Small Grains and Forage
Alfalfa is a perennial legume crop that some consider to be the best cover crop and forage producer available. It is regularly planted on cropland to increase nitrogen levels without fertilizers. It also produces forage high in protein that is consumed ...
Winter peas are a cool season annual crop planted for wildlife but also useful as a cover crop in gardens and on cropland. It is a vining legume that makes an excellent high-protein forage for deer. Winter peas are also superb for soil improvement. Winter ...
Elbon Cereal Rye has the best cold tolerance of all of these small grains. It is often used with Austrian Winter Peas as a cover crop and for nematode control in gardens during the winter. Small grains are very economical to plant, easy to establish, an ...
Clovers are a great way to provide quality winter forage and improve soil fertility at the same time. Clovers can be used to overseed pastures in the fall and are usually planted along with annual ryegrass. In Texas most clovers are planted in October to ...
We typically have in stock several types of inoculants for many of our legume species. Inoculants are beneficial bacteria that grow in the legume's roots and convert nitrogen in the air into nitrogen that is available for the plant to use. When conditions ...
Oats are planted primarily for winter grazing and as an attractive feed for deer hunting. They are a good energy source, drought tolerant, and can be planted in a variety of soils. Oats typically start growing sooner than other fall crops and are thus ...
We typically offer two varieties of annual ryegrass that is suitable for cool season forage, TAM 90 and Alamo Tetraploid. The TAM 90 is the standard annual ryegrass that is fast growing, highly productive and easy to plant. It is used for grazing, hay, an ...
Triticale is a hybrid of wheat and cereal rye that is used mostly for wildlife food plots and livestock forage. we usually have triticale in our fall wildlife mixes but occasionally have it available separate. When planted alone it takes 35 to ...
Winter wheats are the varieties typically planted for grazing and wildlife food plots in Texas. For these purposes we carry beardless winter wheat that are the preferred choice for food plots and forage production. Plant from October to November at a plan ...