legumes - North 40 Ag

Vetch, Hairy

Payal Vaishnav — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:30:36 +0000

Hairy Vetch Seed Supplier

As your trusted Hairy Vetch Seed Supplier, we offer this cool season legume that is the most winter hardy of the vetches, having been shown to handle temperatures down to 5F with little to no cover. This vetch is also a great option for attracting beneficial insects. Hairy vetch, when planted in the spring starts out slow, but by fall it will have put on a good amount of biomass which will also help in out competing weeds. It has been shown to sometimes be an issue trying to control with Roundup.

North 40 Ag is a trusted Hairy Vetch seed supplier serving growers across Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Headquartered just outside Billings in Ballantine, MT, our team provides premium seed varieties

1 = Poor and 5 = Excellent

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Vetch, Common

Payal Vaishnav — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:25:22 +0000

Common Vetch Seed Supplier

When you choose North 40 Ag as your Common Vetch Seed Supplier, you get a viney cool season legume that is ideal when cost is a concern and fixing N is a main goal.. When planted in the spring, it is rather slow to grow but will put on good biomass in the fall. This is a great legume for grazing, because of its palatability and high crude protein content. It does need to be noted that due to its hard seed, there have been some cases of common vetch being hard to control in years following.

North 40 Ag is a trusted Common Vetch seed supplier serving growers across Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Headquartered just outside Billings in Ballantine, MT, our team provides premium seed varieties

1 = Poor and 5 = Excellent

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Vetch, Chickling

Payal Vaishnav — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:20:45 +0000

Chickling Vetch Seed Supplier

Available from your trusted Chickling Vetch Seed Supplier, this legume is a great way to fix nitrogen and cut back on fertility needs in the following cash crop. This vetch is also ideal for grazing early in the season because of it’s high protein content and good relative feed value. In comparison to birdsfoot trefoil and sainfoin, chickling vetch is a low boat legume.

North 40 Ag is a trusted Chickling Vetch seed supplier serving growers across Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Headquartered just outside Billings in Ballantine, MT, our team provides premium seed varieties.

1 = Poor and 5 = Excellent

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Sunn Hemp

Payal Vaishnav — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:15:57 +0000

Sunn Hemp Seed Supplier

As your local Sunn Hemp Seed Supplier, we’ve seen how this crop excels at producing nitrogen and biomass while germinating and establishing very quickly. From our experience of planting it on our dryland, sunn hemp did well despite the lack of moisture it needs. All in all, it has potential of being applied more across Montana but more testing needs to be done for us to feel confident in using it.

North 40 Ag is a trusted Sunn Hemp seed supplier serving growers across Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Headquartered just outside Billings in Ballantine, MT, our team provides premium seed varieties.

1 = Poor and 5 = Excellent

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Soybeans

Payal Vaishnav — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:10:05 +0000

Soybeans Seed Supplier

Available from your premier Soybeans Seed Supplier, soybeans have been shown to produce a good number of nodules when fixing nitrogen, which is beneficial to the crop following. While not producing the highest amount of forage, they still produce adequate amounts if given enough growing degrees and moisture. A nice taproot on these helps in penetrating compaction layers and bringing up subsoil moisture that otherwise, isn’t available.

North 40 Ag is a trusted Soybeans seed supplier serving growers across Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Headquartered just outside Billings in Ballantine, MT, our team provides premium seed varieties

1 = Poor and 5 = Excellent

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Peas, Winter

Payal Vaishnav — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:05:06 +0000

Winter Peas Seed Supplier

When planning for late-season grazing, your premier Winter Peas Seed Supplier recommends this cold-tolerant legume over spring peas, despite its slower initial spring vigor.. Winter peas are more cold tolerant which makes it desirable for producers wishing to have a late fall/winter grazing option. They are a legume, meaning they will fix nitrogen and since their residue breaks down faster the nitrogen is more readily available in comparison to other legumes.

North 40 Ag is a trusted Winter Peas seed supplier serving growers across Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Headquartered just outside Billings in Ballantine, MT, our team provides premium seed varieties

1 = Poor and 5 = Excellent

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Peas, Spring Forage

Payal Vaishnav — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:00:37 +0000

Spring Forage Peas Seed Supplier

When you partner with North 40 Ag as your Spring Forage Peas Seed Supplier, you gain access to one of our favorite plants for cover crop mixes. The rapid growth produced by these peas, aids in suppressing weeds and at the same time, providing a quality forage for producers wanting to graze. Since peas are a legume, they will fix nitrogen, benefitting the crop following this mix. Peas often make it into our mixes, but if used in a heavy pulse crop rotation, it wouldn’t be recommended in having peas in your mix. If used in a heavy small grain rotation, peas have been shown to reduce the impact of take-all in wheat.

North 40 Ag is a trusted Spring Forage Peas seed supplier serving growers across Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Headquartered just outside Billings in Ballantine, MT, our team provides premium seed varieties.

1 = Poor and 5 = Excellent

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Mung Beans

Payal Vaishnav — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:55:13 +0000

Mung Beans

This warm season legume has produced well across Montana in the last few years. Because of the smaller seed size, there are more seeds per pound which will help in cutting back cost but still producing well. Since Mung beans are a legume, they will fix nitrogen which will benefit the crop following. These have been shown to be high in protein which is beneficial for grazing scenarios.

1 = Poor and 5 = Excellent

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Lentils, Winter

Payal Vaishnav — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:50:09 +0000

Winter Lentils

Winter lentils are more suited for fall seeding when either put in after a small grain crop or a fall mix with late fall/early winter grazing in mind because of their lack of growth when compared to spring lentils. Winter lentils have shown themselves to be more winter hardy than some winter pea varieties, but more than likely will not overwinter. And because they’re a legume, they will fix nitrogen which will benefit the crop following.

1 = Poor and 5 = Excellent

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Lentils, Spring

Payal Vaishnav — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:45:15 +0000

Spring Lentils

Spring lentils are a cool season legume that prefer dry conditions to help remain free of disease, which makes them perfect for the Northern Great Plains. A solid, reliable option for spring seeding with grazing in mind. Spring Lentils have been shown to germinate fairly quickly which helps it when competing in a mix. Also, spring lentils will fix nitrogen on their own, which benefits the next crop following.

1 = Poor and 5 = Excellent

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