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TALL FESCUEBetter Genetics.

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ENDOPHYTE FREEDom ina t e i s a n endophy t e f r e e v a r i e t y wh i c h e l im i na t e s c once r n s abou t f e s cue f o o t , b o v i n e f a t n e c r o s i s a nd f e s cuet o x i c o s i s i n c a t t l e wh i c h a r e no rma l l y a s soc i a t ed w i t h a n ima l s f e ed i ng on h i g h l y i n f e c t ed t a l l f e s cue v a r i e t i e s l i k eKen t u c k y 31 . When e s t ab l i s h i n g a new pas t u r e , make s u r e t o f i r s t e l im i na t e an y e s t ab l i s hed t a l l f e s cue i n t h e f i e l db y u s i n g a c omb i na t i o n o f h e r b i c i d e s , t i l l a ge and / o r c r op r o t a t i o n .

MEDIUM MATURITYDom ina t e ha s ou t s t a nd i ng r e g r ow t h and c o l o r d u r i n g t h e s umme r wh i c h max im i z e s g r a z i n g and hay p r oduc t i o n . Ta l lf e s cue has t h e h i g hes t s umme r f o r age p r oduc t i o n o f a l l t h e c oo l s eason g r a s ses no rma l l y u sed i n p a s t u r e s .

EXCELLENT HAY AND PASTURE VARIETYDom ina t e c an be u t i l i z ed i n p u r e s t a nds o r i n c omb i na t i o n w i t h l e gumes s u ch a s wh i t e c l o ve r, r e d c l o ve r, a l f a l f a o r l e s pedeza . When s eeded a t p r ope r r a t e s , Dom i na t e w i l l f o rm a t i g h t s od t h a t w i l l w i t h s t and t h e p r e s su r e o f c on t i n uous g r a z i n g . Dom i na t e a l s o makes ou t s t a nd i ng ha y when ha r ve s t ed p r i o r t o ma t u r i t y. S t ubb l e he i gh t s hou l dbe 3 t o 4 i n ches when g r a zed o r h a yed .

PERFECT FOR WINTER STOCKPILINGDom ina t e ma i n t a i n s i t s n u t r i t i v e v a l u e be t t e r t h an o t he r c oo l s eason g r a s ses wh i c h a l l ows g r ow t h t o b e “ s t o c kp i l e d ”i n t h e f i e l d f o r w i n t e r g r a z i n g .

WIDE AREA OF ADAPTATIONDom ina t e c an be g r own su c ces s f u l l y o n a w i de r ange o f s o i l t y pe s w i t h h i g h t o l ow pH va l ue s . Op t imum p r oduc t i o nand f o r age qua l i t y w i l l b e a ch i e ved i n a mo r e neu t r a l pH so i l w i t h p r ope r f e r t i l i z a t i o n .

MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONSPLANT ING RATE ( pu r e ) 20 - 30 l b s . / a c r ePLANT ING RATE (m i x ) 8 - 10 l b s . / a c r eSEED ING DEPTH ¼ - ½ i n chM IN . SO IL PH 5 . 5STUBBLE HE IGHT 3 -4 i n ches

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