Badgerland Seed Sales
   
 
BADGERLAND SEED SALES
N7416 CO. RD I, JUNEAU, WI 53039
920-885-9590 OR 1-800-589-9590
PRODUCT INFORMATION GUIDE

__________________ALFALFA____________________
With the advance of fast recovery alfalfas, many dairy farmers have been planting straight alfalfa. The chances of getting 3 or 4 cuttings give the potential for increased hay yields. However, there has been a trend back to using more of the grasses and clovers as insurance against years of excessive winterkill. Some farmers are using annual ryegrass and also Berseem clover as a nurse crop for alfalfa with good success.

ABT 205: Newly crowned champion of joint Minnesota-Wisconsin winter-survival trials, this exceptional alfalfa topped 36 other varieties, making it the only commercial variety with a Superior winter-survival ranking. Highly resistant to major alfalfa diseases, this top-yielding alfalfa also ranks among the top varieties in university forage-quality and milk-production-per-acre trials. This dual-purpose alfalfa is good for conventional hay production and grazing. Its remarkable stand persistence permits rotational or continuous grazing.

ABT 350: No matter how severe your winters, this premium alfalfa variety produces high yields, excellent stand persistence and rapid recovery after cutting. Ideal for both hay and haylage purposes, ABT 350 has an exceptional disease index rating of 30/30, demonstrating high levels of resistance to all major alfalfa diseases. Another feature is the high productivity potential of ABT 350 on poorly drained soils. This popular variety also features high crude protein and relative feed values, making it an ideal forage for beef and dairy production.

GREENSTAR ML: University data has shown that more leaves increases yield potential and protein content while improving quality and palatability. This exceptional variety has shown over an 80% expression rate of the multi-leaf characteristic and has an excellent disease package (29/30) to improve yield quality and persistence. GREENSTAR ML ALFALFA has a fall dormancy of 3, which makes it very winter hardy and persistent under stress. It was bred to endure the harsh Mid-western winters that have killed out lesser varieties in the past. An excellent choice for today�s top producers.

BL-CLASSIC brand: is a very winter hardy Alfalfa with excellent disease and pest resistance (26/30) and is well adapted to less than well-drained soils in Wisconsin. It is well suited for medium to long rotations. Its quick re-growth offers high forage yields of leafy fine-stemmed plants. Moderately priced.

BL-QUALITY brand: has been specifically selected for your farm. This is an excellent quality alfalfa with a High Yield potential. Winter hardiness and a wide range of disease resistance (23/30) make it the right choice for top producers in the upper Midwest. Moderately priced.

OTHER PROPRIETARY VARIETIES: GENEVA, RAINIER, RUSHMORE, EVOLUTION, EVOLUTION PLUS, STERLING, CROWN II.

PUBLIC VARIETIES: ONEIDA VR, WRANGLER, VERNAL, NORTHERN HARDY.
 

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ROBUST: Robust is an improved, double-cut, medium red clover that combines high yields with powerful stand persistence, and this variety has been carefully bred for winter survival, vigor and resistance to powdery mildew, Northern Anthracnose and Southern Anthracnose. This superior clover consistently outperforms other varieties in stand persistence and yield, as shown in university trials. Robust achieved an exceptional 92.5 % stand during the second season�outperforming 12 other commercial red clover varieties.

MEDIUM RED: Used mostly as a biennial, Medium Red Clover makes nutritious and highly palatable hay, pasture, or silage. It can be grown alone or in mixtures with alfalfa, brome, timothy, or orchardgrass. Medium Red Clover is more shade tolerant than alfalfa and will persist under wetter and more acid conditions. Mixed with alfalfa, it provides some insurance against loss due to winterkill.

MAMMOTH RED: Mammoth is a �single-cut� clover. Will be taller and coarser than Medium Red Clover and is about 2 weeks later in maturity. It is used primarily as a green manure crop.

ALSIKE: is a short-lived perennial that does well on low, poorly-drained acid soil. Use it in mistures to sow on lowlands for hay or pasture.

YELLOW BLOSSOM SWEET CLOVER: Known as a good soil builder as it adds 80 to 100 units of nitrogen per acre and improves tilth. Can also be used for hay or pasture.

LADINO: A giant white clover�a winter hardy perennial used primarily for pasture. Especially good for hog pasture because of its high protein content. Also used for haylage or hay as part of a mix. Some risk of bloat when pasturing with cattle.

BERSEEM CLOVER: is annual clover and is grown extensively in the Mediterranean. Planted in the spring in the Northern U.S., it will produce 2 crops the same year as planted. Begin grazing or cutting Berseem with the stand reaches 10 to 12 inches in height. Berseem must be cut before blooming or shortly thereafter or it will not recover. Graze or clip to a 3-inch height to encourage new shoot production. Berseem needs warm moist conditions to give it a good start. Berseem will tolerate excessive moisture better that alfalfa or sweet clover. Berseem is very high in feed value, running 18 to 28% crude protein and livestock love it. Rotational grazing works very well with Berseem, and there is very little danger of bloat. As a cover or green manure crop, Berseem will fix 100 to 150 units of nitrogen to the acre. We recommend sowing Berseem Clover in corn fields at the last cultivation as a nitrogen-producing cover crop.
 
