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BECK’S BMR DWARF BRACHYTIC FORAGE SORGHUM Forage sorghum has made vast improvements in forage quality and yield over the last decade. Beck’s has selected varieties to fit the Midwest either as a primary forage crop or as a double crop option. Forage sorghums can be managed one of two ways. The first is as a conventional direct chop silage crop. The other option is to mow the forage sorghum in the early boot stage, wilt it, and chop or wet wrap it. When the plants regrow, they can be mowed in the early boot stage again. This offers producers a higher-yielding, higher-quality option with less harvests than a sorghum sudangrass hybrid. Also, this allows forage sorghum to be grown in a shorter than normal growing season if extra forage is needed. Follow seeding rates closely, as over planting the recommended seeding rates can cause lodging. Seeding Information Soil pH Soil Adoption Planting Depth Approximate Seeds/lb. Planting Dates Main Usage Prussic Acid, Nitrate Poisoning Seeding Rate • BMR 6, 95 days to soft dough stage hybrid • Brachytic dwarf gene keeps maximum height at 5 ft. to 7 ft. tall • Very large leaves that canopy quickly • Can yield 15 to 25 tons/A. • Seed at 45,000 – 75,000 seeds/A. in 20 in. to 30 in. rows

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BMR HYBRID PEARL MILLET Seeding Information Soil pH 5.5 - 7.5 Wide, 60°F or Warmer Soil Temperature Soil Adoption Planting Depth Approximate Seeds/lb. Seeding Rate Days to Germinate Planting Dates Main Usage SUMMER ANNUALS

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BECK’S BMR SORGHUM SUDANGRASS One of the first BMR summer annual forage grasses that can outyield many nonBMR hybrids. Beck’s BMR Sorghum Sudangrass also has a dry stalk gene which improves the dry down timing. Often times this hybrid will carry 8% to 10% lower moisture in the boot stage. Beck’s BMR Sorghum Sudangrass tillers profusely produce fine sweet stems, which make it highly palatable. The digestibility of this hybrid is increased by 20%, which is proven by a reduction in lignin with the BMR 6 gene. This provides an increased daily gain in milk or beef production substantially. This...

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BUCKWHEAT Seeding Information Soil pH Soil Adoption Wide Range of Soils Planting Depth Approximate Seeds/lb. Seeding Rate Days to Germinate Planting Dates Main Usage Wildlife, Cover Crop, Grain • Rapid growing broadleaf small grain • Will flower in 35 to 45 days • Small tap root system • Great for mineralizing phosphorous (P) and sulfur (S) from the soil SUMMER ANNUAL

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CONVENTIONAL NON-BMR SORGHUM SUDANGRASS Seeding Information Soil pH Soil Adoption Planting Depth Approximate Seeds/lb. Seeding Rate Pounds Per Bushel Planting Dates Main Usage 56 May - July Green Chop, Hay, Silage SUMMER ANNUALS

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TEFF GRASS Seeding Information Soil pH Soil Adoption Planting Depth 6.0 - 7.0 Wide, 60°F or Warmer Soil Temperature 1/8 in. - 1/4 in. Approximate Seeds/lb. Seeding Rate Planting Dates Main Usage Hay, Silage, Grazing After One Cut SUMMER DELITE TEFF GRASS • Fine stemmed, leafy summer annual grass that exhibits rapid growth • Potential to produce 1.5 to 2.5 ton/A. in 45 to 55 days • Harvest regrowth every 30 to 45 days • Best suited for dry hay production, especially the horse market SUMMER ANNUA

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