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Other Organic Winter Grains

Triticale Agronomic Basics
Winter Rye Agronomic Basics

Organic Winter Rye*

  • The most winter-hardy fall-planted grain
  • Can be grazed into the fall
  • Excellent competitor with weeds and produces lots of biomass for green manure
  • Will germinate down to 35°F and performs better on lower fertility soil than other winter grains
  • Excellent feed value as a forage
  • Yields 35-55 bu/acre as grain crop
  • Drill 50-100 lbs/acre; 1 in. deep

Organic NE426GT

  • Excellent dual purpose Winter Triticale that can be cut for forage or harvested for grain
  • High grain yields, low ergot
  • Medium maturity
  • Moderate straw strengt
  • Good winter hardiness

Organic Spooner Winter Rye - New

  • A tall, high-yielding variety
  • High test weight and good straw strength
  • Earlier maturing than VNS and more consistent
  • Developed by the University of Wisconsin

Organic Trical 815 Winter Triticale

  • High-quality forage variety with high leaf-to-stem ratio
  • Good resistance to lodging and winter survival
  • Intermediate height and maturity
  • Best choice for forage

Organic Winter Triticale*

  • Combines high yield potential, grain quality, and disease resistance of wheat with the winter hardiness and low fertility requirements of rye
  • Economical choice for forage
  • Should be cut or chopped before it heads out for best forage quality
  • Triticale should be drilled ½-1½ in. deep
  • Planting rate: 100-120 lbs/acre

Organic Mathius Winter Barley - New

  • New variety with improved winter hardiness
  • Good yield potential
  • Taller winter barley with good standability
  • Excellent feed value as a forage
  • Should be planted two weeks before winter wheat to allow plenty of growth before freeze up
  • Drill 100 lbs/acre, 1-1½ in. deep

Organic McGregor Winter Barley

  • Early maturing variety
  • Good standing
  • Excellent grain yield & test weight
  • Medium height - good forage quality
  • Plant about two weeks before winter weed to ensure best winter survival