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Creating an Annual Forage System

The winter season is a great time to make a plan for your annual forage systems next year. We mapped out an example of what this could look like on two different fields, so you always have grazing area available...
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What’s Next After Small Grain Harvest? Cover Crops

Small grain harvest is well underway in the Midwest, which means now is a great time to plant a cover crop. Why? Cover crops help to: Break down compaction Provide grazing opportunity this fall/spring Foster better soil health Planting after...
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From the Field: Seed Harvest

Have you ever wondered what goes into a cover crop or how Millborn Seeds gets the seed to the customer? Here at Millborn Seeds, we take the right steps in order to deliver a high-quality product to the high-quality grower....
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Alternative Forage Options for Feed

With winter feeding and calving season in full swing for most producers, some may be seeing their hay pile quickly dwindling. While many have quick access to perennial grass hay in their area, some may not be that fortunate. Planting...
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Small Grains: Make the Most of Your Dollars

Small grains are adaptable to multiple-cropping systems and under a variety of soil climates, making it a convenient product to meet the needs of numerous operations. Commonly used as forage, feed, bedding, and cover, small grains are a valuable tool...
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Double Cropping Begins with Cool Season Forages

As livestock producers, if you’re looking to double your forage or silage production this growing season, consider planting cool-season forages this spring. By planting cool-season forages like oats, barley, triticale or forage peas, you can harvest your hay or silage...
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Western Native Reclamation Mix

Western Native Reclamation Mix is broadly adaptable and quickly establishing. It contains both cool and warm-season native grasses, as well as native forbs that will flourish in low to mid-elevations. The purpose of this mix varies from revegetating disturbed soils...
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Short & Showy Grass and Wildflower Mix

Short & Showy Grass and Wildflower Mix is a low-maintenance mixture of native grasses and wildflowers that works well on most sites. This mix will grow up to around 2.5' in height and provide color throughout the growing season. The...
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Haymaker

A high yielding grass and alfalfa mixture that will consistently produce in challenging conditions. Hardiness combined with forage quality for hay production on dryland acres.  Seeding Rate: 10-12 lbs/acre
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Designing a Custom Cover Crop Mix

When it comes to designing a custom cover crop mix for your field, some general rules make it easy. We're here to help you through every step of the process.
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Premium Dryland Pasture Mix

Our Premium Dryland Pasture Mix is a blend of high yielding, high-quality forage grasses and grazing alfalfa for top performance on dryland. It provides extremely drought hardy and long-lasting production for pasture or haying in the challenging conditions of western...
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Ladak Alfalfa

Ladak alfalfa is a line of alfalfa genetics that was introduced to the U.S. in the early 1900’s, making it one of the earliest used alfalfas in the country. Since then, alfalfa breeders have made improvements on these genetic lines...
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