Popular Products
Shop by Region
Pasture seed mixes
Request a custom seed mix
Contact us
Beautiful Blooms with Hancock Seed
Popular Products
Seed Quality
Hancock Seed is dedicated to delivering the best seeds possible to our customers. Hancock Seed grows and harvests many of our products, and we acquire the majority of the rest from other family farmers.
All these seeds are processed, packaged and shipped from Hancock Farm. This helps us ensure that our high standards are met. Unlike much of the competition, we refuse to sell you a seed that was not gathered during the last harvest. You will always receive fresh product from Hancock.
Every seed we grow comes with 40 years of experience behind it...you can rest assured that all of our products are cultivated in a method that assures its potential for growth.
Your cart ( 0 )
Sterile Sorghum Sudan Seed is used for cover crops, silage, haylage, grazing and other livestock forage and farming applications. It is commonly grown throughout the southeast and the midwest. Sterile Sorghum Sudan is great for summer grazing cattle and hay production during the spring and summer months. The Sterile Sorghum variety is Defiance which is more sugar cane aphid resistant than other varieties.
Product Information
- Application or Use: Pasture, Food Plot, Cattle Forage, Cover Crop, Hay Production, Silage
- Germination Time: 7 - 14 days, under optimal conditions
- Growing Locations: Warm Season, Transition Zone, Cool Season
- Height: 6 - 8 feet
- Sunlight Requirements: 8+ hours, full sun for best results
- Advantages: Will not reseed itself, eliminates the need to terminate.
- When to Plant: Recommended Planting time is spring and summer when night time temperatures are consistently 65+ degrees.
Product Detail
- Used for cover crops, silage, hay and grazing
- Quick establishment and high yielding
- Very palatable
- Treated Seed
Product Information
Sterile sorghum will not reseed itself, therefore there shouldn't be any regrowth from seed. The Sterile Sorghum has about 70 days to mid-bloom and 95 days to maturity and can reach heights of 6-8ft tall. There are approximately 19,000 - 23,000 seeds per pound.
*Product packaging may appear different than what is pictured.
Plant during spring or summer at a rate of 15 to 25 lbs. per acre. Plant at a depth of 1/2 in. Apply fertilizer at a rate of 350 to 450 lbs. per acre.
Hay Production: Sterile sorghum should be planted at a higher (20 to 30 lbs.) seed rate for hay production. This increases yield, and decreases the exposed area for weeds to fill in between cuttings. It should be harvested after the plants reach 24 inches or higher. The maximum quality TDN (Total Digestible Nutrients) is between 24 and 36 in. in height.
Grazing: Begin cattle grazing at 24 in., and rotate when plants are grazed down to 8 in. The planting rate for grazing should be 15 to 25 lbs. per acre.
Instructions
When choosing to start a new lawn, remove old vegetation by using a de-thatcher, power rake or tiller to kill the existing vegetation. Rake or drag the area to remove debris and dead grass for a clean area. Ensure the soil is leveled and loosened to allow the seed to have good soil contact once spread on a clean seed bed.
If you have an area with heavy weed coverage, we recommend starting fresh by killing and removing the existing vegetation. If you choose to use chemicals, herbicides or fertilizers, you must check with the product's manufacturer prior to planting new seed to ensure the proper waiting period.
When overseeding an existing area, mow your lawn at the lowest setting and bag the clippingsx. Rake or drag any areas that have dead thatch or debris.