2022 Forage Guide | Page 23

THE BLEND FEATURES BENEFITS
55 % 20 % 15 % 10 %
AC Knowles Hybrid Bromegrass Greenleaf Pubescent Wheatgrass VR Total Alfalfa Barolex Tall Fescue
• Hay and pasture use
• Improved forage quality and regrowth potential
• Cut early for hay or defer for fall pasture
55 % 25 % 15 % 5 %
hps ® Meadow Bromegrass Greenleaf Pubescent Wheatgrass hps ® Western Wheatgrass Revenue Slender Wheatgrass
• Durable pasture for horses , calving or high‐density stock
• Sod-forming wheatgrass improves groundcover and reduces weeds
40 % 30 % 20 % 10 %
45 % 15 % 15 % 15 % 10 %
55 % 25 % 20 %
AC Saltlander Green Wheatgrass Barolex Tall Fescue AC Rocket Smooth Bromegrass Revenue Slender Wheatgrass
hps ® Tall Wheatgrass Barolex Tall Fescue AC Rocket Smooth Bromegrass Halo Alfalfa Revenue Slender Wheatgrass
AAC Mountainview Sainfoin AC Veldt Cicer Milkvetch Spredor 5 Alfalfa
• Best blend for saline soils
• AC Saltlander equals Tall Wheatgrass for salinity tolerance and exceeds it for longevity and forage quality
• Economic hay / pasture blend for light to moderate saline soils
• All-legume blend designed to revitalize tired pastures
• Inoculated legumes provide improved yield performance and high-quality
• Suitable for hay production or pasture
• Provides competition with foxtail barley
• Good early season growth
• Harvest early to maintain quality
• Cicer Milkvetch and Sainfoin are bloat-free legumes

Nutrien Ag Solutions Salinity Project

Salinity is a problem that affects every farm in Western Canada . Salinity can be caused by rising water tables that bring soil salts to the surface or by the use of irrigation water that is high in soluble salts . At Nutrien Ag Solutions , we have been working in partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canada to provide growers with solutions to the problem of saline patches on their farm .
In 2020 at the Ag In Motion Discovery Farm in Langham , SK , a Nutrien Ag Solutions team started a multi-year perennial forage project looking at salinity management . Working with a two acre piece of saline field the team are growing Halo 2 alfalfa , AC Saltlander Green Wheatgrass , and SalineMaster . In the second year of the Salinity Project , these forage crops , combined with the timely mowing for weeds have reduced kochia by 80 per cent and foxtail barley by 50 per cent . With proper forage selection and cultural control methods for weed management 27 small square bales were harvested in 2021 . With improved soil and land stewardship , these saline areas can be turned from unprofitable annual crop acres to profitable forage acres .
The Salinemaster strip in the first year of the project , left , and second year showing a 50 per cent reduction in foxtail barley .
Seed percentages (%) are expressed based on the seed weight in the blend , not the percentage (%) component in the forage stand . Nutrien Ag Solutions reserves the right to substitute any Master Blend component . Products and proportions of Master Blends are subject to availability and may change without notice . All products listed are trademarks of their respective companies .
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