German Foxtail Millet
TALL, HIGH-YIELDING VARIETY
- Fast-growing, annual grass grows to 5’
- Fine quality forage, easy to hay
- Not related to weedy foxtails
Best Use: Single-cut emergency hay crop (Can be ready to cut in 50-60 days)
Adaptation: Likes good ground but tolerates tough, unfavorable conditions because of drought tolerance and early maturity.
Management: Harvest in boot stage.
Planting Date: Late May – early July (soil 62°F+)
Seeding: 20-25 lbs/acre, ½”-1”deep
$70.00 / 50lb Bag
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Millets are some of the oldest of cultivated crops harvested for food or feed. The crop is favored due to its productivity and short growing season under dry, high-temperature conditions.
Multi-Cut Species
- Japanese Millet
- Hybrid Pearl Millet
- BMR Hybrid Pearl Millet
Single-Cut Species
Minimal regrowth that may be direct grazed.
- Foxtail Millet
- Proso Millet
Species Name | Drilled | Broadcast/Aerial | In Mix | Approx. Seeds/lb | Seeding Date Range | Seeding Depth | Winter Kill |
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German Foxtail Millet | |||||||
Max Italian Ryegrass | 15-20 | 25-30 | 4-5 | 227,000 | March-May, Aug-Sept | ¼ - ½ inch | Yes |
Viking 100 Brand Sorghum-Sudangrass | 20-25 | 30-35 | 5-10 | 18,000 | Mid May-Early July | ½ - 1 inch | Yes |
Viking 150 Brand Sorghum-Sudangrass | |||||||
Piper Sudangrass | |||||||
Japanese Millet | 25-35 | 32-50 | 5-15 | 145,000 | Late May-July | ½ - 1 inch | |
Proso Millet | 20-30 | 30-45 | 5-15 | 80,000 | Late May-July | ½ - 1 inch | |
Hybrid Grain Sorghum (Milo) | |||||||
Grain Sorghum - Open-Pollinated | |||||||
Winter Rye | 50-100 | 120150 | 25-75 | 18,000 | Aug-Nov | ½ - ¾ inch | No |
RootMax Annual Ryegrass | |||||||
Annual Ryegrass | 15-20 | 25-30 | 5-10 | 18,000 | Mid May-Early July | ¼ - ½ inch | Yes |
Green Spirit Italian Ryegrass | |||||||
Winter Triticale | 30-100 | 60-120 | 15-40 | 15,000 | Aug-Early Oct | ½ - 1 ½ inches |
Click here to learn more about Alternative Forage Crops. by Dr. Dan Undersander, Forage Agronomist at the University of Wisconsin.
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