Crabgrass is a high quality summer annual forage that is well adapted to the southern U.S. Although most often regarded as a weed, it is a valuable source of forage in many grazing and haying systems. ‘Red River’ was developed from a hairy crabgrass species Digitaria ciliaris at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, OK. ‘Red River’ was selected and released based on its improved forage production and forage quality.
A quick-growing, non-spreading bunch grass, annual ryegrass is a reliable, versatile performer almost anywhere.
Western Wheatgrass is a cool-season, native, perennial grass that has coarse blue-green leaves and ranges in height from 1 to 2 feet.
WW-B.Dahl’ (jointly released in 1994 by Texas Tech, TAEX, and the Soil Conservation Service in 1994) the most recent release of Old World Bluestems and originated in India. It is typically more productive, has broader leaves, slightly more palatable,, and matures later than other cultivars. Cold tolerance is not as good as the other cultivars and best adapted to southern Oklahoma and Texas.
Smooth brome, is a leafy, sod-forming, perennial, cool season grass that spreads by rhizomes. This species is both native and introduced.
Common vetch is a high-yielding winter annual legume used for forage, cover-cropping, wildlife and pollinator habitat.
Hairy vetch is a hardy type of vetch suited to wetter soil and colder winters than other winter-active legumes. Hairy vetch develops best under cool temperature conditions, on fertile loam soils; it is also productive on sandy or clay soils. It has been reported to grow well on light soils that are too sandy for crimson clover. It is only moderately sensitive to soil acidity.
Crimson clover is a winter annual, planted in the late summer or early fall. It is a great component for pastures, pollinator mixes, or winter cover.
Stamina White clover is a new intermediate-type selected for higher forage yield and persistence under extreme grazing pressure. Shop online today!
Johnston Good As Gold Soil Builder is a garden cover crop to be used to cover fallow areas of the garden in spring and summer months.
Our Spring/Summer Base Cover Crop mix is a blend of Cowpeas, Sunn Hemp, BMR Sorghum, Pearl Millet, Okra, and Sunflowers to fill a dual purpose role of providing nutritional and economical grazing as well as being a soil builder.
