ForageMax’s new generation of Coated Orchardgrasses were selected for the harsher North American climates. Selections on the initial material for adaptation to harsh climates, disease resistance, persistence and yield were made at the DLF research stations in Kentucky and Southern France. The result is a maturity range of well adapted, high yielding orchard grass varieties; ForageMax Orchardgrass represents the early maturity. ForageMax Orchardgrass is very suitable for hay production, where early cutting is an option. That makes ForageMax Orchardgrass well adapted as far South as the northern Transition Zone. It combines well with alfalfa in a 5-6 cut management system. In pasture mixtures it provides an early forage component and handles grazing very well.
Key features:
- Early Maturity
- Excellent Persistence and Vigor
- Superior Leaf Disease Resistance
- High DM Production
- High Feed Quality
Micro-Boost® is enriched with nitrogen, phosphate, manganese and zinc to help seedlings thrive in harsh environments, and its calcium carbonate casing holds moisture for the seed and acts as a pH buffer in the soil. The added weight also prevents wind drift and improves seed-to-soil contact during planting.
