Clover

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