2020 Specialty Product Guide

2020 SPECIALTY PRODUCT GUIDE SORGHUM | SMALL GRAINS | GRASSES | FORAGE MIXES | COVER CROPS

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SORGHUM

Legend Seeds is proud to offer a full lineup of grain sorghum, forage sorghum, and sorghum-sudangrass. Read below to determine which type of sorghum would best fit your operation:

GRAIN SORGHUM can take many shapes, sizes, and various colors. Legend Seeds offers three red and one white grain sorghum varieties. Red sorghum is traditionally grown and used in all segments of the sorghum industry while white sorghum is typically made into flour for the food industry.

SORGHUM-SUDANGRASS is a cross between sorghum and sudangrass and is typically used for grazing, haying, and haylage. It is a finer stemmed, warm season, annual grass that will regrow after each harvest. Sorghumsudangrass can grow up to 15 feet tall and typically has small seed heads with leaves that are similar to corn but are shorter and sometimes wider.

Varieties with the BMR gene have significantly greater digestibility and palatability.

FORAGE SORGHUM typically grows 8-15 feet tall and is most popular for use as silage for feeding livestock. Depending on which species and variety selected, forage sorghum can be used for grazing pasture, hay production, silage, and green-chop.

Talk to your Legend Seeds representative today to determine which sorghum would be best for your operation!

ALL SORGHUM PRODUCTS ARE TREATED WITH:

Concep® III seed safener protects sorghum crops from herbicide injury and allows pre-emergence applications of herbicides containing S-metolachlor for ultimate grass and broadleaf weed control. Introduced in 1979, Concep® III was the first proven seed safener marketed for sorghum, controlling the phytotoxic effects of S-metolachlor herbicide for long lasting weed control.

Advantages: • Unique seed safener for sorghum • Protects grain and forage sorghum from herbicide injury • Allows the use of Dual® and Bicep® brand herbicides for pre-emergent grass and broadleaf weed control.

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SORGHUM

SORGHUM LGS 5001

LGS 5002

Grain Sorghum

• Relative Maturity: 80-85 Day • Short height • Very early maturity • Very good standability • Easy to harvest • No tannin • Sugarcane aphid tolerant

• Relative Maturity: 85-90 Day • Short height • Very early maturity • Very good standability • Easy to harvest • No tannin • Good tolerance for sugarcane aphid • Excellent Anthracnose Resistance

LGS 5508W

LGS 5808

Grain Sorghum

Days to 1/2 Bloom

Standability

MDMV Tolerance

Downy Mildew Tolerance

30-36”

7

48-51

9

8

7

LGS 5002

CONCEP III

Red

SO

42-48”

8

50-52

9

8

9

LGS 5508W

CONCEP III

White

SO

40-45”

8

58-62

9

9

9

LGS 5808

CONCEP III

RED

SC

40-45”

8

56-60

9

9

9

Plant Height

SO

Head Type

Red

Grain Color

CONCEP III

Treatment

LGS 5001

Brand Name

Grain Sorghum

NOTES:

GRAIN SORGHUM

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NEW!

• Relative Maturity: 92-95 Day • Excellent yields • Short, strong stalks with great head exertion • Very good option for late season planting or dual-cropping systems • Great Head Smut resistance

Head Exertion

• Relative Maturity: 92-95 Day • Food grade sorghum • Excellent yield potential • Very good option for late season planting or dual-cropping systems • Anthracnose tolerant

NEW!

Grain Sorghum

RATING SCALE: 10-1; 10 = Superior, 5 = Average, 1 = Poor HEAD TYPE: SC = Semi-Compact; SO = Semi-Open

SORGHUM LFS 701 BMR

Forage Sorghum

• Conventional sorghum/forage sorghum • High yields with juicy, sweet, fine stems • Good regrowth and recovery • Good foliar disease resistance

Forage Sorghum

• Brown Midrib • Exceptional sweetness • Large stems with excellent resistance to lodging • Partially sterile

LSS 418

LSS 438 BMR

Sorghum-Sudangrass

Sorghum-Sudangrass

Standability

Tiller & Regrowth

Harvested Grain Tannin

Brown

Kafir

Normal

6-8 ft

78-80

9

6

Yes

LFS 701 BMR

CONCEP III

White

SC

Brown

8-9 ft

85-100

9

8

N/A

Chris Anderson, Hitterdal, MN

Head Type

Midrib Type

CONCEP III

Grain Color

LFS 501

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Treatment

Days to 1/2 Bloom

• Brown Midrib Sorghum-Sudangrass • Good regrowth and recovery • Extraordinary palatability for grazing or hay • High grain without tannin • Qualifies for 80% LDP

