Demand for annual cover crops is growing, with interest in building soil health and supplementing perennial forage use.
Northstar Seed has been involved in cover crops for more than six years, and have developed their product lineup to meet the demand of an increasingly sophisticated market. At Northstar Seed, they have created cover crop blends for double cropping under irrigation, summer/fall grazing, stored forage, nitrogen fixation, and soil health improvements. They have also used annual legumes as a part of intercropping with cereal grain production.
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D.C. Grazer Max (Double-Crop) |
A fall grazing/double-crop blend with premium varieties. This mix of high feed value, rapid growth brassicas featuring a low glucosinate forage rape, and Nabucco Italian Ryegrass brings phenomenal fall grazing without breaking the bank. Mix Contains:
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NS Soil Health Max |
All the beneficial soil improvement characteristics: deep roots to capture nutrients, penetrate hardpan and improve soil tilth, N fixing, as well as hosting a beneficial nematode environment. Mix Contains:
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Max Buzz BlendNEW |
This pollinator blend will provide season long flowering for beneficial pollinators, and will look beautiful too! Mix Contains:
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Max N Blend |
The ultimate blend for fixing N., including cutting edge varieties to extend the growing season and maximize your N fixation. Reduce your N inputs by maximizing your N output. Mix Contains:
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Swath Graze Max |
Superior mix of leafy forages, legume and grass, providing high feed value and maximum rate of gain for cattle. Great companion with cereals for swath grazing. Mix Contains:
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