Additional information
| Weight | 51 lbs |
|---|
KWS Progas Hybrid Rye
Certified Blue Tag
- Forage type for silage or grazing
- Tall, very high dry matter yields
- More tons and milk/acre than triticale
- Apply 100-120 lbs N per acre
- Whole plant silage
- Harvest at milk stage for best balance of quality and yield
- Very early heading: consider for roll-down rye
- Recommended planting rate approximately 800,000 seeds/acre.
- 1 Unit = 1 million live seeds
- Requires a license agreement
SAVE $6 PER UNIT ON KWS DANIELLO OR KWS PROGAS HYBRID RYE BY ORDERING NOW AND PAYING FOR AND TAKING DELIVERY BY AUGUST 31, 2020.*
*No returns will be available on these discounted hybrid rye varieties. Order must be paid for and picked up/delivered by 8/31/2020. Subject to availability.
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KWS Progas Hybrid Rye
Performance Table
| Variety | Winter Hardiness | Days to Heading | Plant Ht | Straw Strength | Ergot | Test Wt. | Grain Protein | 2019 Yield (bu/A) | Avg Yield 3 yrs (bu/A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KWS Progas Hybrid Rye | 2 | ID | Tall | ID | ID | ID | ID | ||
| Hazlet Winter Rye | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 65.9 | 79.9 |
| ND Dylan Winter Rye | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 62.5 | 79 |
| Danko Winter Rye | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 65.9 | 83.3 |
| ND Gardner Winter Rye | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 77.4 |
| KWS Bono Hybrid Rye | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 84.2 | 115.6 |
| KWS Brasetto Hybrid Rye | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 75.4 | 104.6 |
| KWS Serafino Hybrid Winter Rye | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 88.3 | 116.5 |
| KWS Tayo Hybrid Rye | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 124.4 | 119.3 |
| Aroostook Winter Rye | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ID | ID |
| Organic Aroostook Winter Rye | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ID | ID |
| Organic Spooner Winter Rye | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 74.6 | 69.9 |
HYBRID WINTER RYE
- Can yield up to 160 bu/acre (up to 100% more than open-pollinated varieties)
- Plants are shorter, stand well, and are more uniform in height and maturity than open-pollinated rye varieties
- Disease resistant! All varieties have minimal risk for ergot with proper management
- Excellent winter hardiness.
- Superior grain quality for milling, distilling, and feed markets
- Rye can be fed successfully in rations for dairy, beef and swine
- Grain from hybrid rye cannot be saved for seed
Management:
Requires higher management than open-pollinated rye. Provide 1.12 lbs of available nitrogen per bushel of grain.
Seeding:
Seed in September in southern Minnesota. Seeding can continue into October farther south. Uniform seed spacing enables optimum tiller development. Plant 800,000 viable seeds/acre, ½” to ¾” deep.
HYBRID RYE INFORMATION
- KWS Progas Hybrid Rye for Forage & Silage [PDF]
- Hybrid Rye for Forage [PDF]
- Hybrid Rye for Grain [PDF]
- Hybrid Rye Production Guide [PDF]
- Benefits of Hybrid Rye in a Corn-Soybean Rotation [PDF]
- Cultivation system of Hybrid rye and crop rotation [PDF]
- Who’s Buying Rye? Grain Markets for Rye
- Hybrid Rye Calculating Seeding Rate & Calibrating Seeders [PDF]
HYBRID RYE IN LIVESTOCK FEED RATIONS
BEEF
HOGS
- Hybrid Rye pig feeding seminar [PDF]
- Practical experiences with rye in pig feeding [PDF]
- Current results from a German rye pig feeding study on farm level in respect to Salmonella and boar taint reduction [PDF]
- Specific properties of rye & potential benefits in swine feeding pork production [PDF]
- Hybrid rye replacing wheat grain for hogs [PDF]
- Hybrid rye new breeding technologies targeting yield ergot defense and FHB DON [PDF]
- Preliminary results of a sow feeding trial substituting corn with rye, University of Illinois [PDF]
- Nutritional and Economical value of Hybrid rye [PDF]
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