Brassicas
A very palatable, high-quality forage used as a complement to grasses, brassicas are scavengers, typically high in protein and very low in fiber. They use their tap roots to mine the soil for nutrients that would have otherwise been lost and are excellent for increasing diversity, addressing soil compaction, and suppressing the root-knot nematode. It is recommended that brassicas be grazed with grasses to make sure livestock have adequate fiber in their diet. Most will winter kill with multiple days of temperatures in the teens, so timely fall planting is critical for maximizing growth. They are not recommended for dry hay.
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Barkant Turnip
Order NowA grazing tolerant variety with a small tuber.
Barsica Rape
Order NowBarsica rape is fast maturing and most likely to survive the winter.
Bayou Kale
Order NowA versatile variety that performs well in the summer heat and the cold of the winter.
CCS 779
Order NowDeep root growth, cover crop radish variety.
Winfred Rape
Order NowWinfred Hybrid is a bulbless turnip and rapeseed cross, high yielding and grazing tolerant.
Purple Top Turnip
Order NowA fast growing brassica for cover crops that helps in reducing compaction and soil crusting. Key Features: -Fast growing cover crop that persists through winter -Produces savory, sugary turnips great for grazing with excellent nutritional values, high in protein.
Nitro Radish
Order NowDaikon radish is a brassica with a deep tap root that penetrates subsoil, improves tilth, and scavenges and bio-accumulates nitrogen, calcium, sulfur, and magnesium from lower soil levels, bringing nutrients up to regions where they are usable by other crops. Radishes’ leafy canopy suppresses weeds; they also secrete chemicals that help inhibit weed germination, as well as chemicals that suppress nematodes. For this reason, many brassicas are known as “bio-fumigants.”
Impact Forage Collard
Order NowImpact forage collards are a cross between Georgia Southern collards and another leafy brassica and are one of the best grazing brassicas on the market. The large, smooth leaves are very palatable and our testing shows that these collards have the highest protein content in the brassica family. Collards can withstand some of the widest ranges of weather, from hot and dry in the summer, and surviving temperature down to the low single digits in the winter.
Ethiopian Mustard
Order NowYellow flower, tap root, similar to wild type.
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VNS Daikon Radish
Order NowDeep root growth, cover crop radish variety.
Fragiblaster Radish
Order NowVersatile forage brassica for livestock and wildlife.