High Yielding - General Purpose
Organic Roadrunner Brand Alfalfa
- Roadrunner has excellent leaf to stem ratio.
- Roadrunner has very good disease resistance and excellent winter hardiness.
- It has16% better yield than Vernal in 2 year Iowa test, and ranked 11th of 24 varieties.
- The fall Dormancy is 4.0.
- A mix of Roadrunner Alfalfa and Niva Orchardgrass won the World Forage Analysis Competition in 2010.
- Roadrunner is offered with Apex Green seed coating.
Organic Raven Brand Alfalfa
- Raven organic alfalfa is a general purpose alfafa with excellent persistance, especially in heavier soils.
- Raven has reisistance to a wide range of alfalfa diseases.
- Yields are above the plot average.
- This alfalfa has a medium to fine stem.
Hopper Resistant
Organic Bluejay-HR Brand Alfalfa
- Glandular hairs help reduce feeding by leaf hoppers.
- Allow time for new seeding to develop resistance; first time growth needs to be 8-12" for expression of resistance.
- One of top varieties in Iowa "no spray" test, 31% better than Vernal over 3 years.
- This alfalfa is a good choice for areas where fusarium wilt, phytophthora root rot, and aphanomyces are a problem.
- Pest and disease resistance is very good; 30/30.
- Supply is limited for 2011-2012. All seed will be coated with Apex Green coating.
Branch-Rooted
Red Falcon BR Brand Alfalfa CNV
- Red Falcon BR is a branch rooted alfalfa that stays productive in poorly drained soils.
- Keeps more the root system above the water table
- Secures the plant in the ground
- This multi-leaf variety produces excellent forage quality.
- Red Falcon demonstrates high resistance to soil pathogens that inhabit wet soils.
- High disease resistance (DRI 30/30) means that Falcon will remain highly productive against a wide range of disease and pests.
- Red Falcon ranked 7th of 20 varieties for yield in the University of Wisconsin Trials.
- In Red Falcon ranked 3rd of 22 entries in the New York 3-year trial (2008-2010) at Ithaca.
- In a trial of 14 varieties, Red Falcon had the best persistence and is tolerant of heavy wheel traffic.
- Conventional, non-GMO, untreated seed is available for 2012.
- Red Falcon BR is available with Apex Green coating.
Recessed Crown
Meadowlark RC Brand Alfalfa CNV
- Meadowlark RC is a deep crowned, high forage yielding variety.
- Recessed crown characteristic provides protection for the plant.
- Insulates the crown in severe winter weather
- Protects the crown from equipment wheel traffic and animal hoof damage
- Meadowlark RC displays quick re-growth, and an upright growth habit.
- It has excellent disease, insect, and nematode resistance.
- It is available with Apex Green coating.
- The seed supply for 2011-2012 is conventional untreated.
Multi-foliate
Organic Pheasant MF Brand Alfalfa
- Pheasant has a high leaf to stem ratio, allowing a longer harvest window to accommodate harvest delays because of weather..
- Pheasant MF is a multi-foliate variety with a fine stem, which helps to shorten drying time.
Bobwhite 2 ML Brand Alflafa CNV
- Bobwhite 2ML has an outstanding yield of high quality forage.
- It has a high multi-foliate expression.
- Bobwhite 2ML demonstrates a high resistance to six major diseases along with resistance to Aphanomyces root rot.
- This alfalfa is winter hardy and has good tolerance to wheel traffic.
- Bobwhite 2ML was ranked 7th of 22 entries in a 3-year (2008-2010) trial at Ithaca, NY
- Available with Apex Green coating
Lower Cost Blend
Goldfinch Organic Blend Alfalfa
- Goldfinch is a blend of several varieties.
- It has good winter-hardiness.
- It is priced to meet the needs of a shorter crop rotation.
CNV indicates Non-GMO hybrids produced using conventional methods. Not treated with materials prohibited by the NOP rules.
