Multi-Year Red Clover

• High producing variety
• 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
• Greater longevity under wet and acidic 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

Mammoth Red Clover

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

Alsike Clover

• Short- lived perennial that does well on low, poorly drained acidic soil
• Very high forage quality
• 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)
• Planting rate per acre: In a mix 1-4 lbs
• Planting depth: ¼”

Madrid Sweet Clover Yellow

• 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
• Planting rate per acre: In a mix 4-8 lbs
• Planting depth: ¼”                                        

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)
• Planting rate per acre: In a mix ¼-2 lbs
• Planting depth: ¼”

White Dutch Clover

• Shallow rooted and used in lawn and pasture mixes due to its ability to supply nitrogen to grass plants
• Grows best under cool, fertile, and moist conditions
• Adapts to acidic, poorly drained soils unsuitable for alfalfa
• Planting rate per acre: Alone 3-5 lbs
• Planting rate per acre: In a mix 1-3 lbs