Proso Millet

Fastest-growing millet
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

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: May to early July (soil 62°F+)

Seeding: 20-30 lbs/acre, ½”-1”deep

$34.00 / 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	Broadcast/Aerial	In Mix	Approx. Seeds/lb	Seeding Date Range	Seeding Depth	Winter Kill
Proso Millet	20-30	30-45	5-15	80,000	Late May-July	½ - 1 inch
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
German Foxtail Millet
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