German Foxtail Millet

TALL, HIGH-YIELDING VARIETY

Fast-growing, annual grass grows to 5’
Fine quality forage, easy to hay

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

$60.00 / 50lb Bag

SKU: 1144 Categories: Conventional, Conventional, Cover Crops, Forages, Grass Cover Crops, Millet, Warm Season Forages, Warm Season Grass

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

German Foxtail Millet

Performance Table

Species Name	Drilled	Broadcast/Aerial	In Mix	Approx. Seeds/lb	Seeding Date Range	Seeding Depth	Winter Kill
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