Legume Guide

Variety	Fall Dormancy	DRI Rating	Winter Survival Rating	Forage Quality	Wet Soil Index
Attention Alfalfa with StandFast™	5	26/30	2.0	Very High 8-9	8/10
Attention Alfalfa with StandFast™ technology is an exciting variety which exhibits improved Yields and better standability with faster recovery after harvest.
Radiant Alfalfa	4	30/30	2.0	Very High 8-10	10/10
Radiant is a very high yielding persistent variety that has high forage quality. Radiant often produces "dairy quality" hay each cutting.
Freedom Brand PLH Resistant Alfalfa	3	28/30	2.0	High 7-8	9/10
Freedom is from the newest generation of Potato Leafhopper resistant varieties. When left unsprayed Freedom exhibits very solid yields.
Big Wheel Brand Alfalfa	4	29/30	2.0	High 7-8	10/10
Big Wheel is a high yielding alfalfa that exhibits much improved yield and persistence over traditional varieties under grazing and wheel traffic pressure.
Starfire Red Clover		Superior	Very High	Very High 8-10	Very Good
StarFire was developed to be grazed or cut up to 4 times per season. StarFire has superior yield potential and disease resistance.
Jumbo Landino Clover		Very Good	Very High	Very High 8-10	Very Good
Jumbo has very large leaves and produces a high yielding, high quality forage.
Kopu II White Clover*		Very Good	Very High	Very High 8-10	Very Good
Kopu II is a high yielding white clover bred in New Zealand and selected under grazing. Kopu II is very persistent and has a greater number of stolons than the industry standard.

DRI is the Disease Rating Index developed by the University of Wisconsin to rate resistance to the 5 major alfalfa diseases.

The Winter Survivability Index was developed by the Universities of Minnesota and Wisconsin.2=Vernal 3=Ranger survivability

Quality is based on potential feed value given proper management and weather conditions.

Wet Soil Index is the compilation of scores for Phytophthora Root Rot and Aphanomyces Root Rot. HR =5 points Max. score is 10

* Kopu II is a product of Wrightson Seeds Ltd. NZ