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Alternative forages, Financial assistance, Find Seed, Livestock and other Drought Mitigation Resources

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• Find Seed Field crops
  • Advanta Seeds - Breeder and producer of agricultural field crops, based in the Netherlands.
  • AgriGold Hybrids - Seed corn distributor to Illinois, Indiana and parts of Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, and Missouri.
  • Agstore.net - Supplies corn, soybean, forage, and alfalfa seed, plus inoculants and treatments.
  • AgVenture, Inc. - Provides farmers with corn, soybean, and alfalfa seed. United States.
  • America's Alfalfa - Promotion and information on an alfalfa seed variety for high yield and profit in the USA.
  • Bayside Seeds - Distributes corn, soybean and alfalfa seeds.
  • Betaseed, Inc. - Produces and distributes sugarbeet seed.
  • Brownseed Farms - Producer of hybrid corn, forages, and soybeans.
  • Canamaize Seed Inc. - Raises and markets grain and forage corn for short growing season environments. Includes grower's guide, sales and contact information.
  • Central Produce, Inc. - Potato broker specializing in seed potatoes with locations in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Florida.
  • Channel Bio Corp - Breeds and produces corn and soybean seed sold through distributors in North America.
  • Dairyland Seed - Wisconsin based breeder and producer of agricultural seeds such as corn, soybean, and alfalfa.
  • Eagle Seeds & Biotech Ltd. - Produces soybean, corn, wheat, and vegetable seeds. Based in India.
  • Fielders Choice Direct - Offers online sales of corn seed to commercial growers. Includes products and ordering information.
  • Fontanelle Hybrids - Supplier of hybrid alfalfa, corn and soybean seed.
  • Giant Seed Company - Distributes agricultural seeds, corn, sorghum, etc. in New Mexico.
  • Holly Hybrids - Develops and markets sugarbeet seed varieties for North America.
  • Hyland Seeds - Breeds corn, soybean, cereal, bean, and food quality grains. Sells through dealer network.
  • Kruger Seed Company - Iowa seed company producing hybrid seed corn and soybeans for the midwestern farmer.
  • Lugano Leonardo SRL - Producer, breeder and seller of rice and wheat seed. Gives details of varieties grown, research, and contact information. Italy.
  • MWS Seeds - Distributes corn, soybean, and wheat seeds.
  • Net Seeds - Offers new seed corn, soybean and alfalfa seed in bulk to farmers. Located in Urbandale, Iowa.
  • NorthStar Genetics - Produces soybean, wheat, alfalfa, and canola seeds.
  • Pacific Seeds - Breeds and supplies seed for field crops and sweet corn to international clients.
  • Paramount Seed Farms - Distributes agricultural seeds, wheat, barley, oats, etc, to Kansas and the Plains region.
  • PDS Forages Dairy Nutrition and Forage Dry Matter Intakes - Practical Dairy Solutions supplies alternative forage opportunities.
  • Pfister Hybrid Corn Company - Commercial producer with a range of corn and alfalfa seed.
  • PlantTech - Supplier of agricultural field crop seeds to Australian growers.
  • Potato Products International Ltd. - A seed company that specializes in the breeding, production agronomy and marketing of potato hybrids.
  • Saxon Agriculture - Contract grows combinable crop seed, supplying as-grown and re-cleaned cereal, oilseed and pulse seed to wholesale and retail markets.
  • Seed Association of India - Supplies hybrids in cereals, oilseeds, fibre crops and vegetables to Indian farmers.
  • Seedex, Inc. - Sugarbeet hybridizers and seed producers. Includes production information, trial results, sales representatives by area, and company overview.
  • Sunbeam Extract Co. - Breeds and produces wheat, oats, barley, and millet seeds.
  • Technico - Has propagation technology for producing early generation seed potatoes.
  • Wagon Wheel Seed Corp - Grower, processor, and wholesaler of certified seed of cereals, oilseeds, pulses, special crops, forages, and corn and soybeans. Located in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  
  
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  Rye Grass News from southwest press
  Rye Grass
  USDA RESEARCH SERVICE Texas Crop, Weather Report ... Feb. 15, 2006. Texas Crop, Weather Report ... rains have helped the ryegrass (for winter pastures)," said Brian ... has helped the drought situation in East Texas. However, pastures still ... more hits from: - 11 KB
  
  TEXAS CROP AND WEATHER REPORT TEXAS CROP AND WEATHER REPORT. COLLEGE STATION – West Texas cattle producers are seeing an improvement in forage conditions over last year's shortage due to drought, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports. ... drought and did not provide livestock with enough nutrients to grow efficiently. This year, producers in West Texas ... Ryegrass in fair condition; pastures ... more hits from: - 8 KB
  
