Cool Season

Extend Your Grazing Season with Cool Season Forage Grasses

Our Cool Season Forage Grasses thrive during the cooler months of early spring and fall, providing high-quality forage when warm season grasses are dormant. These grasses are perfect for extending your grazing season and ensuring consistent feed availability.

Grass Type	Seeding Rate (lbs/acre)	Primary Use	Height (ft)	Description

Grass Type	Seeding Rate (lbs/acre)	Primary Use	Height (ft)	Description
Canada Wildrye	10-12	Grazing, hay	3-4	Native, tall-growing perennial bunchgrass. Well adapted to sandy soils, winter-hardy. Palatable if grazed before heading.
Ditch Mix	50-150	Lawns, secondary areas	Varies	Mixture of KY-31 Tall Fescue and Linn Perennial Ryegrass. Quick establishment, drought tolerant.
Ditch Mix II	50-150	Lawns, grazing	Varies	Similar to Ditch Mix but with endophyte-free tall fescue, suitable for grazing.
Festulolium	25-30	Grazing	1-3	Cross between ryegrass and fescue. Persistent, productive, and winter-hardy. Produces well in hot summers.
Garrison Creeping Foxtail	3-5	Wetland forage	Varies	Early maturing, sod-forming grass, excellent for wet soils, tolerates flooding.
Green Needlegrass	7-8	Grazing	1-3	Native bunchgrass, very palatable to livestock, fast recovery after grazing.
Italian Ryegrass	30-45	Grazing, pasture mix	Varies	Biennial grass, often mixed with oats and turnips for grazing. Fast-growing.
Meadow Bromegrass	18-20	Grazing	1-3	Long-lived perennial, good regrowth after grazing. Less productive in drought than smooth bromegrass but recovers faster.
Orchardgrass	10-12	Grazing, hay	3-4	Tall perennial bunchgrass, excellent for orchards due to shade tolerance. Declines in quality as it matures.
Perennial Ryegrass	30-40	Grazing, hay	Varies	Available in diploid and tetraploid varieties. Tetraploid varieties are taller, more digestible, and better suited for grazing.
Red Top	3-4	Wetland hay	3-5	Sod-forming perennial grass, thrives in wet poorly drained soils, tolerates flooding and acidic soils.
Reed Canarygrass	8-10	Wetland grazing, hay	Varies	Sod-forming, excellent for wet, poorly drained soils. Alkaloid content can reduce palatability, but some low-alkaloid varieties are available.
Sheep Fescue	20-25	Grazing, erosion control	1-2	Native bunchgrass, prefers moist but sandy soils.
Smooth Bromegrass	15-25	Grazing, hay	2-3	Hardy, deep-rooted sod-forming perennial. Drought tolerant and aggressive, but stands can become unproductive without fertilization.
Tall Fescue	15-20	Grazing, hay	2-4	Deep-rooted, long-lived bunchgrass. Drought tolerant, may contain endophytes harmful to livestock unless using endophyte-free varieties like Fawn and Goliath.
Timothy	12-18	Grazing, hay	1-3	Short-lived perennial, produces palatable hay, especially suited for horses. Shallow roots reduce drought tolerance.
Virginia Wildrye	10-12	Grazing, hay	2-3	Medium height perennial, tolerates a range of soil and moisture conditions. Palatability declines after heading.
Wheatgrass (Crested)	10-12	Grazing, hay	Varies	Hardy, drought-resistant, provides excellent early spring growth. Fairway type is shorter and more leafier, sometimes used in lawns.
Intermediate Wheatgrass	10-12	Grazing, erosion control	2-3	Tall, deep-rooted sod-forming grass. Tolerates high pH soils, provides early spring growth.
Pubescent Wheatgrass	10-12	Grazing, hay	2-3	More drought tolerant and winter-hardy than intermediate wheatgrass. Adapted to low fertility soils.
Slender Wheatgrass	7-8	Grazing	2-2.5	Short-lived perennial bunchgrass, well adapted to low fertility, high alkali soils. Very palatable but stands decline after 3-4 years.
Tall Wheatgrass	10-12	Grazing, erosion control	Varies	Tall, drought-resistant perennial bunchgrass. Well-suited for alkali soils and high water tables. Stays green longer than other wheatgrasses.
Western Wheatgrass	10-12	Grazing, erosion control	1-3	Long-lived, sod-forming grass, tolerates drought and periodic flooding. Produces high-quality forage with excellent protein levels.

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