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Balansa Clover (Trifolium michelianum Savi) has multiple applications. As a cover crop, FIXatioN can be used as weed control as well as fixing nitrogen to reduce input costs. In mixtures with other legumes and grasses, Balansa clover creates a highly nutritious forage fed as hay, silage, or pasture.

Lonestar Annual Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) is rapidly growing in popularity for use as a cover crop in the Midwestern states. It has long been favored as a winter-active companion crop in the Southern U.S., and for seeding into dormant warm-season forages. Lonestar, an improved diploid annual ryegrass variety, was bred for excellent cold tolerance, a high level of disease resistance, seedling vigor, and rapid forage growth.

Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is a fast-growing summer annual. Used to attract beneficial insects, it has been known to support large hives and produce exceptional honey yields. Useful as a green manure smother crop, it germinates quickly, shading and cooling the soil. The biomass breaks down rapidly, making nutrients and minerals readily available to the subsequent crop. Its quick decay also improves the condition and moisture-holding capacity of the soil.

Kentucky Pride Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum) is unique amongst crimson clover varieties as it is very cold tolerant. It is far superior to Dixie in both cold tolerance and the ability to survive waterlogged soils. Its increased biomass production, more than 4x that of Dixie, has also been shown to provide 50% greater weed suppression. Long known as THE cover crop clover, crimson is widely used for soil regeneration.

Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) is a good cover crop choice where spring forage production and nitrogen contribution are desired. Though fall-planted hairy vetch may not have evident top growth, strong root development continues over the winter. Growth accelerates in the spring when plants can reach 12 feet in length. This viny growth can be very beneficial, as it smothers weeds and is a great nitrogen contributor; however, it can also be a challenge, as it is sometimes difficult to manage with hay cutting equipment.