HayKing II Hi-Gest® BMR Hybrid Sudangrass
PERFORMANCE
- Low-lignin content increases digestibility in livestock rations
- True Sudan Sudan Cross
- Warm-season, summer annual with seasonal dry matter tonnage equal to corn silage as silage, pasture or hay
- Low-input requirements and an efficient user of nitrogen and water, with few weed or pest concerns
- Superior forage quality versus BMR hybrid sorghum x sudangrass with reduced prussic acid
MANAGEMENT
- Adapted to all areas of the U.S. where hybrid sorghum x sudangrass or hybrid sudangrass is normally grown
- Plant after danger of frost and soil temperatures exceed 65°
- Fine stems, leafy and aggressive tillering after harvest. Leave a 3-4″ stubble.
- Follow all sorghum feeding precautions
Description
FIELD APPEARANCE
- A fast-growing hybrid with very fine stems, aggressive tillering and a mass of leaves with the characteristic brown mid-rib coloring. Usually chest-high before head extension.
SEEDING RATES
- Midwest, 30 to 60+ pounds per acre, 6 inches to 18 inches row spacing
- Northeast, 30 to 60+ pounds per acre, 6 inches to 18 inches row spacing
- Southeast, 30 to 60+ pounds per acre, 6 inches to 18 inches row spacing
- Great Plains Dryland, 15 to 30+, 6 inches to 18 inches row spacing
- Great Plains Irrigated, 30 to 60+ pounds per acre, 6 inches to 18 inches row spacing
- Intermountain West Irrigated, 40 to 60+ pounds per acre, 6 inches to 18 inches row spacing
- Southwest Irrigated, 50-100+ pounds per acre, 6 inches to 18 inches row spacing