Plant Height

• Multi-purpose forage • Superior drought resistance • Late maturing with excellent tillering, regrowth and recovery • Higher protein and digestibility over conventional hybrids • High green leaf retention

Brand Name

SORGHUM

LFS 501

FORAGE SORGHUM

SORGHUM-SUDANGRASS LSS 418

CONCEP III

Red

Sudan

Normal

7-8 ft

90-95

9

9

No

LSS 438 BMR

CONCEP III

Red

Sudan

Brown

6-8 ft

70-75

9

8

None

NOTES:

RATING SCALE: 10-1; 10 = Superior, 5 = Average, 1 = Poor HEAD TYPE: SC = Semi-Compact; SO = Semi-Open

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LA CROSSE

LA CROSSE SEED PARTNERSHIP As Your Regional Seed Leader we’re dedicated to providing you with consistent producing, top quality products. To ensure that, we’ve partnered with La Crosse Seed to provide you more options and choices to fit your operation. Through this partnership, we are able to offer you a complete lineup of small grains, grasses, forage mixes, and cover crops. You’ll plant with confidence knowing that two regional seed suppliers are here to help you achieve your success.

Small Grains: Legend Seeds is proud to offer you a lineup of high performing oat and wheat varieties for all your small grain needs.

Grasses & Forage Mixes: Walk into a field planted with Forage First® forage seed and you’ll instantly notice lush, productive fields. That means healthy weight gain for your animals and land that lives up to its potential.

Cover Crops: Adding cover crops to your rotation can provide numerous benefits and these practices have been on the rise in recent years across the Legend Seeds territory.

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SMALL GRAINS Oats

• White-hulled oat • Late maturity • Excellent grain and forage oat • Excellent resistance to crown rust, BYDV, stem rust, and smut • Excellent straw strength • Plant on high fertility soils

Certified Badger

Certified Horsepower

SMALL GRAINS

Certified Goliath

Oats

• Medium-early maturity • High yield potential • Strong straw strength • Short plant height and average test weight • Moderate resistance to crown rust, smut, and BYDV • Moderately susceptible to stem rust • White-hulled spring grain oat • Developed in South Dakota

Oats

Certified Esker

• In Minnesota trials, Badger was the highest yielding early variety over the past three years • Yellow oat with very good test weight • Good crown rust rating and resistance to smut

• Medium-early maturity • Consistently high grain yields in Wisconsin tests • Plant height is medium-tall with a yellow seed • BYDV tolerant and good resistance to crown rust

Certified Prosper

Certified RB07

Spring Wheat

• Prosper has very high grain yield potential, and performs well in eastern North Dakota and South Dakota as well as western Minnesota • Semi dwarf-conventional height; medium-early maturity • Excellent disease resistance package, moderate resistant / moderate susceptible to scab • Resistant to leaf and stem rusts • Average protein and test weight • Good milling qualities and good baking properties

Oats

Spring Wheat

• RB07 is an early, semi-dwarf spring wheat • Average in height with moderate straw strength • Average test weight with above average protein • Moderately resistant to Fusarium head blight, stripe rust, stem rust, and leaf rust • Resistant to pre-harvest sprouting with good falling numbers and medium-high baking qualities

LEGEND SEEDS SEED TREATMENT Yield Protector Pro: Cereal Treatment

• Excellent systemic control of the main seedling diseases, including: Pythium, Fusarium, Rhizoctonia and Phytophthora root rot.

• Three fungicides along with one insecticide for total protection.

• Protects young plants against insects and diseases for a strong healthy stand leading to greater yield potential.

Yield Protector Basic: Cereal Treatment

• Excellent control of seedling diseases. Including: Pythium, Fusarium, Rhizoctoniaand and Phytophthora root rot.

• Proactive protection against seed borne diseases.

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GRASSES

GRASSES Echelon Orchardgrass

Haymate XL Orchardgrass

• Extremely late maturing; maintains forage quality longer between harvests

• Increased palatability & stand persistence

Haymate XL is a blend of improved mid-late maturing varieties best-suited as a companion crop to alfalfa or other legumes where seed heading dates are important.

