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Tall Fescue (15%)
Plant Type: Cool Season Perennial Grass
Mycorrhizal Dependent: Yes
Why In The Blend? Great stockpiling ability, high tonnage potential. Deep rooting grass.
Meadow Brome (10%)
Plant Type: Cool Season Perennial Grass
Mycorrhizal Dependent: Yes
Why In The Blend? Fast growing in spring. Greater frost resistance than Smooth Brome. Commonly used in blends across Western Canada.
Timothy (10%)
Plant Type: Cool Season Perennial Grass
Mycorrhizal Dependent: Yes
Why In The Blend? Abundant leaf growth ability in mid-summer. Mixes well with alfalfa in a stand.
Orchard Grass (10%)
Plant Type: Cool Season Perennial Grass
Mycorrhizal Dependent: Yes
Why In The Blend? Vigorous growth with high biomass potential. Dense root system. Does well in cool environments.
Birdsfoot Trefoil (5%)
Plant Type: Cool Season Perennial Legume
Mycorrhizal Dependent: Yes
Why In The Blend? Non-bloat legume. High adaptability to its environment. Stays vegetative longer (indeterminate plant species)
Multi-Leaf Alfalfa (16.5%)
Plant Type: Cool Season Perennial Legume
Mycorrhizal Dependent: Yes
Why In The Blend? High relative feed value with increased leaf growth. (more leaves)
Trifoliate Alfalfa (16.5%)
Plant Type: Cool Season Perennial Legume
Mycorrhizal Dependent: Yes
Why In The Blend? Less leaves than multi-leaf but in a broader form. High field value.
Creeping-Root Alfalfa (16.5%)
Plant Type: Cool Season Perennial Legume
Mycorrhizal Dependent: Yes
Why In The Blend? Ability to withstand pressure from grasses due to its creeping root characteristic. Provides better ground cover for the stand > tap rooted alfalfa.