FORAGES

Built for your land. Focused on your success.

From productive hayfields and resilient pastures to specialty legumes, grasses and custom blends, find forage solutions that fit your acres and goals.

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Mixed clover forage field

Explore our lineup

Forage seed for every field

Explore species for hay, pasture, cover cropping, soil improvement and reclamation. Product suitability varies by soil conditions, winter hardiness and management goals.

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Alfalfa

Tap-root, creeping-root and multifoliate options for quality hay and pasture production.

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Perennial Clover

Red, white, alsike and sweet clover options for pasture, forage and soil improvement.

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Annual Clover

Seasonal options including berseem, crimson, arrowleaf, subterranean and balansa clovers.

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Specialty Legumes

Options such as cicer milkvetch, vetch, birdsfoot trefoil and sainfoin.

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Bromegrass

Perennial grasses for hay and pasture, including meadow, smooth and hybrid bromegrass.

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Perennial Grasses

Timothy, orchardgrass, fescues, ryegrass and other species for forage or reclamation.

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Annual Grasses

Millets, annual ryegrass and sorghum-sudangrass for seasonal forage production.

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Wheatgrass

Adaptable grasses for forage, pasture and reclamation across varying conditions.

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Turf & Cover Crops

Turf grasses and broadleaf cover-crop choices for diverse land management needs.

NorthStar Genetics House Blends

Purpose-built mixes

Explore all 11 NorthStar Genetics house blends, from hay and pasture mixes to wet-soil, saline and lawn applications. Blend proportions are shown below; confirm availability and agronomic fit with our team.

Economy Hayblend

Cost-effective and reliable yield
  • 70% Tap Root Alfalfa
  • 30% Smooth Bromegrass

Deluxe Hayblend

Maximum yield and quality
  • 70% Multifoliate Alfalfa
  • 30% Meadow Bromegrass

Dairy Hayblend

High protein and premium quality
  • 30% Sangha Alfalfa
  • 30% Multifoliate Alfalfa
  • 40% Meadow Bromegrass

Pasture Blend

Pasture-focused mix
  • 40% Meadow Bromegrass
  • 20% Crested Wheatgrass
  • 10% Creeping Root Alfalfa
  • 10% Tall Fescue
  • 10% Orchardgrass
  • 10% Timothy

Horse Blend

Safe and consistent
  • 20% Perennial Ryegrass
  • 20% Orchardgrass
  • 20% Kentucky Bluegrass
  • 20% Timothy
  • 20% Creeping Red Fescue

Rancher Blend

Balanced yield and persistence
  • 33% Multifoliate Alfalfa
  • 33% Creeping Root Alfalfa
  • 33% Tap Root Alfalfa
Guide percentages are rounded.

Premium Multiblend

High protein and leafiness
  • 50% Multifoliate Alfalfa
  • 50% Tap Root Alfalfa

Lowland Blend

Wet soil tolerant
  • 30% Forage Tall Fescue
  • 30% Timothy
  • 20% Alsike Clover
  • 20% Reed Canarygrass

Saline Blend

Salt tolerant
  • 25% Tall Wheatgrass
  • 25% Crested Wheatgrass
  • 25% Slender Wheatgrass
  • 25% Creeping Root Alfalfa

Parkside Lawn Mix

Quick establishment & durable
  • 5% Annual Ryegrass
  • 50% Kentucky Bluegrass
  • 40% Creeping Red Fescue
  • 5% Perennial Ryegrass

Bin Yard Lawn Mix

Hardy & low maintenance
  • 30% Hard Fescue
  • 20% Creeping Red Fescue
  • 20% Canada Bluegrass
  • 10% Annual Ryegrass
  • 20% Sheep Fescue

Custom Blends

NorthStar Genetics custom forage blends: tailored to your soil and climate, designed for your operation and goals, maximum performance season after season. Let's build your custom blend.

Have a specific field or forage goal in mind? Connect with our team to discuss a custom blend.

Forage blends and species suitability depend on local conditions. Please confirm product availability and recommendations with the NorthStar Genetics team.