  Forage Grasses Forage Grasses. Forage grasses include (Crop Group 17) introduced and native grasses for pasture, grazing, and hay crops. ... In East Texas, ryegrass is mixed with cereal rye ... not particularly heat or drought tolerant. Endophytes (a fungus ... more hits from: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/Texascrops/foragegrasses/index.html - 25 KB
  
  Land and Livestock Post, a publication of The Bryan-College Station Eagle Updated December 3, 2005. Drought losses significant. Special to the Post. click photo to zoom in. Attendees at the E.D. " Doug" Davidson hay show check out some of the hay samples submitted for the competition. ... Valley Livestock Commission Company in Bryan. Losses from the 2005 drought in Texas are ... soil and crop sciences at Texas A&M University ... pasture as ryegrass or ryegrass blended with ... more hits from: http://www.landandlivestockpost.com/news/120605drought.php - 22 KB
  
  Texas Crop report ... Texas Crop report. The following specific livestock, crop and weather ... planting under way. Drought caused poor soybean yields in ... Fall pastures, ryegrass being planted. Peanuts being ... more hits from: http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/103197/043-3271.htm - 4 KB
  
  Drought losses significant, but agriculture has some bright spots ... the livestock sector could ... drought-affected areas, said Dr. Travis Miller, associate head for Extension in the department of soil and crop sciences at Texas ... ryegrass or ryegrass ... more hits from: http://www.ntxe-news.com/artman/publish/printer_30130.shtml - 11 KB
  
  Winter Pasture Options Following Drought Conditions Winter Pasture Options Following Drought Conditions. The drought conditions of this spring and summer have left our forage resources for this fall and winter in short supply. ... many producers in Oklahoma and Texas. Cattle herds have ... as a forage crop and grain crop simultaneously, if managed ... properly managed. Ryegrass is not as cold or drought tolerant as ... more hits from: - 8 KB
  
  
  
