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Haymaker Oats (7.5)
Haymaker Oats (7.5)

Haymaker Oats (7.5)

Plant Type: Cool Season Grass

Seed Quality: Certified #1 Standard

Variety: Haymaker

Why In The Blend? Haymaker Oats are a great nutrient scavenger due to their dense fibrous root system. One of the most mycorrhizal-dependent cereals. Large leaf surface gives forage oats the upper hand over regular oats when maximizing sunlight capture. (Photosynthesis)

S-01 Super Oats (6%)

S-01 Super Oats (6%)

Plant Type: Cool Season Grass

Seed Quality: Certified #1 Standard

Variety: CDC S-01 Super Oats

Why In The Blend? A low-lignin oat developed for cattle feed in 2006 by the Crop Development Center at the University of Saskatchewan and released to Super Oats Canada Ltd. These oats features a high-oil, more digestible groat that provides greater energy density for livestock compared to other oat varieties.

Forage Barley (7.5%)

Forage Barley (7.5%)

Plant Type: Cool Season Grass

Seed Quality: Certified #1 Standard

Variety: Conlon

Why In The Blend: Forage Barley adds a cool-season cereal for increased diversity above and below the canopy.

Spring Triticale (6%)

Spring Triticale (6%)

Plant Type: Cool Season Grass

Seed Quality: Certified #1 Standard

Variety: Surge

Why In The Blend? Spring Triticale does well in a wide range of soil conditions, including lighter soils or areas with moderate levels of salinity. Provides increased diversity of root exudates from the cool season grass family to feed soil biology. High silage quality.

Soft White Wheat (11%)

Soft White Wheat (11%)

Plant Type: Cool Season Grass

Seed Quality: Certified #1 Standard

Variety: Sadash

Why In The Blend? This is a popular soft white spring wheat variety in Canada known for its high yields and quality. It has short, strong straw and excellent standability.

Forage Peas (21%)

Forage Peas (21%)

Plant Type: Cool Season Legume

Seed Quality: Common #1 Standard

Variety: 40-10

Why In The Blend? Forage pea varieties focus on smaller seed & increased biomass rather than grain yield. Rapid spring growth. The “leaky root” characteristic allows this plant to share nitrogen with other plant species.

Hairy Vetch (2%)

Hairy Vetch (2%)

Plant Type: Cool Season Legume

Seed Quality: Common #1 Standard

Why In The Blend? Hairy Vetch holds the highest nitrogen fixation capabilities of any legume species we grow in Western Canada. Sunlight opportunist due to its creeping growth characteristics. High protein feed source. Regrowth.

German Millet (3%)

German Millet (3%)

Plant Type: Warm Season Grass

Seed Quality: Common #1 Standard

Why In The Blend? German Millet is a longer growing season than most millets (Pearl, Proso, etc.) which means no volunteers the following year. Extremely vegetative. This C4 grass has a waxy leaf surface to decrease evapotranspiration in high temperatures.

Sorghum Sudan (3%)

Sorghum Sudan (3%)

Plant Type: Warm Season Grass

Seed Quality: Common #1 Standard

Why In The Blend? One of the most valuable plant species in the blend. Sorghum Sudan is C4 grass which allows for rapid biomass production in hot summer conditions. Sorghum Sudan has the ability to capture sunlight atop the canopy. Reduced lignin content and higher forage digestibility than corn makes it ideal for winter feed.

Buckwheat (1%)

Buckwheat (1%)

Plant Type: Warm Season Broadleaf

Seed Quality: Common #1 Standard

Why In The Blend? Due to its non-mycorrhizal association, root exudates are very good at solubilizing unavailable phosphorus. Flowers attract an array of pollinators.

Flax (0.5%)

Flax (0.5%)

Plant Type: Cool Season Broadleaf (Linum)

Seed Quality: Common #1 Standard

Why In The Blend? Flax is the highest mycorrhizal fungi-dependent plant. Having a small percentage in the blend helps promote the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi network. (The network that allows all plant species in the blend to share minerals & water)

Sunflower Black Oil (1%)

Sunflower Black Oil (1%)

Plant Type: Warm Season Broadleaf

Seed Quality: Common #1 Standard

Why In The Blend? Sunflowers are a palatable feed when taken early with good drought tolerance. Deep rooting characteristics allow this plant to access minerals deep in the soil profile (specifically, Zinc). C3 plant with C4 growth characteristics. Early maturing.

Daikon Radish (0.5%)

Daikon Radish (0.5%)

Plant Type: Cool Season Broadleaf (Brassica)

Seed Quality: Common #1 Standard

Comments: Highly nutritious brassica (digestibility & protein). Tuber scavenges nitrogen and other nutrients for slow release decomposition the following year.

Purple Top Turnip (1%)

Purple Top Turnip (1%)

Plant Type: Cool Season Broadleaf (Brassica)

Seed Quality: Common #1 Standard

Comments: Highly nutritious brassica (digestibility & protein). Tuber scavenges nitrogen and other nutrients for slow release decomposition the following year.

Sweet Clover (Low Coumarin) (2%)

Sweet Clover (Low Coumarin) (2%)

Plant Type: Cool Season Legume

Seed Quality: Common #1 Standard

Comments: Very palatable livestock feed > alfalfa. Low-coumarin sweet clover varieties have been developed to reduce the risk of bleeding disorders in livestock,

Winter Triticale (27%)

Winter Triticale (27%)

Plant Type: Cool Season Grass

Seed Quality: Common #1 Standard

Variety: Bobcat

Why In The Blend: Good overwinter cover crop option, especially if taking for silage/grazing. Highest palatability of winter annual grass species.

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Haymaker Oats (7.5)
S-01 Super Oats (6%)
Forage Barley (7.5%)
Spring Triticale (6%)
Soft White Wheat (11%)
Forage Peas (21%)
Hairy Vetch (2%)
German Millet (3%)
Sorghum Sudan (3%)
Buckwheat (1%)
Flax (0.5%)
Sunflower Black Oil (1%)
Daikon Radish (0.5%)
Purple Top Turnip (1%)
Sweet Clover (Low Coumarin) (2%)
Winter Triticale (27%)
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