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  • AFX 439 AlfalfaHi-Ton performance alfalfa

    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
  • AFX469 AlfalfaHi-Ton performance alfalfa

    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 AlfalfaHi-Gest Alfalfa Technology

    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 alfalfaHi-Salt Salinity Tolerant Alfalfa

    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