____________________GRASSES____________________

BROMEGRASS: is a hardy sod forming grass. It does well on heavy, rich soils. Plant 2 to 8 pounds per acre in mixes. Sow seed � inch deep. Most farmers plant Brome too deep.



WARRIOR ORCHARDGRASS: Selected for improved winterhardiness, this grass can be planted throughout the Midwest without fear of premature winterkill. This grass tolerates heat and drought for improved summer production, offers fast fall re-growth and produces big yields of nutritious, palatable forage.

POTOMAC ORCHARDGRASS: An early variety of orchardgrass is quite productive and persistent with good rust resistance.

PROMESSE TIMOTHY: Bred in competition with other grasses and legumes, this highly palatable forage provides a superior addition to all grass mixtures to yield excellent hay quality. Ready for harvest as much as three to five days earlier than other popular varieties, Promesse also produces as much as 5 to 10 % more dry matter than other timothy varieties. Extremely persistent, this forage is highly resistant to leaf rust, leaf spot, and purple eyespot.

CLIMAX TIMOTHY: is an improved variety of timothy. It is about 10 days later than common timothy. It is tall and more leafy. Recovers quickly and is more rust resistant. It is used mostly in mixtures with alfalfa and red clover. Use 2 to 5 lbs. Per acre in mixes with legumes. Makes excellent horse hay.

RYEGRASSES: are being successfully used as a nurse crop for alfalfa.

SORGHUM-SUDAN HYBRID: An emergency crop that can be used for pasture, hay, or silage. As a hay crop, 15-ton yields are not uncommon. Plant after corn planting time as it is a warm season plant. Plant 25 to 35 lbs. per acre drilled broadcast. To avoid prussic acid poisoning, do not pasture Sorghum-Sudan until it is about knee high and do not graze the new growth that may grow out after a hard frost. Sorghum-Sudan is atrazine tolerant.

BMR 100 FORAGE SORGHUM: New! Another industry first from ABT, BMR 100 is the first commercially adapted brown midribbed forage sorghum. Containing higher levels of crude protein and significantly less cell lignin than conventional forage sorghum varieties, BMR 100 offers measurable improved ruminant fiber digestion, improved feed efficiency in feedlots and increased milk production in dairy cattle. Performance studies from major universities show that lactating dairy cows fed BMR 100 produced an additional 5.3 lb. of milk per day compared to cows fed traditional forage sorghum. With yields comparable to other forage sorghums, BMR 100 forage sorghum is an ideal solution for beef and dairy production alike.

RIVAL REED CANARY GRASS: Ideal as a forage crop or cut for grass hay, it provides a highly nutritious, digestible and palatable feed for livestock. Free of tryptamine alkaloids, it is an erect-growing plant, which provides lush, leafy re-growth and excellent spring vigor. Disease resistant, it tolerates low winter temperatures as well as drought and thrives in bottomland and other areas prone to flooding.

___________________OTHER FORAGE CROPS____________________
CANADIAN FIELD PEAS: The practice of using Canadian Field Peas as an emergency forage crop is gaining in popularity. The field peas are generally mixed with oats, barley, or triticale and harvested as haylage. The mixture will be nearly as high as alfalfa haylage for protein content and will be higher in total energy. For maximum protein content the mix should be cut when small grain is in the boot stage. Cutting after the grain has headed out will result in more tonnage but it will be lower in protein. These mixes are quite palatable and are well-liked by cattle. Dairy cows usually respond with good milk production. If used as a nurse crop for alfalfa or Berseem and alfalfa, the 1st crop can be cut for haylage and the 2nd and 3rd crops can be cut for hay or haylage. Seeding rate is 120 to 150 lbs. to the acre when seeded alone and 110 to 125 lbs. when seeded as a nurse crop.

OATS & PEAS: Mix of 60% Field Peas and 40% Forage oats. Can generally be harvested about 60 days after planting.

BARLEY & PEAS: Mix of 60% Field Peas and 40% Barley. Will not make as much tonnage as the Pea Oatlage but will be higher in feed value.

TRITICALE & PEAS: Mix of 60% Field Peas and 40% Triticale. Will be later in maturity and higher in protein due to the leafiness of the triticale.

BADGERLAND SPECIAL: A high quality mix of 50% forage triticale and 50% of our new Badger forage pea that was developed to hold its germination and produce a taller, bushier plant that will give the producer a better plant stand and higher yields of lush forage with high palatability and protein levels of 15 to 20%.

TRIPPER: This high-protein blend of forage triticale and forage field peas is both high-yielding spring forage and an excellent nurse crop for underseeded alfalfa. Featuring low fiber levels, excellent palatability and protein levels of 15 to 20%, this fast-growing blend is ideal for use in dairy herd lactating rotations. Growers report yields as high as 4 tons per acre.

MILAGE: Another alternative forage crop used for silage. Protein percentage will run higher than corn silage and will generally run between 12% and 18%. Drill 150 lbs. to the acre 1 inch deep between May 20 and July 15. Some farmers plant this mix after harvesting their Field Pea mix.
 
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