Sorghum, Sudangrass and Millet

To ensure that you are growing a high quality forage and silage, you need a sorghum variety you can plant with confidence. So, how do you know which one is the most nutritious for your animals and the best suited for your growing conditions? Your GrowMaster^® Professional is ready to recommend the most productive variety for your growing environment. That way, you’ll feel more confident than ever about your sorghum, sudangrass and millet investment this season.

Grain Versus Forage

Primarily, grain sorghum is grown for its grain qualities, but can be used as a silage. Forage sorghum is generally planted for its silage properties only. One identifying characteristic between the two is plant height. Grain sorghum is short, and forage sorghum is tall.

SS 560 (GRAIN 100-105 DTM) Semi-open for quick dry down! 40-48 in. tall with very good standability Very good tolerance to MDMV virus, smut and anthracnose Bronze grain	SS 650 (GRAIN 107-111-DTM) Top yield hybrid under the tough conditions! Semi-closed head Excellent greenbug resistance Very good standability Red grain	SS 800 (GRAIN 115-120 DTM) A leading performer! An excellent stress variety! Attractive medium-full season hybrid Good head exsertion Very good disease resistance – tolerance to MDMV and greenbug biotype C Bronze grain	SS 1515 (FORAGE 115-120 Ensilage) Excellent grain-to-stover ratio! Medium-short in height: 7-9 ft. Very high crude protein level Very good green weight Excellent dry weight potential Very good standability Resistant to greenbug biotype C and E

Sorghum X Sudan & Sudangrass Guide

Hybrid Characteristics:

Use for silage, hay and pasture
Cut at immature stage, when plants are 30-40 in. tall, for the best quality silage and hay
NOT RECOMMENDED for horses

Summer Annual Seeding Guide
Variety	Drill (lbs per acre)	Broadcast (lbs per acre)
SS 130	20-25	30-40
SS 211	25	35
SS 220	10-20	12-30
SS 501	10-15	30-40
SS 635	10-15	30-40

SS 130 (BMR HYBRID SUDANGRASS) With Hi-Gest^™ trait to reduce lignin! Profuse tilleringl A finer stemmed hay than sorghum sudans More tonnage than millets Recommended for hay	SS 220 (BROWN MID-RIB SORGHUM X SUDAN CROSS) Reduced lignin content for greater digestibility and more efficient cattle gains! Excellent palatability Excellent drought tolerance Leafy with heavy tillering Excellent recovery after cutting	SS 211 (SORGHUM X SUDAN CROSS) High tillering produces high levels of crude protein and sugars! Excellent re-growth Excellent seed vigor Suitable for pasture or haylage Drought tolerant

Millets

Pearl Millet Characteristics:

Use for silage and pasture
Taller, thicker stemmed variety more suitable for grazing
Dwarf type recommended for hay
SAFE FOR HORSES

SS 501 (TALL PEARL MILLET) Vigorous producer of quality forage! Tolerates acid soils very well Use for grazing or hay SAFE FOR HORSES	SS 635 (DWARF PEARL MILLET) Excellent choice for hay! Produces lots of wide leaves Superior leaf-to-stem ratio Tolerates acid soil very well SAFE FOR HORSES