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AFX 439 Alfalfa
NEW

Performance
- A widely adapted variety that will maximize yield and quality under aggressive management systems
- Strong disease and pest package including stem nematodes for western growers
- High performing variety with excellent yield performance when longer rotations are desired
Management
- Adapted to production zones all across the U.S. where fall dormancy 3, 4 or 5 varieties are normally recommended
- Provides high quality forage when aggressively managed for dairy feed
- A Hi-Ton^® variety with a fast green-up rate after harvest
- Expected to perform very well in mixtures with cool season grasses or other legumes
Appearance at Harvest Maturity
- Plants at bud stage will be medium-tall and feature a uniform canopy of large, medium-green leaves
AFX 469 Alfalfa
High Yield Performance

PERFORMANCE
- For growers who aggressively manage their established alfalfa acres
- An 11% yield advantage versus PGI 557
- FastGrowth ability shaves 3 to 5 days off the time between harvests to maximize seasonal yield
- Carries a strong, multiple-pest package to protect fast-growing plants and aggressively-managed acres
MANAGEMENT
- Fast-growing variety for production areas that use fall dormancy 4 and 5 alfalfas, and when four or more cuts are expected each season
- Average seeding year yield performance when spring direct seeded
- Very early harvest maturity; reaches late bud or early flower 3 to 5 days ahead of most dormant alfalfas
- Very fast green-up after harvest and accelerated growth to harvest maturity
AFX 460 Hi-Gest Alfalfa
PERFORMANCE
- A yield potential, Hi-Gest alfalfa for geographies using fall dormancy 4-5 varieties
- A product of forward breeding for improved yield and forage quality
- Features improved fiber digestibility and better animal performance when compared to other conventionally bred varieties. Variety patent pending
MANAGEMENT
- Responds to today’s recommend best management practices
- Adapted to aggressive high quality production systems or more relaxed high yield practices
- No known soil type limitations
APPEARANCE AT HARVEST MATURITY
- Plants are medium-tall with a dense canopy of dark green leaves up and down the stems
- A strong foliar leaf disease package contributes to a high leaf-to-stem ratio and higher crude protein
AFX 457 Salt Tolerant Alfalfa
MOST ADVANCED SALINITY TOLERANCE
PERFORMANCE
- Carries the complete package for high yield, persistence, and forage quality when establishing and growing alfalfa on high EC fields or with high EC irrigation water
- Adapted to all areas of the Great Plains and Intermountain West, especially where salinity limits the production of dairy quality hay
- Aggressive seeding growth for rapid stand establishment with or without salinity
MANAGEMENT
- No yield drag if planted into non-saline soils
- Fits western production practices and geographies where fall dormancy 3, 4 or 5 alfalfas are grown
- Medium-early maturity to fit late-bud harvest systems to maximize the harvest for the area each season