Forage Sorghum

As a forage sorghum is a versatile, summer annual grass that thrives in hot climates, offering an adaptable and sustainable solution for livestock feed. On this page, you can explore a range of sorghum options tailored to diverse growing conditions.

Sorghum Products

Bossy Bites

Maturity: Late

CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

N/A

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

Guardian

Maturity: PPS

• Photoperiod sensitive Sorghum-Sudangrass

• Excellent forage producing product for hay, grazing, or silage

• Drought tolerance is excellent

• Tolerant to Sugar Cane Aphids

• Combines tonnage with quality plus great agronomic traits for a great all around product

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

Gun Smoke II

Maturity: Late

• Sorghum-Sudangrass

• 60 days to boot stage

• Good leaf to stem ratio

• Works well planted late

• Has good salt tolerance

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

Hay N Graze

Maturity: PPS

• Photoperiod sensitive Sorghum-Sudangrass

• Excellent forage producing product for hay, grazing, or silage

• Drought tolerance is excellent

• Excellent choice to utilize for a one cut system

• Works well for a grazing system; performs better in rotational grazed versus continuous

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

Kandy Graz II

Maturity: Medium-Early

• BMR 6 Sorghum-Sudangrass

• 50-60 days to boot stage

• Highly palatable

• Low water requirements

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

Kritter Kandy II

Maturity: Medium-Early

• BMR Sorghum-Sudangrass

• 50-60 days to boot stage

• Excellent forage quality

• Excellent regrowth

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

Sensation

Maturity: PPS

• Photoperiod sensitive Sorghum-Sudangrass

• BMR 6 for improved hay quality and digestibility

• Excellent drought tolerance

• Works well for hay, graze, or even a silage option

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

New

815

Maturity: Medium Early

• BMR 6 Forage Sorghum

• Short statured early maturing silage product

• Excellent standability

• Great option for double crop silage

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

Shorty II

Maturity: Medium-Late

• BMR 6 Sorghum-Sudangrass

• Brachytic dwarf for maximum leaf area and standability

• Medium-late maturity

• Newest generation BMR for improved digestibility and palatability

• Produces equal or higher tonnage than taller hybrids

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

808 II

Maturity: Late

• BMR 6 Sorghum Bicolor

• High yields

• Newest generation of BMR quality

• Brachytic dwarf for maximum leaf area and standability

• Very high leaf to stem ratio along with excellent drought tolerance

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

Super Sioux

Maturity: Medium-Early

• Sorghum-Sudangrass

• 55 days to boot stage

• Juicy, semi-sweet stalks

• Excellent regrowth

• Great quality for haying or grazing

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

814W

Maturity: Medium-Late

• BMR 6 Forage Sorghum

• Medium-late maturity cream grain

• Typically ready to chop in 105 days

• Tall plant type with lots of leaf area

• Proven record of high tonnage and excellent quality forage product

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

5790

Maturity: Medium

CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

Big Bale III

Maturity: Medium-Late

CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

N/A

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

New

Superb Graze

Maturity: Medium

CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

Gun Smoke II

Maturity: Late

• Sorghum-Sudangrass

• 60 days to boot stage

• Good leaf to stem ratio

• Works well planted late

• Has good salt tolerance

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

Hay N Graze

Maturity: PPS

• Photoperiod sensitive Sorghum-Sudangrass

• Excellent forage producing product for hay, grazing, or silage

• Drought tolerance is excellent

• Excellent choice to utilize for a one cut system

• Works well for a grazing system; performs better in rotational grazed versus continuous

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

Super Sioux

Maturity: Medium-Early

• Sorghum-Sudangrass

• 55 days to boot stage

• Juicy, semi-sweet stalks

• Excellent regrowth

• Great quality for haying or grazing

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CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

New

Superb Graze

Maturity: Medium

CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

Big Bale III

Maturity: Medium-Late

CHARACTERISTICS

HAY YIELD

SILAGE

N/A

DROUGHT

REGROWTH

	Product	Trait	Type	Usage	Days to Boot	Maturity	Average Seed Size	Planting Rate	Height at Boot	Hay Yield	Silage	Drought	Regrowth
	5790	Conventional	Silage Hybrids	S, GC	60-65	Medium	14-16,000	4-10 lb.	4-6 ft	7	2	2	5
New	Superb Graze	Conventional	Hay and Grazing Hybrids	H, G	65-70	Medium	20-24,000	15-25 lb.	7-8 ft	3		2	3
New	815	BMR	Silage Hybrids	S, GC	57-61	Medium Early	17-19,000	5-8 lb.	5-6 ft	7	2	2	5
	808 II	BMR	Silage Hybrids	S, GC	68-74	Late	13-16,000	6-10 lb.	7-8 ft	2	1	2	5
	814W	BMR	Silage Hybrids	S, GC	60-65	Medium-Late	15-17,000	6-10 lb.	7-8 ft	3	1	1	5
	Big Bale III	BMR	Hay and Grazing Hybrids	H, G	75-80	Medium-Late	15-17,000	8-15 lb.	7-8 ft	2	N/A	1	3
	Bossy Bites	BMR	Hay and Grazing Hybrids	H, G, S	85-90	Late	16-18,000	15-30 lb.	8-9 ft	2	N/A	1	1
	Guardian	BMR PPS	Hay and Grazing Hybrids	H, G,S	PPS	PPS	14-16,000	15-30 lb.	10-12 ft	1	1	2	1
	Gun Smoke II	Conventional	Hay and Grazing Hybrids	H, G, S	88-93	Late	26-30,000	11-16 lb.	11-13 ft	2		1	2
	Hay N Graze	Conventional	Hay and Grazing Hybrids	H, G, S	PPS	PPS	12-14,000	15-30 lb.	9-11 ft	1	1	2	2
	Kandy Graz II	BMR	Hay and Grazing Hybrids	H, G, S	55-60	Medium-Early	14-16,000	15-30 lb.	5-6 ft	3	3	1	2
	Kritter Kandy II	BMR	Hay and Grazing Hybrids	H, G	55-65	Medium-Early	19-21,000	15-30 lb.	5-6 ft	3		2	3
	Sensation	BMR PPS	Hay and Grazing Hybrids	H, G,S	PPS	PPS	13-15,000	15-30 lb.	9-11 ft	1	2	1	2
	Shorty II	BMR	Hay and Grazing Hybrids	H, G, S	65-70	Medium-Late	13-15,000	15-30 lb.	5-6 ft	3	3	1	1
	Super Sioux	Conventional	Hay and Grazing Hybrids	H, G	55-60	Medium-Early	18-22,000	15-30 lb.	5-6 ft	3		2	3

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