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.
King annual ryegrass is an aggressive producer of short term forage, suitable for both beef and dairy. As a cover crop or buffer strip, King provides many positive economic and environmental benefits.
A quick-growing, non-spreading bunch grass, annual ryegrass is a reliable, versatile performer almost anywhere.
Plainsman Tall Wheatgrass is a cool season perennial developed for hardiness under heavy grazing.
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.
WW-Ironmaster’ (released in 1987) was specifically selected based on its performance on iron-deficient soils typical of high pH soils. It is adapted to soil pHs of 7.4 to 8.4 but is less productive than ‘WW-Spar’ and ‘Plains’.
WW-Spar’ (released in 1981) an original component of ‘Plains’. It has its origin in Pakistan and is more drought tolerant than the other lines making up ‘Plains’.
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.
