Fallow and Pasture Mixes
Build soil, feed your livestock, and FEED BEES
Designed to be productive and high-nutrient value, our pasture mixes include vigorous and persistent grasses, legumes and forbs for holistic animal and pollinator health. We are excited about OSU’s current research on pasture diversification to support pollinators!
Looking for a 2-3 year grazable soil builder? Check out our Diverse Fallow Mix below.
Prices listed are based on availability at the time of publishing. Please call for the most current price. Unit of purchase is 50# unless noted.
Active Fallow Mix
restocking in the first week of April
Want to maximize soil improvement before planting your next cash crop? Designed to provide living roots in the ground for 2-3 years, this multipurpose mix builds roots down deep to improve soil structure, fix N and accumulate minerals such as P and K. Makes a great late spring forage. If it’s mowed or grazed early, it will regrow and offer up abundant floral resources to pollinators later in the season. The synergistic root morphology of this mix is unbeatable for building healthy and abundant microbial soil communities. Broadcast or drill at ¼-½”. Use a heavier rate if broadcasting or if weed pressure is high. Medium Red Clover 30%, Festulolium 25%, Annual Ryegrass 12.5%, Orchardgrass 15%, Yellow Sweetblossom Clover 5%, Meadowfoam 5%, Chicory 2.5%, Phacelia 2.5%, Sweet Blue Lupine 2.5%
Seed Rate: 25-30lb/ac
Price: $3.79/lb
Holistic Pasture Mix
Four grasses combine to balance quick establishment with longevity and season-long forage. Chicory and plantain have been shown to reduce parasite loads in cows and sheep with their bioactive compounds and help to extend the grazing season. Small burnett stays green and palatable all season long. All three herbs are short-lived perennials that reseed themselves well. Pollinator friendly. Tall Fescue ‘Brutus’ 25%, Perennial Ryegrass 20%, Orchardgrass 10%, Meadow Brome 10%, Red Clover 7.5%, Chicory ‘Antler’ 5%, Plantain ‘Boston"‘ 5%, White Clover ‘Seminole’ 9.5%, Burnet 2.5%,
Seed Rate: 25-35lb/ac drill-broadcast
Price: $3.94/lb< 1T, $3.44/lb >1 ton or more
*New* Grazier’s Herbal Ley
Introducing the Grazier’s Herbal Ley! Deep-rooted chicory, plantain, and burnet extend the grazing season, especially in late summer. Kale, parsley, and chervil are productive in early spring. But that’s not all! There is an increasing body of knowledge about the variety of benefits of diverse, bioactive forages in livestock pastures . Chicory and Plantain in particular have been shown to improve the welfare of animals that have endoparasites. Furthermore, if these are allowed to flower, then you can add “diverse pollinators” to your list of livestock. Chicory 29%, Plantain 29%, Burnet 29%, Kale 6%, Parsley 6%, Chervil 3%
Seed Rate: 3-5lb/ac drill-broadcast
Price: $8.62/lb