Albert Lea Seed House 2017 Cover Crop Seed Guide | Page 3

COVER CROP TERMINATION
Spraying Termination - Timing of herbicide
application is critical for contact and systemic chemicals. Only
spray when plants are actively growing (usually late morning
through early afternoon) and temperatures are warm. Always
consult the label and discuss your chemical applications with
your local co-op or chemical expert.
Tillage/Mowing Termination - Allow cover
crops to develop as much as possible to grow the most
biomass, build soil and fix Nitrogen. Generally the closer
to reproductive maturity the better depending on the
situation. Ease of termination by mowing/tillage will
depend on the cover crop species, growth stage and timing
of passes.
Grazing Termination - With very few exceptions,
almost all cover crops and cover crop mixes can be grazed
and provide excellent forage. Proper management is critical
to ensure correct time of grazing, utilization rate and grazing
height. Success of kill by grazing will depend on cover crop
species, growth stage and timing of grazing events.
Seeding Rate (lbs/acre)
Species Name
Winter Rye
Oats
Annual / Italian Ryegrass
Tillage Radish
Purple Top Turnips
Forage Rape
Mustard
Phacelia
Buckwheat
Drilled Broadcast 1 /Aerial
50-100
64-96
15-20
6-8
4-6
4-8
15-20
7-12
45-100 120-150
96-128
20-30
8-10
6-8
8-10
20-25
Not Recommended
55-125/Aerial not advised
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Local Pilots and Aerial Applicators
Company
Arnt Aerial Spraying
Agri-Tech Aviation
Bart’s Flying Service
Blue Earth Aviation
Fairmont Aerial Ag.
Heiderscheidt Aerial
Hoppe Airspray
J-Bird Helicopters
Klinkenborg Aerial
Lowry Flying Inc.
Meyer Agri Air
Olsem Aeriall LLC
Pocahontas Aerial
R&M Spraying
Scott’s Helicopter
Storm Flying Service
Thisius Flying Service
Todd’s Flying Service
Wells AG Supply
Location Phone
Worthington, MN
Indianola, IA
Storm Lake, IA
Blue Earth, MN
Frost, MN
Sleepy Eye, MN
Conrad, IA
Mankato, MN
Parkersbug, IA
Grinnell, IA
Wellsburg, IA
Westbrooke, MN
Pocahontas, IA
Sioux Center, IA
Le Sueur, MN
Webster City, IA
Wells, MN
Ankeny, IA
Fonda, IA 507-376-3305
515-240-0560
712-732-6494
507-526-7264
507-236-1938
507-794-7540
319-610-3628
507-245-3939
720-878-1670
641-325-0261
641-640-8723
507-360-1281
712-335-4860
712-722-2293
507-665-4064
515-832-3723
507-383-9157
515-964-0380
712-288-6210
(Inclusion on this list does not imply an endo rsement.)
Approx.
In Mix Seeds/lb Seeding
Date
Seeding Winter Total N 3 P & K Erosion Weed Quick Grazing
Depth Kill 2 (lb/A/yr) Scavenger Control Control Growth
25-75
48-64
4-5
3-4
1-2
1-2
2-4
3-5
15-25 18,000
16,000
227,000
25,000
220,000
145,000
180,000
220,000
15,000 Aug.-Nov.
Aug.-Sept.
Aug.-Sept.
Aug.-Sept.
July-Aug.
July-Aug.
Aug.-Sept.
Aug.-Sept.
May-Aug. 1''
1 - 2''
¼ - ½''
¼ - ½''
¼ - ½''
¼ - ½''
¼ - ¾''
¼''
½ - 2'' NO
YES
YES 2
YES 2
YES 2
YES 2
YES
YES
YES -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- VG
F
G
VG
-
VG
G
-
E
VG
VG
VG
F
VG
VG
VG
E
E
VG
E
G
VG
VG
VG E
E
E
VG
G
VG
VG
E E
E
E
E
E
E
P
-
NITROGEN PRODUCING COVER CROP LEGUMES
Hairy Vetch
Winter Peas
Crimson Clover
Field Peas
Cowpeas
Lentils
Lupin
Chickling Vetch
Sunn Hemp
Balansa Clover
Common Vetch
25-35
50-100
12-25
100-200
50-100
40-50
50-90
60-70
15-20
5-8
50-60 30-40
Not Recommended
25-30
Not Recommended
Not Recommended
50-75
Not Recommended
Not Recommended
Not Recommended
6-9
60-75 15-20
25-50
2-5
50-100
20-30
10-20
20-40
20-30
4-8
2-3
20-40 16,000
2,000
150,000
2000
3,000
15,000
4,000
2,600
11,000
500,000
7,000 Aug.-Oct.
Aug.-Sept.
Aug.-Sept.
Aug.-Sept.
June-Aug.
Aug.-Sept.
March-May
March-May
June-Aug.
July-Sept.
Aug.-Sept. ½ - 1’’
1”-2”
¼ - ½’’
2-3”
½ - 1’’
1 - 1½’’
¼ - ¾’’
1 - 1½’’
½ - 1”
¼”
½ - 1” NO 2
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES 2
YES 70-200
70-150
55-130
70-150
100-150
20-30
100-200
80-100
100-140
50-100
50-120 G
F
G
F
G
VG
E
F
F
F
- G
VG
VG
VG
E
F
G
VG
VG
VG
G G
F
VG
F
E
G
F
G
E
E
G F
VG
G
VG
VG
F
VG
F
E
VG
F F
VG
VG
E
G
E
G
E
p
E
G
75-125
15-20
40-50
15-20
60-70
50-75
15-20
12-15
12-15 90-150
20-25
50-75
20-25
75-80
75-80
20-25
15-20
15-20 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Varies
Varies
Varies
Varies
Varies
Varies
Varies
Varies
Varies Aug.-Sept.
Aug.-Sept.
Aug.-Sept.
Aug.-Sept.
Aug.-Sept.
May-Aug.
Aug.-Sept.
June-July
Feb.-May ½ - 1”
¼ - ½
½ - 1”
¼ - ½”
½”
½ - 1”
¼ - ½”
¼ - ½”
¼ - ½” YES 2
YES 2
NO
YES 2
NO
YES
YES 2
NO 2
NO 2 50-75
30-65
50-75
-
20-40
50-100
30-65
30-65
50-100 G
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
G
G
E VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
VG
G
G E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
F
G E
E
E
VG
VG
E
VG
G
P E
VG
E
E
E
G
E
VG
VG
COVER CROP MIXES
Viking NitroMax CC1
Viking ValueMax CC2
Viking WinterMax CC3
Viking GrazeMax CC4
Viking AerialMax CC5
Viking SummerMax CC6
Viking MultiMax CC7
Viking CultivationMax CC8
Viking Plowdown Blend CC9
Incorporating broadcast seed by dragging or lightly disking will increase successful germination • 2 winter kill success will vary. Typically dependent on severity of winter and snow cover
• 3 total N/year is dependent on several factors including soil temperature, how long crop is allowed to grow, etc.
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