Proso Millet

Warm season annual grass that grows 2 to 3.5ft tall
Fastest-growing millet seeds for planting, low water use requirement
Easy to hay with average quality and moderate yields
Fast maturing; can produce 2-3 tons DM
Serves as catch crop where others have failed
Harvest or mow before heading out to limit volunteers
Very little regrowth after cutting for hay

Best Use: Single-cut forage or grain; excellent for emergency hay, silage, baleage or green-chop.

Adaptation: Good drought tolerance

Management: Forage ready to cut in 40-50 days; cut in boot stage before heading for best quality. Grain crop in 70 to 90 days.

Planting Date: Plant Proso Millet seeds in May to early July (soil 62°F+)

Seeding: 20-30 lbs/acre, ½”-1”deep

$26.00 / 50lb Bag

SKU: 1149 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

Proso Millet

Performance Table

Species Name	Drilled (lbs/acre)	Broadcast/Aerial (lbs/acre)	In Mix (lbs/acre)	Approx. Seeds/lb	Recommended Seeding Date (Southern MN)	Seeding Depth (Inches)	Prediced Hardy Thru USDA Zone	Lifecycle
Proso Millet	20-30	30-45	5-15	80,000	Late May-July	½ - 1 inch	Not Frost Tolerant	Annual
Annual Ryegrass	15-20	25-30	4-5	227,000	Mid May-Early July	¼ - ½ inch	6	Annual
Max Italian Ryegrass	15-20	25-30	4-5	227,000	March-May, Aug-Sept	¼ - ½ inch	5-6	Winter Annual
Winter Triticale	30-100	60-120	15-40	15,000	Aug-Early Oct	½ - 1 ½ inches	4-5	Winter Annual
Japanese Millet	25-35	35-50	5-15	145,000	Late May-July	½ - 1 inch	Not Frost Tolerant	Annual
Grain Sorghum - Open-Pollinated	10-15	Not Rated	5-10	15,000	Late May-July	½ - 1 ½ inches	Not Frost Tolerant	Annual