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  - Forage Management 83 KB click here ... grass. High palatability and digestibility make this. species highly valued for forage/livestock systems ... of seed in the drought of 1997 ... is from eastern Texas and. Oklahoma Study by West Virginia University... more hits from:
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  - AG news 20 KB click here ... drought in Texas are mounting in the eastern half of the state, but agriculture still has some bright spots. Damage to the livestock ... of grass and wheat ... or rye, Miller ... more hits from:
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  Registration of Tam 112 Wheat - 33 KB click here ARS | Publication request: Registration of Tam 112 Wheat
  ... Technical Abstract: TAM 112 is a hard red winter what (Triticum aestivum) experimental line developed by ... of the purified TAM 112 was planted by Texas Foundation Seed Service in the ... more hits from:
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  Texas Foundation Seed Service
  ... TAM 112' Hard Red Winter Wheat has a very high grain and forage yield and has good ... the High Plains. TAM 112' is currently under Foundation Seed increase and limited ... more hits from:
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  Scott Seed Co.
  ... Growing Quality Seed for 60 Years ... Cover Crop -- Seed -- Wheatlage -- Wildlife Plots. Products Available for 2006! Tam 112. Tam 111. Tam 110. Tam 105 ... more hits from:
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  Certified Wheat Seed For Sale
  ... Certified Wheat Seed For Sale. Abilene Ag Service & Supply, Inc ... TAM 110. TAM 111. TAM 112. Seed Inc. Sunray, Texas ... more hits from:
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  Blend May be Best Bet When Selecting Wheat Seed
  ... Blend May be Best Bet When Selecting Wheat Seed ... including AP502 CL, Texas experimental entries 3232 and 1117, Duster, Hatcher, TAM 112, TAM 111, and Keota, Bean said ... more hits from:
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  TAM 90 [Adobe PDF]
  ... grazing time than did Gulf (122 versus 112 days). Results (Table 4) indicate that the ... Sources of Seed. Seed of TAM 90 ryegrass can be purchased from East Texas Seed ... more hits from:
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  Farm and Ranch Classified Advertising
  ... COLORADO CERTIFIED SEED. TAM 111 - Dry or Irr ... Garden City, KS. 62 " Certified TAM 112. T81. Registered Danby ... more hits from:
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  2004 LOWER GULF COAST STANDARD CORN HYBRID TEST CONDUCTED BY TEXAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION,
  ... DeKalb Genetics Corp: DKC 66-80. Garst Seed Co: 8213RR. G.E ... 140. 171. 112. 147. 152. 131 ... machine or hand harvested strip tests. TAM-CC was replicated in a ... more hits from:
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  Big Daddy Annual Rye Grass
  Farm Science Genetics helps maximize profitability through big yields of the highest quality forages. ... Big Daddy Annual Rye Grass. Superior yield. Quick establishment. Increased stand persistence. Drought tolerant ... Ryegrass is the cool-season grass species that provides the highest level ... more hits from:
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  Cover Crop Database: Complete Crop Summary of Cereal Rye
  Cereal Rye. Cool-season annual grass. 36-72" tall. Biomass 4,000-10,000 lb/acre. N content 1% Flowers April-May. Matures May-June. Tolerates close winter mowing. Self-reseeding. 'Merced' is drought tolerant; many cvs tolerate waterlogging ... its maturation date can alter based on moisture availability. Cereal rye is more drought tolerant than oat (Miller, 1984 ... more hits from:
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  1998 Drought Information - Survival Kit Drought Management Strategies 1998. Larry Redmon. Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. Oklahoma State University. Producers should consider selling cattle to reduce the need for what will be expensive feed inputs. ... drought. If there is not a cool-season perennial grass pasture, be prepared to plant a cool-season annual grass pasture. Recommendations would include a cereal rye ... more hits from:
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  Manhattan-4 Perennial Ryegrass Blend ... Good heat and drought tolerance. Good shade adaptation ... an excellent winter overseeding grass for dormant bermudagrass turf ... its increased heat and drought tolerance, less watering is ... more hits from:
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  Overseed rye grass with buffalo? Overseed rye grass with buffalo? Posted by charlotte_sometimes 8 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 6, 06 at 19:25. I am so confused. I know very little about gardening. ... with a cool season grass. I believe it was rye grass. As soon as the rain started, the ... variety is very good St aug for drought resistant. That's about it ... more hits from:
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  Kentucky Bluegrass lawn and grass seed - Planting Bluegrass lawns, pastures, turf grass and sports fields from seed. Blue grass seed for lawns, pastures and quality turfgrass. Including Kentucky Bluegrass seed. Bluegrasses.com - Sales and information on Bluegrasses, grass seeds, lawn care and maintenance. ... Additions of creeping red fescue, perennial rye grass or annual rye grass seeds are included in bluegrass for ... is not a high drought tolerant grass, but it has the ability ... more hits from:
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  Forage Management for Drought Recovery Forage Management for Drought Recovery. Ed Rayburn. Extension Forage Agronomist. WVU Extension Service. 7/00. Drought situations can be hard on livestock producers both financially and psychologically. ... to have a perennial stand develop after the rye grass. In these mixed stands you may want ... more hits from:
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  Perennial Rye ... Perennial Rye Grass. Characteristics... Cool season grass that is dark green in color and ... Drought Tolerances... Good. Without water, will go dormant during a short drought, but will ... more hits from:
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  Townsend Seed Products - Cereal Grain, Alfalfa and Grass Seed from Townsend, Montana Townsend Seeds is a certified seed processing facility in Townsend, Montana. We sell only the highest quality cereal grain, alfalfa and grass seed to meet all of your planting needs. ... strong native sod grass that does well on heavy soils, and can withstand flooding and drought. It is valuable ... Forage Grasses. Annual Rye - Quick ground cover for disturbed sites ... more hits from:
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  Alliance Perennial Ryegrass Blend ... AT OUR STORE. NEED GRASS? Click & BUY below ... insects and are found to enhance heat and drought stress tolerance ... 21 days, or when the grass blades are 1/3 longer ... more hits from:
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  National Geographic: Lewis & Clark—Plants—Giant Rye Grass Get information about Lewis & Clark's 300-plus plant and animal species discoveries via pictures, historical illustrations, journal entries, and more. ... SHOWING RECORD: 13 of 33 Giant Rye Grass. Giant Rye Grass ... A large clumping grass with silver gray foliage. Evergreen; drought tolerant. Height: 1-5 ft (0.6-1.5 m). Width ... more hits from:
