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Forage Seed

The products listed here are not a complete list of all available products. Please contact Okanagan Fertilizer for application instructions and other product inquiries.

Captur Orchardgrass

Our most popular orchardgrass – Captur – is a very late-maturing, persistent orchardgrass with good fall productivity and great winter-hardiness. Orchardgrass grows best in well drained soils. It will perform in heavier soils if they are not prone to excessive wetness.

Seed at 20-25 pounds per acre.

Eclipse Alfalfa

Our leading irrigated alfalfa. Eclipse offers great disease resistance and excellent forage quality.

Seed at 15-20 pounds per acre.

CRXL Alfalfa

Western Canada’s leading Dryland alfalfa variety and a proven performer in southern and central BC. With over 40% creeping root, CRXL offers very good ground cover and withstands animal traffic well.

Seed at 15-20 pounds per acre.

Instinct Alfalfa

Instinct alfalfa offers excellent disease resistance, increased forage quality and yield, as well as high multifoliate leaf expression.

Seed at 15-20 pounds per acre.

Weststar Alfalfa Blend

The Weststar alfalfa blend consists of several high-quality alfalfa varieties, taking advantage of all their unique benefits. With that, comes good forage quality and yield as well as multifoliate expression. Due to the alfalfa blend, Weststar is adaptable to many different soil types.

Seed at 15-20 pounds per acre.

Vision Alfalfa

BC’s leading alfalfa variety when multiple cuts (3-4) are desired, and irrigation is available. Vision offers very high yields and, with a high multifoliate expression, exceptional forage quality. Vision’s combination of winter hardiness and fall dormancy makes it particularly well adapted to the southern interior.

Seed at 15-20 pounds per acre.

Richmond Timothy

A true multi-cut timothy and an excellent companion to alfalfa or forage mixes.  Richmond is very winter hardy and will persist throughout the central and southern interior.  Forage quality is very high arising from is fine, leafy texture.

Seed at 15-20 pounds per acre.

Firkin Italian Ryegrass

Firkin is a tetraploid, true Italian ryegrass variety: it has a high vernalization requirement, there is no heading in the year of seeding. Firkin features rapid establishment, high DM yield, excellent disease resistance, high forage quality and has more root mass than cereals.

Seed at 40-100 pounds per acre.

Hi-Pro Ryegrass

Hi-Pro is the true annual type of Italian ryegrass, and the fastest growing grass. Unlike Italian ryegrass, it forms stems during the sowing year. Hi-pro is used when high production is required within 3 to 6 months after sowing. There are only minor differences between diploid and tetraploid varieties.

Seed at 40-100 pounds per acre.

Succession Hybrid Bromegrass

Hybrid bromegrass is a cross between smooth and meadow bromegrass and has the advantage of faster regrowth compared to smooth brome and greater hay yields compared to meadow bromegrass. Succession brand is known for good forage quality and yield, as well as winter-hardiness.

Seed at 20-25 pounds per acre.

Tower Tall Fescue

This is a palatable fescue delivering high animal performance and is adapted to a wide range of soils, including wet/poorly drained. Tower tall fescue is considered frost tolerant when compared to phalaris and cocksfoot and is known for being a high-quality pasture late into spring and summer.

Seed at 20-25 pounds per acre.

Carleton Smooth Brome

Carlton represents an enhanced version of the traditional smooth brome and is specifically tailored for northern climates. Excelling in hay production, this smooth brome variety boasts exceptional yields, palatability, longevity, drought tolerance, and winter hardiness.

Seed at 20-25 pounds per acre.

ForageMAX Horse & Sheep

Designed to produce high quality forage for pasturing horses and sheep. The inclusion of Kentucky Bluegrass produces a durable sod that is able to withstand animal traffic and close grazing. There is no alfalfa or legumes in this mixture, which tend to provide excess forage protein levels for horses.

Seed at 25 pounds per acre.

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  • 25% Richmond Timothy
  • 20% Tower Tall Fescue
  • 15% Boreal CRF
  • 10% Succession Hybrid Bromegrass
  • 10% KBG
  • 10% Jeanne Italian Ryegrass
  • 10% PRG

ForageMAX Dryland

Intended for hay or pasture production under dryland conditions. The inclusion of 3006 alfalfa, Western Canada’s leading Dryland variety, ensures optimum yields when moisture may normally be a limiting factor.

Seed at 25 pounds per acre.

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  • 20% Weststar Alfalfa
  • 20% MBA Meadow Bromegrass
  • 20% Smooth Bromegrass
  • 15% Tower Tall Fescue
  • 15% Pubescent Wheatgrass
  • 10% Captur Orchardgrass

ForageMAX Irrigated

Intended for hay production under irrigated conditions. Expect high energy levels, high digestibility without excessive protein levels. An excellent all-purpose mixture.

Seed at 25 pounds per acre.

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  • 25% Captur Orchardgrass
  • 25% Succession Hybrid Bromegrass
  • 20% Tower Tall Fescue
  • 10% Richmond Timothy
  • 10% Instinct Alfalfa
  • 10% Italian Ryegrass

ForageMAX Premium Grass

Our most popular forage grass mixture, offering industry leading grass varieties and exceptional yields. The mixture’s genetic diversity delivers performance in the widest range of soil, climate, and moisture conditions.

Seed at 25 pounds per acre.

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  • 30% Captur Orchardgrass
  • 30% Tower Tall Fescue
  • 25% Succession Hybrid Bromegrass
  • 15% Richmond Timothy

ForageMAX Premium Haymaker

Our most popular alfalfa-grass mixture providing high yields and exceptional forage quality. Ideal under irrigation or when moisture is adequate.

Seed at 20 pounds per acre.

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  • 40% Instinct Alfalfa
  • 20% Captur Orchardgrass
  • 20% Tower Tall Fescue
  • 15% Succession Hybrid Bromegrass
  • 5% Richmond Timothy

ForageMAX Lowland

Formulated with forage varieties that are adapted to excessively wet soils or seasonally high water.

Seed at 25 pounds per acre.

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  • 20% Tower Tall Fescue
  • 15% Richmond Timothy
  • 15% Hybrid Bromegrass
  • 15% Captur Orchardgrass
  • 10% Defiant Reed Canarygrass
  • 10% Italian Ryegrass
  • 10% PRG
  • 5% DC Red Clover