HAY N GRAZE – Sorghum Sudan

Exceptional Sweetness

• Cut above other full season forage sorghums
• Large stems provide excellent resistance to lodging
• Retains large dark green leaves throughout the growing season.
• Partially sterile hybrid therefore not producing a lot of grain so the entire plant is more palatable to cattle.

Plant Characteristics

• Relative Maturity                  Medium-early
• Days to Half-Bloom             60-65
• Grain Color                              Red
• Plant Texture                         Juicy
• Plant Height                           6-8 feet
• Head Type                              Sudan
• Midrib Type                            Normal
• Avg. Seeds per lb.                20,000
• Standability                           9
• Regrowth                                9
• Sweetness                              7

Placement Ratings

• Yield Under Stress              9
• Yield Under Irrigation       8
• Hay                                          9
• Pasture                                  9
• Greenchop                           8
• Silage                                     8
• Winter Cover                        6

 Rating Scale:   1 Poor      2-3 Fair           4-5 Good      6-7  Very Good        8-9 Excellent

Seeding Rates (lbs/acre)      Drill     Row

• Irrigated                            25-35    15-20
• Dryland                             18-25     10-15