Sweet Stover
$1.25 lb
Sweet Stover is designed for broadcasting or drilling applications. Created for the cattleman in mind to graze longer in the fall after corn harvest. This mix is to be interseeded into your wide row corn fields between V3-V8 of your corn growth. This diverse cocktail of brassica legumes and cool season grasses will balance your livestock gut out on stalks.
This mix meets the NRCS standard cover crop requirements for CSP and EQIP Programs in South Dakota and Minnesota.
Drilled Seeding Rate: 20 lbs/acre
Broadcast Seeding Rate: 25 lbs/acre
| Package | 50 lb bag |
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Mix Ratios
Mix Ratios
| Annual Ryegrass | 25% | |
| Rapeseed | 15% | |
| Purple Top Turnip | 12.5% | |
| Winfred Brassica | 10% | |
| Crimson Clover | 10% | |
| Graza Radish | 10% | |
| Oats | 7.5% | |
| Buckwheat | 5% | |
| Sunn Hemp | 5% |
Product Guide
Planting
- Planting Time: Early – Mid-Summer
- Drilled Seeding Rate: 20 lbs/acre
- Broadcast Seeding Rate: 25 lbs/acre
- Ideal Seed Depth: 1/4″
Fertility + Weed Control
- Plant into a clean, weed-free seedbed.
- If weeds are present at planting, consider applying glyphosate before or after planting if drilled, but before crop emergence to control existing weeds. Do not apply glyphosate after planting if crop is broadcasted and not incorporated.
Management
- Interseeding into corn should be done either early in the summer when corn is near the V3-8 growth stage – prior to the canopy
- The success of Sweet Stover depends on timing – plan your application of seed according to when there will be adequate sunlight reaching the ground to keep seedlings alive.
- Sweet Stover should be allowed to mature as much as the growing season will allow in order to gain the most benefit from the legumes in the blend.
- Following plant maturity or a killing frost – whichever comes first – Sweet Stover can be grazed without taking away from the soil health benefits it is designed to provide.
- All species in the blend should winterkill, so termination is not necessary.
- Very little residue will be gained from this blend, so there is no need to modify tillage plans.
Multiple Regions
Every acre is different and our goal is to help you know what works best in your area. This 'Growing Regions' section showcases where this species works best. If you have any questions on product placement, feel free to contact our experts and we will help!
