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Alfalfa

VARIETY

PV Ultima
VR Total
PV Parlour HGNEW
Spredor 4
Spredor 5
Halo 2NEW
hps^® Premium Blend
hps^® Regular Blend

KEY FEATURE	FEATURES AND USES	WINTER SURVIVAL	FALL DORMANCY	ROOTING TYPE	MULTIFOLIATE	PHYTOPHTHORA ROOT ROT

Top yielding, winter hardiness, fast regrowth	Highly persistent with strong tolerance to pests, multi-cuts, high quality	★★★★	4.4	Tap Root	80%	HR
Harvest flexibility, high performance	High quality, flexible harvest, ultra winter-hardy, traffic tolerant	★★★★	2.1	Tap Root	75%	HR
Improved digestibility hay	High leaf to stem ratio, more crude protein	★★★★	4.0	Tap Root	51%
High-yielding, creeping rooted alfalfa	Persistent and traffic tolerant	★★★★	1.5	Creeping Root	N/A	R
Exceptional persistence	Improved tolerance to salt, drought and a wide spectrum of diseases	★★★★	2.0	Creeping Root	N/A	HR
Increased salt tolerance	Saline soils, multifoliate, high yield potential	★★★★	4.0	Tap Root	75%
Multiple technologies in one strong package	Top performing varietal blend	★★★★	1.5 to 3.0	Creeping/Tap Root	†	†
Widely adaptable one-cut blend for all soil zones	Cost effective blend	★★★	Blend	Creeping/Tap Root	†	†

Winter survival: ★ = Poor, ★★★★ = Excellent | Fall dormancy: 1 = Dormant, 10 = Non-dormant | Multifoliate: HR = Highly resistant, R = Resistant | † Refer to the description for each variety in the blend

Grasses

VARIETY

AC Knowles
AC Rocket
hps^® Meadow Bromegrass
BlizzardNEW

TYPE	GROWTH HABIT	REGROWTH	BEST FIT	GRAZING CALENDAR	WINTER SURVIVAL	DROUGHT TOLERANCE

Meadow x Smooth brome hybrid	Mild sod, former and bunch	Very Good	Hay and pasture	Season long, stockpile	★★★	Very Good
Smooth southern brome	Sod former	Very Good	Hay and pasture	Late spring to early summer	★★★★	Excellent
Meadow brome	Bunch	Excellent	Pasture and stockpile	Season long, stockpile	★★	Good
Orchardgrass	Sod former	Excellent	Pasture	Season long	★★	Not drought tolerant

Winter survival: ★ = Poor, ★★★★ = Excellent

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