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Pasture/Conservation Grass
The following mixtures are designed with several functions in mind. They are excellent wildlife habitat; produce a variety of colors, textures, heights, and growth habit; and most would be very suitable to livestock grazing. The addition of wildflowers, forbs, or legumes can enhance the aesthetics and upland game habitat value of these grass mixtures.
| Old Faithful Irrigated Grass Blend | | |
| Seed mixture is designed to provide season long production. Meadow brome and Orchardgrass are more heat tolerant than Smooth brome and Garrison creeping foxtail, and help capacity during warm summer months. Selection of a winter hardy, late maturing Orchardgrass variety is important. Other plant options include Intermediate wheatgrass, Festulolium, and Ladino clover. |
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| Hykor Festulolium Irrigated Grass Blend | | |
| Hykor Festulolium is a tall fescue type festulolium with good early spring growth as well as high late summer production. Good forage quality and late season leaf retention adds to the over all production of this mixture. |
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| Limited Irrigation Irrigated Grass Blend | | |
Wheatgrasses are more tolerant of dry weather but are less productive in mid summer. This mixture will be most productive if given rest period in mid-summer and opportunity to re-grow before a shorter, high intensity grazing period in mid-October. Remove livestock early enough to leave good cover for winter and increased production the next spring.
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| Wheatgrass Pasture Irrigated Grass Blend | | |
| Best suited to irrigation limited production. Provides excellent quality early spring and late fall grazing. The wheatgrasses do not recover from grazing as quickly or produce as well into the summer months as orchardgrass or meadow brome. Should plan for pasture rest in July - August period. Could reduce wheatgrass to 20 lbs. and increase alfalfa to 6-8 lbs. Graze in May-June and harvest hay in August. Graze again in October and November. |
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| Hykor Festulolium | | |
| Hykor is a Tall fescue type festulolium with high yield potential, good persistence, and tolerance to high level of subsoil water. Festulolium is a newer species that exhibit hybrid vigor from crossing ryegrass with fescue. Mix the quick establishment and soft leaf characteristics of ryegrass with the heat tolerance, extensive root system and better persistence of fescue and you have Hykor. Hykor was the top producing grass in the 2002-2004 Irrigated Cool Season Grass Variety Test at the WCR&EC South of North Platte with a three year Dry Matter yield total of 24.15 tons/acre. Hykor can be used as a higher yielding substitute for Meadow fescue and more palatable substitute for Tall fescue. |
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| Extend Orchardgrass | | |
| Extend Orchardgrass is a high yielding, late maturing orchardgrass that can be used for either haying or grazing. It had very strong performance in the Nebraska yield trials at both Mead, Ne under droughty dryland conditions and at North Platte, Ne with optimal irrigated conditions. Extend mixes well with other species adapted to intensive grazing. |
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| Zorro Italian Ryegrass | | |
| Zorro is a tetraploid Italian ryegrass with excellent quality, high resistance to rust, and very good production. A new crop for our area, Italian ryegrass can provide one or two years of excellent grazing. It starts slow in the spring but really grows well from late June through mid-September. Italian ryegrass will survive mild winters in Nebraska, but you cannot count on it to come back for a second year. Its dense growth and fine texture make it a difficult crop to hay in pure stands so grazing is the best harvest option. Zorro should be irrigated in Central and Western Nebraska for best production results. |
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| Sandhiller Prairie Mixture | | |
| This native grass mixture is designed for sandy loam to very sandy soils. Because of low soil organic matter content and low soil moisture capacity, it is very important to have species adapted to these sites. A good mixture of colors and seed-head textures will provide an attractive prairie at maturity. Add adapted forbs to improve upland game habitat value. It may be necessary to add oats or rye for quick erosion protection. Seeding rate: 7.4 PLS lbs. per acre. Varieties include: Goldstrike Sand bluestem, Sand lovegrass, Prairie sandreed, Camper Little bluestem, Trailblazer Switchgrass, Bad River Blue grama, Holt Indiangrass, and Barton Western wheatgrass. |
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| Plains Prairie Mixture | | |