The maturity of Haymate XL parallels alfalfa, so harvesting with alfalfa in the 1/10 bloom stage can maximize yield and quality of both components.

• Perfect companion for alfalfa or clover mixes

• Medium-late maturity blend

• Well adapted, suited for hay, silage or grazing

• Great companion for alfalfa

• Excellent persistence & vigor

• Maturity allows for more flexibility in the spring

Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Alone: 15-25 Mixes: 3-10

• Excellent stem rust resistance

Big Ton XL Smooth Bromegrass

Erecta Timothy

• Vigorous, long-lived sod forming perennial grass

• Late Maturity

• Excellent drought resistance

• Very winter-hardy

• Improved leaf disease and seedling blight resistance

• Known for its palatability & digestibility

• Very compatible with alfalfa in mixed stands

Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Alone: 8-15 Mixes: 2-6

• Superior leaf disease resistance

• Exceptionally versatile, well-suited to grazing and haying Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Alone: 15-25 Mixes: 5-10

Enhancer Italian Annual Ryegrass

Reprieve® XL Teff Grass

Enhancer Italian Ryegrass was developed for both hay and silage production and grazing. Enhancer has excellent forage quality. During seven years of research at the University of Kentucky, Enhancer demonstrated extremely good forage production.

• Excellent palatability and forage quality

• High yielding and top feed qualities

• Great rotational crop when replacing alfalfa or perennial grass stands

• High leaf to stem ratio: higher digestibility

• High forage yields during a short growing season

• Good drought and heat tolerance, able to persist into late summer in second year

Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Alone: 8-10

• Diploid type Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Alone: 20-40 Mixes: 5-10

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Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Alone: 15-25 Mixes: 3-10

• Ideal for horses and other livestock • Well adapted for dry climates

FORAGE MIXES Range Master Pasture Mix

• Endophyte-free tall Fescue and Orchardgrass perform well in less-than-ideal summer conditions

• Grass based mix works in all soil environments (north to south)

• Ryegrasses provide early forage production • Good choice for grazing, green-chop, or hay production

• Improved tolerance to heat and drought, while performing the best in areas of mild temperatures and increased rainfall / irrigation • Given timely fertilization, Range Master can provide high yield potentials with good palatability

• Performs well across a variety of soil and climatic conditions, including the Southern Midwest and Transition Zone Seeding rate (lbs./acre): New Pastures: 30-40 Overseed: 10-20

FORAGE MIXES

Grass Master Pasture Mix

• Alsike clover added to speed up establishment and aid in tolerance to grazing and wet feet Seeding rate (lbs./acre): New Pastures: 30-40

Haymate XL Orchardgrass

35%

StarGrazer XL Tall Fescue

30%

StarGrazer XL Tall Fescue

35%

Top Tim XL Timothy

27%

Fusion XL Festulolium

10%

Radium XL Alsike Clover

15%

Diploid Perennial Ryegrass

10%

Haymate XL Orchardgrass

14%

Endo-Graze XL Tetra. Per. Ryegrass

10%

Endo-Graze XL Perennial Ryegrass

9%

Ginger Kentucky Bluegrass

5%

Alfalfa - Based Forage Mix

BLM #4 Pasture Mix

• Especially suited for high quality forage environments • Sound management will ensure this mix persists for 3-5 years

BLM #4 Pasture Mix is a quick starting mix for use around farm buildings, drylots and pastures. This mix produces quality forage and will hold up well under heavy traffic.

• Clover will succeed in poorly drained environments

• Very versatile mix that establishes quickly

• Timothy maturity in this mix matches the management needed for the alfalfa

• Endophyte-free tall fescue extends productivity into the hot, dry summer months

Seeding rate (lbs./acre): New Pastures: 18-20

• Kentucky bluegrass provides sod-forming capability to help maintain a healthy stand Seeding rate (lbs./acre): New Pastures: 30-40

FF 42.A2 Alfalfa

50%

Top Tim XL Timothy

20%

Red Carpet XL Red Clover

20%

Radium XL Alsike Clover

8%

Orion XL Ladino Clover

2%

I’ll put Legend Seeds products against any other brand.

