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-BAG 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

Performance Table

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Species/Variety	Seeding Rate Drilled (lbs/acre)	Seeding Rate Broadcast/Aerial (lbs/acre)	Seeding Rate In Mix (lbs/acre)	Approx Seeds/lb	Recommended Seeding Date (S MN)	Seeding Depth (inches)	Predicted Hardy Through USDA Zone	Lifecycle	Potential Total N Fixation (lbs/acre/year)	Above Ground Biomass Production	Weed Suppression	Erosion Control	Quick Establishment	Cash Crop Interseed	Grazing Potential	Provide Pollinator Habitat	Drought Tolerance	Heat Tolerance	Saturated Soil Tolerance	Shade Tolerance
Millet, Japanese	25-35	35-50	5-15	145,000	Late May–July	½ – 1	NFT	Annual	-	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Excellent	Poor	Very Good	Poor	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good	Fair
Millet, Proso	20-30	30-45	5-15	80,000	Late May–July	½ – 1	NFT	Annual	-	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Excellent	Poor	Very Good	Poor	Excellent	Excellent	Fair	Good
Sorghum, Grain	10-15	NR	5-10	15,000	Late May–July	½ – 1½	NFT	Annual	-	Good	Very Good	Good	Excellent	Poor	Good	Poor	Excellent	Excellent	Fair	Fair
Sorghum-Sudangrass	20-25	30-50	5-10	18,000	Late May–July	½ –1	NFT	Annual	-	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good	Excellent	Poor	Very Good	Poor	Excellent	Excellent	Fair	Fair

Predicted Hardy: ID = Insufficient Data, NFT = Not Frost Tolerant
*Highly variable on winter growing conditions, planting date, snow cover, etc.

Forage Planting Date, Harvest Date, Yield and Quality of Annual Forages Crops

Influence of Planting Date on Total Season Dry Matter Yields of Emergency Forages

Additional Resources:

Warm-Season Forage Grass Characteristics, Albert Lea Seed
Alternative Forage Crops, Dr. Dan Undersander, Forage Agronomist at the University of Wisconsin
Growing Millets for Grain, Forage, or Cover Crop Use, University of Missouri
Video: Choosing the Right Summer Forages for Your Objectives, Albert Lea Seed

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