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  VicNor Farms - Type of Grass SODDING IS AFFORDABLE! Types of grasses: Kentucky Bluegrass- We blend four of the highest rated gold tag varieties of seed to achieve a grass with dark, rich color. This grass is known for its cold and stress tolerance. ... blend of grass is more drought tolerant, will wear well, and tolerate more shade then the Blue and Blue Rye grasses ... more hits from:
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  Echter's Grass Seed Blends Echter's Grass Seed Blends. Blend. Description/Uses. Drought Tolerance. Resistant to Disease. /Insects. Grasses in Blend. Rate. Turf Types. Echter's Premium Grass Seed ... Drought Defy. Very drought tolerant like Buffalo grass but greens earlier and stays green later in the season. Grows in poorer soils. Extremely. No/ 60% Annual Rye ... more hits from:
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  Grass drought tolerance and avoidance ... Issue: January 20, 1997. Grass drought tolerance and avoidance ... preferred grass. In the cool season it is often overseeded with perennial rye to provide a longer season of green grass ... more hits from:
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  Hernando: Drought has a slimming effect on cows, profits Drought has a slimming effect on cows, profits. Beef and dairy cows shed pounds as grass dries up in the arid conditions. The lack of rain also hurts golf course owners and landscapers. By SAUNDRA AMRHEIN. © St. ... back by a dry winter that stunted the growth of rye grass, are trying to stretch their hay supply to feed the ... more hits from:
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  Ornamental Grasses - Drought Tolerant Grasses DROUGHT TOLERANT GRASSES: The increasing scarcity of water resources ensures an ever-increasing role for low water use plants and landscapes. ... We are working to increase our selection of drought tolerant native species that will perform in the semi-to very ... Blue Lyme Grass. 4. Leymus cinereus. Basin Wild Rye. 3 ... more hits from:
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  CBC News - New drought threatening Prairie crops New drought threatening Prairie crops. Last Updated Thu Jul 12 08:35:27 2001. COLONSAY, SASKATCHEWAN - Over a vast area in Alberta and Saskatchewan, fields have not seen a drop of water in months. ... His neighbour Bert Bentley's fall rye crop did grow. Rye is a more drought-tolerant crop than others ... cows are eating it because the grass in their pasture is dead ... more hits from:
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  http://www.uvi.edu/NOAA/Hydrotest/grassinfo.htm ... building qualities are unequaled. Buffel grass is easy to establish, drought resistant, and a high forage producer ... Rye Grass -- Rye grass is an annual, cool season grass used in ... more hits from:
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  Online Turf: Drought Master and the Hose Pipe Ban ... Drought Master contains drought resistant grass species to cope with the drier climate in some parts of the ... A non rye grass turf with beautiful appearance. Drought Master is grown ... more hits from:
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  Chapter 4 – Drought Response Measures [Adobe PDF] ... For the purposes of the Drought Plan all current time of day ... Tall Fescue or Rye Grass) is prohibited during the months of May through August; SNWA Drought Plan ... more hits from:
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  Land and Livestock Post, a publication of The Bryan-College Station Eagle Updated December 19, 2005. The scramble's on for hay. By BEVERLY MOSELEY. Land & Livestock Post. click photo to zoom in. Andy Scasta, manager of Box S Cattle ranch in Bryan, pushes blocks of alfalfa hay to bred Braford heifers. ... Drought Destroying Many South Central Texas Lawns ... rye grass he planted for winter grazing haven't come up and his water tanks are going dry. "This is the worst drought ... more hits from:
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  Land and Livestock Post, a publication of The Bryan-College Station Eagle Updated December 3, 2005. Drought losses significant. Special to the Post. click photo to zoom in. Attendees at the E.D. " Doug" Davidson hay show check out some of the hay samples submitted for the competition. ... Valley Livestock Commission Company in Bryan. Losses from the 2005 drought in Texas are mounting ... winter growth of grass and wheat for grazing ... with oats, wheat or rye, Miller said ... more hits from:
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  TEXAS CROP, WEATHER REPORT ... Livestock producers may face difficult times this summer because of continuing drought throughout the state, Texas ... short of grass, or close to ... season pastures; rye grasses maturing ... more hits from:
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  TEXAS CROP AND WEATHER REPORT TEXAS CROP AND WEATHER REPORT. COLLEGE STATION – Cattle producers are giving thanks for recent rains which brought green pastures and some growth, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports. Extension Livestock Specialist Dr. ... nicely from the drought that we experienced during ... SOUTHEAST TEXAS: soil moisture is adequate to surplus. Rye grass emerging and ... more hits from:
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  Mississippi Beef Cattle Production Drought Information Beef cattle production is a significant component of Mississippi agriculture. ... For drought-related livestock assistance inquires ... such as oats, wheat, and rye, are worth considering also, as ... Feedlot studies conducted by Texas Tech University have shown that ... more hits from:
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  Ag Connection Newsletter, Drought Issue 1997 Your link to the Universities for ag extension and research information. Special Issue. August 1997. Drought Information from Ag Connection ... Silage: G04590: Corn Silage. Feeding Livestock. Feeding Drought Corn to Calves ... 70 to 82. Rye. Late Boot to Early Head ... Silage and fresh grass — Pack the sample (approximately 5 lbs ... more hits from:
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  Forage Management [Adobe PDF] ... grass. High palatability and digestibility make this. species highly valued for forage/livestock systems ... of seed in the drought of 1997 ... is from eastern Texas and. Oklahoma eastward ... more hits from:
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  North Texas e-News ... drought in Texas are mounting in the eastern half of the state, but agriculture still has some bright spots. Damage to the livestock ... of grass and wheat ... or rye, Miller ... more hits from:
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  Drought losses significant, but agriculture has some bright spots Farm and ranch magazine with farm equipment classifieds covering the major crops of wheat, corn, cotton, soybeans, sorghum and cattle and hog breeds. ... drought in Texas are mounting in the eastern half of the state, but agriculture still has some bright spots. Damage to the livestock ... of grass and wheat ... or rye, Miller ... more hits from:
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