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FORAGE MIXES

FORAGE MIXES Mare & Foal Pasture Mix

Beef Pasture

• Non-Fescue blend of highly palatable grasses

• Six-way mix aimed at increasing palatability and performance

• Ability to be productive under rotational grazing

• Excellent drought tolerance and winter hardiness

• High-quality hay production

• High protein for maximum daily gain

• Tolerance to heavy traffic

• Strong persistence and regrowth that withstands grazing pressure

• Excellent regrowth

Seeding rate (lbs./acre): New Pastures: 30-40

Seeding rate (lbs./acre): New Pastures: 30-40 Overseed: 10-20

Ginger Kentucky Bluegrass

10%

Top Tim XL Timothy

Fusion XL Festulolium

15%

ColdSnap™ Annual Ryegrass

10%

Top Tim XL Timothy

25%

StarGrazer XL Tall Fescue

15%

Haymate XL Orchardgrass

50%

Big Ton XL Smooth Bromegrass

15%

FF Premium Alfalfa

20%

Endo-Graze XL Tetra. Per. Ryegrass

35%

NOTES:

5%

Clover-Based Forage Mix • Formulated for wetter soils with a history of disease and fertility problems • Use in soils with low pH (below 6.5) • Provides strong nitrogen build up in soil Seeding rate (lbs./acre): New Pastures: 16-18

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Orion XL Ladino Clover

2%

Radium XL Alsike Clover

10%

Top Tim XL Timothy

25%

Red Carpet XL Clover

63%

FORAGE MIXES Sprint Maxx

Tripper Maxx is a high value pea/triticale mixture consisting of 50% LC6040 Peas and 50% Elevator Triticale. Tripper Maxx produces high quality forages for dairy and beef herds throughout northern US and Eastern Canada and is commonly used to establish other forages such as alfalfa.

Sprint Maxx is a high value pea/oat mixture consisting of 50% LC6040 Peas and 50% Haywire Oats. Sprint Maxx is an ideal forage to seed after Winter Wheat or Sweet Corn in the first two weeks of August. Sprint Maxx is known to produce excellent volumes of good quality forage in approximately 60 days making it ideal for quick forage production in the northern US and Eastern Canada.

Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Alone: 100-150 Nurse Crop: 100-120

FORAGE MIXES

Tripper Maxx

Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Alone: 100-150 Nurse Crop: 100-120

Silobuster Pea Mixes

Red Carpet® XL 3-YR Red Clover

Silobuster Mixtures offer an elite combination of quality forage peas and forage oats/barley/triticale. These proprietary mixtures are ideal as nurse crops or for straight forage. Silobuster mixtures can be planted in early spring to serve as a nurse crop or early fall to fulfill forage needs.

Silobuster Pea & Oat Mix 60% LC6040 Forage Peas & 40% Forage Oats Silobuster Pea & Triticale Mix 60% LC6040 Forage Peas & 40% Spring Triticale Silobuster Pea & Barley Mix 60% LC6040 Forage Peas & 40% Top Ton Spring Barley

Red Carpet® Brand Red Clover is a dual-purpose blend of improved red clover varieties fit for both haying and grazing. It has demonstrated increased yields over Arlington, Marathon, and Kenland red clovers.

Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Alone: 100-150 Nurse Crop: 100-120

• Rapid spring growth • May produce three cuttings on second-year stands • Works well in rotational grazing programs • Increased disease resistance Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Alone: 8-12 Mixes: 4-8

VersaGrass™

Special Waterway

VersaGrass™ derives its name from its ability to be used for nearly any application or to serve any purpose. It is excellent at handling a wide range of soil types and weather conditions.

Special Waterway Mix was initially created to meet the specifications for the Iowa Conservation Division. It is an excellent choice for waterways, right-of-way ditch banks, and critical seeding areas throughout Iowa and the surrounding states.

• Excellent for waterways and terraces

• Performs well in hay systems

• Excellent for ditches, banks, and headlands

• Big Ton XL smooth bromegrass provides better quality than common types

• Excellent companion for alfalfa and clovers

• Mixed with endophyte-free tall fescue, persistence of this mix retains quality for many years

• Works great for permanent pastures

• Handles a wide range of soil types

• Improved varieties for better forage

Seeding rate (lbs./acre): New Pastures: 25-30 Overseed: 15-20

• Easier to establish than straight bromegrass Seeding rate (lbs./acre): New Pastures: 25-30 Overseed: 10-20 Top Tim XL Timothy

