Multi-Year Red Clover
• High producing variety of medium red clover
• Well suited to short rotations and generally used for pasture or hay
• a soil improvement crop
• Requires more moisture than alfalfa and is not as winter hardy
• Makes a highly palatable and good quality hay or silage
• Tolerates cold and frost very well
• Relatively easy to establish
• More shade tolerant than alfalfa; has greater longevity under wet and acid conditions 
• Makes an excellent crop for soil improvement in two-year rotations.

Medium Red Clover
• Similar to Multi-Year Red Clover but has less resistance to northern anthracnose and powdery mildew along with lower winter survival

Marathon Red Clover
• Longer persistence than other varieties, often producing in the third and fourth years
• Very winter hardy and disease resistant

Mammoth Red Clover
• Taller and coarser than Medium Red Clover
• Also about two weeks later in maturity
• Primary use of this clover is for green manure chop

Alsike Clover
• Short- lived perennial that does well on low, poorly drained acid soil
• Very high forage quality, and should be planted in mixtures w/timothy to prevent bloat 
• Can produce large quantities of seed for regeneration
• Planting Rate Per Acre: Alone 4-8 lbs (not recommended as a pure stand)
• In a Mix 1-4 lbs
• Planting depth ¼”

Madrid Sweet Clover
• High producing brand of sweet clover
• Very good soil builder, because it adds up to 100 pounds of nitrogen per acre
• Improves the tilth of the soil
• Can be used in hay or pasture mixes
• Planting Rate Per Acre: Alone 15-20 lbs
• In a Mix 4-8 lbs
• Planting depth ¼”

Berseem Annual Clover
• Has tremendous potential for providing high quality forage and as a green manure crop, because of its fast growth characteristics and capacity to fix nitrogen 
• With proper amounts of moisture, it grows well in a variety of soils
• It is very palatable and relished by livestock
• No recorded cases of having caused bloat
• Can improve first year alfalfa production as a nurse crop
• Planting Rate Per Acre: Alone 10-15 lbs
• In a Mix 5-10 lbs
• Planting Depth ¼”- ½”

Ladino Clover
• Giant white clover
• Winter hardy perennial used primarily for pasture
• Especially good for hog pasture because of its high protein content
• Also used for haylage or hay as a part of a mix
• Some risk of bloat when pasturing for cattle. 
• Planting Rate Per Acre: Alone 3-5 lbs (not recommended as a pure stand)
• In a Mix ¼-2 lbs
• Planting Depth ¼”

White Dutch Clover
• Shallow rooted and is used in lawn and pasture mixes due to its ability to supply nitrogen to grass plants
• Grows best under cool, fertile, and moist conditions It is
• Also adapted to acidic, poorly drained soils unsuitable for alfalfa
• Planting Rate Per Acre: Alone 3-5 lbs
• In a Mix 1-3 lbs

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