Organic Alfalfa

Organic & CNV Alfalfa

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.