• Premium product for the producer wanting to get the most from
  grazing, hay or haylage.
• Forage King is completely “brown midrib” providing increased
  digestibility of stems and leaves. Adding the brown midrib to a
  sorghum-sudangrass hybrid increases the proportions of
  cellulose and hemicellulose in the stem while decreasing the
  more indigestible lignin. Lignin content is decreased
  approximately 40-60% depending on environmental conditions.
• Improved forage quality means growers will experience
  increased weight gain and milk production above those
  obtained from conventional sorghum-sudangrass hybrids when
  fed to animals in equal quantities.
  

 

Field Appearance at Harvest Maturity

• Forage King has fine, thin stems with long, narrow leaves.
  Standability is excellent as well as its regrowth capability.
• Disease and drought tolerance are very good.
• Green leaf retention at harvest is excellent.

Seed Characteristics

• Seed Count: 15,000 to 16,000 seeds per pound
• Planting Depth: 1-1.5 inches
• Seeding Rates:

	Dryland	Irrigated
Drilled/rows	8-25 lbs	15-35 lbs
Broadcast	10-28 lbs	18-38 lbs
Sorghum-Sudangrass should not be planted until soil temperatures reach 60 degrees fahrenheit and warming for best results.

Crop Management

• Apply Nitrogen (N) at a rate of 1-1.25 lb of actual N per growing
  day. Due to sorghum x sudangrass being a multiple harvest
  crop, apply N application after planting and after each harvest
  for maximum production and return on investment vs a one time
  application.
• For faster regrowth to occur leave 2 nodes (approximately 4-6
  inches) on all hybrid sorghum x sudangrass.
• Requires 40-50% less water than corn for similar productivity, thus works very well in heat and drought stress conditions.

 

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