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Cover Crop

Cover crop seed is planted to enrich soil composition after or between rotational farm, field or garden crops. These plants are then chopped, mowed or cultivated to incorporate the plant material into the soil. Cover Crops are the backbone of agriculture industry by sustaining soil composition and preserving quality farmland.

Alfalfa Seed

Alfalfa Seed - Alfalfa seed varieties are widely grown throughout the world as forage for cattle, and is most often harvested as hay, but can also be made into silage, grazed in pastures, or fed as green chop. Alfalfa seed varieties have the highest feeding...

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Buckwheat

Buckwheat Seed - Buckwheat is warm-season, broad-leafed annual that provides an excellent source of fodder for those with livestock. Learn more about the varieties offered by Hancock Seed.

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Clover Ground Cover Seed

Clover Ground Cover Seed - Many clover varieties or species are used for ground cover due to their low growing habits and low maintenance. Many clover species are considered decorative ground cover due to their beautiful flowers and soft appearance. Clovers are nitrogen fixing legumes...

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Crown Vetch

Crown Vetch is a cool season, hardy, perennial legume. Crown Vetch is not a true vetch, although it resembles common and hairy vetch. Crown Vetch spreads from rhizomes and will form a dense cover. It has been used for soil stabilization and as an ornamental...

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Hairy Vetch Seed

The vetches (plants of the genus Vicia) are distributed throughout the temperate zones of both hemispheres. There are about 150 species of vetch, several of which were of agricultural importance centuries ago. Some 25 species are native to the United States. However, the species in...

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Kale

Kale is commonly planted for cattle, sheep, goats and deer. Maris Kale is a late season forage normally planted in the Spring and harvested in the Fall. Well-maintained forage plots are highly productive and can produce eight or more tons of forage per acre.

Lespedeza Seed

Lespedeza Seed - Lespedeza is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the pea family Fabaceae, commonly known as Bush clover or Japanese clover. The genus is native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of eastern North America, eastern and southern Asia...

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Mustard

An old southern traditional favorite, “Florida Broadleaf” mustards are perfect to add to any food plot mix from deer to chicken! Most commonly grown for years and years as a staple in southern cuisine. Enjoy these leafy greens cooked on the stove with a ham...

Oats

Oats are used in agricultural seed production, livestock forage and wildlife food plot applications around the world. Oats are planted during the fall months. Seeding rates and planting times vary according to the location and application of planting. Common planting rates are 50 to 150...

Peas

Peas make an excellent cover crop, and attract wildlife while they do it!

Radish Seed

Daikon Radish Seed - Diakon Radish is great for food plots, winter cattle forage and soil improvements. Diakon Radish tap root look like carrots growing to lengths of 18 to 24 inches. Deer eat both the green top and the radish itself. Daikon Radish is...

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Rape

Rape is a source of food plot forage that can be used for nearly any animal. It makes a satisfying forage for ranchers, but most users will be hunters, who will find that both deer and game birds enjoy its offerings.

Grain Rye Seed

Grain Rye is used in agricultural seed production, livestock forage and wildlife food plot applications around the world. Oats, wheat and grain rye are planted during the fall months. Seeding rates and planting times vary according to the location and application of planting. Common planting rates...

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Sesbania Seed

Sesbania Seed - Sesbania is a vigorous growing annual legume that thrives in warm weather. Sesbania stalks can reach 8-12 feet in height. Sesbania is very valuable as a green manure or cover crop.

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Soybeans

Soybeans are commonly used for cover crops, forage and food plots for deer, turkey, quail and other wildlife. Soybeans are easy to grow and do not require much fertilizer making them an excellent soil building legume for cover crop applications.

Sunn Hemp

Sunn Hemp is a fast growing nitrogen fixing legume. Sunn Hemp is used for green manure forage, organic soil building and cover crop applications. Sunn Hemp is none seed bearing in the North American climates. Sunn Hemp provides as much as 20 tons per acre...

Triticale

Triticale is a highly-versatile hybrid forage for grazing, silage, balage, and boot-stage hay. Triticale is a cross between Wheat and Rye. Triticale is excellent forage for dairy cows at the boot stage and for beef cows and dairy heifers at the soft dough stage. High...

Turnips

Turnips will thrive in many types of soil. Turnips have a crisp white flesh and a zesty mustard-like flavor.

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