2020 Organic Seed Guide

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TRITICALE Spring Triticale should be drilled 1” deep into a firm seedbed in early spring. Planting rate: 50-100 lbs/A Winter Triticale should be drilled at 100-120 lbs/ A and ½” to 1-½” deep.

ORGANIC SPRING TRITICALE* • • • • •

Best used as spring forage Tall and leafy High-quality alternative to barley and spring oat forage Yields well under tough soil and weather conditions Mixes well with peas for even higher forage quality

NEW ORGANIC BUNKER

SPRING TRITICALE

• Tall-growing variety with good yield potential for forage, green chop & silage • Awnletted variety. Good choice for hay vs. fully awned varieties • Moderate disease resistance • Canadian genetics

ORGANIC WINTER TRITICALE*

• Economical choice for forage, cover cropping or grain • Should be cut or chopped before it heads out for best forage quality • Plant early for best overwintering potential • Seed at higher rate for maximum forage quality

SMALL GRAINS

ORGANIC GAINER 154 WINTER TRITICALE • • • •

Early maturing, high-yielding forage triticale Awned, short plant height, good straw strength Good candidate for double cropping with corn silage Watch harvest timing in the spring with earlier maturity • Excellent for silage, green chop, or grazing

WINTER WHEAT HARD RED ORGANIC EXPEDITION HARD RED WINTER WHEAT

• The standard for winter hardiness, yield and test weight in the Upper Midwest • Good baking and excellent milling quality • Excellent standing, good choice for high management and fertile soils • Early maturity, medium height • Released by SDSU

NEW ORGANIC ERISMAN

ORGANIC SY WOLF HARD RED WINTER WHEAT

• Semi-dwarf height with very high yield potential • Maintains green leaves for grain fill under high disease pressure • Performs well in all management systems; excels in heavy residue • Excellent overall disease tolerance, good straw strength, and winter hardiness • Good tillering, drought tolerance, test weight and shattering tolerance

SOFT RED

SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT**

• Variety developed by U of IL and long-time organic grower Jack Erisman specifically for organic producers • Early maturing, high yielding and good disease resistance to FHB & Stripe Rust • Very good milling/baking quality grain. Wide adaptability to variable soil types WWW.ALSEED.COM

ORGANIC LCS3334 SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT • • • •

Outstanding yield potential, widely adapted Very high test weight Medium to early maturity; good standing Excellent tolerance to rust & FHB * Variety Not Stated (VNS) ** Requires a license agreement.

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