6-15 |
Legumes
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|
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Alfalfa |
14-18 |
18 |
Alsike Clover |
8-10 |
10 |
Annual Beans and Peas |
40 |
50 |
Birdsfoot Trefoil |
8-10 |
10 |
Crown Vetch |
10 |
10-15 |
Hairy Vetch |
20-30 |
30-40 |
Red Clover |
15 |
15 |
White/Ladino Clover |
6 |
6 |
Yellow Sweet Clover |
10 |
10-12 |
Sorghums and Millets
Forage Sorghum (dryland) |
4-6 |
|
Forage Sorghum (high precipitation or irrigated) |
6-10 |
|
Sorghum x Sudan (BMR, dryland) |
15-20 |
15-20 |
Sorghum x Sudan (BMR, high precipitation or irrigated) |
30-35 |
35-40 |
Sorghum x Sudan (conventional, dryland) |
15-20 |
15-20 |
Sorghum x Sudan (conventional, high precipitation or irrigated) |
40-50 |
50 |
Sudangrass |
40-50 |
50 |
German Foxtail Millet (dryland) |
10-15 |
10-15 |
German Foxtail Millet (high precipitation or irrigated) |
20-30 |
20-30 |
Hybrid Pearl Millet (dryland) |
5-10 |
10-15 |
Hybrid Pearl Millet (high precipitation or irrigated) |
15-20 |
20-25 |
Siberian Foxtail Millet (dryland) |
20 |
20 |
Siberian Foxtail Millet (high precipitation or irrigated) |
10-15 |
10-15 |
Cereal Grains
Barley, Oats, Rye, Triticale, Wheat |
80-120 |
120-150 |
Brassicas and Other Forages
Forage Turnips |
4 |
4 |
Forage Rape |
4 |
4 |
Chicory |
4 |
4 |