Management Profile
- Top performance versus today’s nationally advertised brands under 2- 3- or 4-cut harvest systems.
- A high quality variety adapted to geographies where fall dormancy 2 and 3 alfalfas are normally recommended for longer rotations.
- Direct Seeding – aggressive establishment vigor.
- Fits high performance long rotations.
- Stable yield performance into the later years of stand life.
- Medium maturity versus other fall dormancy 2 varieties. Has demonstrated wide harvest window that holds forage quality at advanced maturity.
- Fits aggressive cutting schedules for the geography and maximizes yield and milk per acre for the growing season.
- Wide harvest window if harvest is delayed.
- Wheel traffic – performed very well during evaluation under severe conditions and carries the TreadGuard logo.
- Similar recovery rate after harvest as most conventional fall dormancy 3 and 4 varieties.
- Performs well in mixtures with cool season grasses and other legumes for hay or grazing.
- No known soil or management limitations.
Field Appearance at Harvest Maturity
Uniform, eye appealing, dense growth habit.
Medium-dark green foliage.
Key Agronomic Characteristics
Fall Dormancy: 2
Winter Hardiness Index: 1.5
Multifoliate Leaf Expression: 63%
Wisconsin Disease Rating Index: 29 of 30