| Mixture of native grasses and forbs with broad adaptation for upland sites. These grasses stand well for brood rearing and winter cover. Forbs support insects for food for chicks, and add to the aesthetics of the grasses. Expect at least two years for the stand to develop. Do not spray for broadleaf weeds. Broadly adapted across the Central Plains. Seeding rate: 7.7 PLS lbs. per acre. Varieties include: Champ Big bluestem, Holt Indiangrass, Camper Little bluestem, Butte Sideoats grama, Pathfinder Switchgrass, Barton Western wheatgrass, Canada wildrye, Virginia Wildrye, Purple prairieclover, Showy Partridgepea, Upright coneflower, Yellow blossom sweetclover. |
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| Shortgrass Prairie Mixture | | |
| This mixture of native grass will not get over three feet tall on most sites, and is adapted across a wide range of sites and soil conditions. It will be very drought tolerant and fits areas where the tall native grasses might be overwhelming or intimidating. Can be aesthetically enhanced by the Husker Li’l Wildflower Mix. Seeding rate: 8 PLS lbs. per acre. Varieties include: Blaze and Camper Little bluestem, Butte Sideoats grama, Bad River or Common Blue grama, Texoka or Common buffalograss. |
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| Upland Pasture Mixture | | |
| Used for pasture, hay, or conservation. Very good nesting and brood rearing cover when legumes are included. Starts growth in early spring and is good on hills and medium texture soils. Once established this drought tolerant mixture can be used on rolling upland ground, dryland and well-drained bottom land. Optimum grazing late April, early May to July; then again mid-late September to November 1. Do not graze closer than 5”. Provides good quality nesting and brood rearing cover when alfalfa and/or sweet clover are added and grazing is delayed until July 15. Increase planting rate per acre up to 20% if broadcast. Add 2 to 3 lbs. per acre grazing alfalfa forage and habitat value. Seeding rate: 17 lbs. per acre. Varieties include: Intermediate wheatgrass, Pubescent wheatgrass, Western wheatgrass, Crested wheatgrass, Orchardgrass, and Smooth bromegrass. |
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| Meadow Blend Mixture | | |
| Pasture, hay or conservation use. Good upland game nesting and brood rearing qualities. Starts growth in early spring and is adapted to a range of sites and conditions but best adapted to use on sub-irrigated meadow sites or heavy lowland ground where water does not stand or have perch table within 18” of surface. Increase planting rate per acre up to 20% if broadcast. Seeding rate: 14 lbs. per acre. Varieties include: Orchardgrass, Festulolium, Meadow brome, Timothy, Smooth brome, Garrison creeping foxtail, Medium Red clover, Norcen Birdsfoot trefoil, and Alsike clover. |
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| Wetland Pasture Mixture | | |
| Reclaim wasted lagoons. Establish vegetation for hay or habitat. Fair to good nesting and brood rearing qualities, good winter cover with light snow. Six species mix provides best chances of establishment. Use on wetland where water stands on surface at times and perch table may be less than 18”. Increase planting rate per acre up to 20% if broadcast. Seeding rate: 12 lbs. per acre. Varieties include: Timothy, Garrison creeping foxtail, Reed canarygrass, Alsike clover, Red top, and Norcen Birdsfoot trefoil. |
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| Galloping Grass Pasture Mixture | | |
| Horse pasture mixture that focuses on a balance of grasses and legumes that are very palatable for horses. This mix uses new and improved varieties for better yield and palatability. Legume portion adds protien and will help carry production in warmer summer months. Seeding rate: 18-22 lbs. per acre. Varieties include: Timothy, Orchardgrass, Bluegrass, Festulolium, Medium Red Clover and Teton Alfalfa. |
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| Type "B" Mixture | | |
| This basic mixture is similiar to the mix designed and used by the Nebraska Department of Roads. A "natural" look created by the variety of colors and textures of the various grasses, one to three feet tall. |
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| Custom Native Grass Mixes | | |
| Habitat and Conservation mixes designed to match your sites’ environmental and use requirements. Factors to consider when selecting a mix may include soil type, annual rainfall, and intended use. These custom mixes can be developed for conservation programs such as CRP, CREP and CP25. Let us design a mix tailored to your specific needs. Species commonly used in these mixes are: Big and Little bluestem, Indiangrass, Sideoats grama, Switchgrass blue grama, Sand lovegrass, buffalograss, fescues, wheatgrasses, plus legumes, forbs and wildflowers. |
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