(For more details, click on the variety name)
OATS
Range of maturities to fill forage needs. High biomass yield, grown for silage, grazing, swath grazing, and green feed bales
| Variety | Highlights | Relative Forage Yield vs AC Morgan | Relative Maturity |
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| Strong straw and stay green leaves. Widely available across the western Prairies | 100 | Medium | |
| The number one forage oat in Canada. Large leaves, tall plant | 98 | Late | |
| Strong disease package, white hulled, also approved as a milling oat or pony oat | 106 | Medium |
BARLEY
The most versatile annual forage crop. Grown for grain, silage, swath grazing or green feed bales, high digestibility, early maturity
| Variety | Highlights | Relative Forage Yield vs CDC Austenson | AWN Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top yielding 2-row feed barley | 100 | Rough | |
| Dual purpose 6-row silage or grain barley. Tall plant with strong straw | 101 | Smooth | |
| Dual purpose 6-row silage or grain barley. Shorter straw than AB Advantage. Good fit for higher moisture | 101 | Smooth | |
| 2-row forage barley. Performs well in drier or harsh conditions | 99 | Rough | |
| 2-row forage barley. Performs well in drier or harsh conditions | 101 | Smooth | |
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CDC Renegade NEW
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2-row forage barley. Performs well in drier or harsh conditions | 106 | Smooth |
| 2-row malting barley that yields like a feed. Keep your options open - silage, feed, or malting | 109 | Rough |
WHEAT
The strongest-strawed annual forage option. Best suited to silage production under high moisture and high fertility, normally harvested and chopped for silage, improved lodging resistance allows easier harvest and highest forage yields under optimal growing conditions
| Variety | Highlights | Relative Forage Yield vs AC® Sadash VB | Awn Type |
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| The most widely grown SWS in western Canada | 100 | Awned | |
| High grain or forage yield, fit for ethanol or silage, SWS kernel, but classified as CWSP, fair to lodging | 107 | Awned | |
| SWS with high grain or forage yield, fit for milling, ethanol or silage | 100 | Awned |
TRITICALE/RYE
Grown for feed grain and forage
| Variety | Highlights | Relative Forage Yield | Awn Type |
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| Works as feed grain or for forage | 100 | Reduced Awn | |
| Fall rye can be spring or fall seeded to adjust grazing timing | N/A | Awned |