25%

StarGrazer XL Tall Fescue

20%

Big Ton XL Smooth Bromegrass

25%

Big Ton XL Smooth Bromegrass

65%

Endo-Graze XL Tetra Per. Ryegrass

25%

Endo-Graze XL Tetra Per. Ryegrass

15%

Haymate XL Orchardgrass

25%

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COVER CROPS

COVER CROPS Cover Crop Mixtures

Mix Components

Seeding Rate DRILLED

• Low risk, starter mix SF 101 Cover Starter

• Ideal for fall manure applications

Tillage Radish 9% + Guardian Fall Rye Grain 91%

30 lbs / acre

8% Tillage Radish, 20% Crimson Clover, 72% Fall Rye Grain

30 lbs / acre

5% Tillage Radish, 20% Crimson Clover, 20% Fixation Balansa Clover, 30% Spring Oats

40 lbs / acre

2% Forage Collards + 4% Vivant Hybrids Brassica + 6% Tillage Radish + 38% Peas + 50% Triticale

40 lbs / acre

30% Tillage Radish + 70% Coated Crimson Clover

15 lbs / acre

10% Tillage Radish + 90% Spring Oats

30 lbs / acre

12% Tillage Radish + 88% ColdSnap Annual Rygrass

15 lbs / acre

8% Tillage Radish + 12% Crimson Clover + 80% ColdSnap Annual Ryegrass

20 lbs / acre

• Winter hardy rye with excess N • Can seed before corn / soybeans SF 102 Cover Starter +

• Good for prevent plant • Ideal for southern corn belt • Relatively low risk mix

SF 125 N-Hancer

• Ideal as fall forage mix • Strong N fixing mix • Position for early seeding

SF 140 Multi-Purpose

• Late fall silage opportunity • Ideal for beef / non-lactating dairy

SF 142 Classic

SF 150 Field Fit

SF 160 Rooting

• Low risk option as minimal spring management is needed • Plant early to maximize production

• Ideal for low spring management • Excellent option for multiple grazing periods in the fall

• Best mix for breaking up compaction and catching leftover nutrients • Perfect in manure systems

SF 175 AccuSpread

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• Facilitates more accurate seeding patterns in broadcast applications • Offers best combination alleviation and nutrient scavenging

COVER CROPS Nitrous Winter Triticale

• Screened for purity and cleanliness

• Reduced awns for greater palatability

• Excellent germination and early vigor (allow for later fall seedings)

• Characterized by intense blue color

• Strong winter-hardiness

• Quick establishment equals increased tonnage capability

• Glyphosate application or crimp at pollination will kill crop

Seeding Rate (lbs./acre): Drilled: 30-50 Forage: 80-120

Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Drilled: 30-50 (varies based on goal) Forage: 80-120

NEW!

Tillage Radish

ColdSnap™ Annual Ryegrass

• Reduces compaction and improves drainage and air/water movement (through rapid spring decay)

• Suitable for grazing or chopping for silage in fall or spring (in areas where it overwinters)

• Soaks up and releases nitrogen and other nutrients in spring

• Heavy DM producer with outstanding quality

• Dense seed makes for easy planting, typically reaching full growth in 6-8 weeks (about 900 GDD)

• Great for extending alfalfa or legume stands

• Shades out winter annuals and suppresses spring annual weeds

• History of outstanding forage production in the Midwest and South

• Winterkills with temperatures in the teens

Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Forage: 25-35 Monoculture: 15-30

Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Forage: 5-8 Monoculture: 3-8

COVER CROPS

Guardian™ Brand Fall Rye Grain

Vivant Hybrid Brassica Vivant Hybrid Brassica is a quick-growing brassica (upright and spreading cool-season annual) with very little bulb development. Vivant is best suited for multiple grazing cycle situations because of its excellent regrowth. It can be used to extend the grazing season in the fall or planted alongside warm season annuals for multiple grazings in the summer. With proper management (first grazing in 40-45 days and subsequent grazing cycles every 25-30 days when grazed no less than 4”), it has the potential to yield over 5 tons of dry matter an acre.

• Known for its quick regrowth, even under close grazing • Different than turnips, all the energy of the plant is contained in the leaves • High digestibility - suitable for dairy, beef, and sheep • When fed, brassicas need to be combined with other forages (no more than 1/3 of the total animal diet) to prevent potential livestock disorders Seeding rate (lbs./acre): Monoculture: 4-6 Mixes: 2-3 Forage: 5-6

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