KEY ATTRIBUTES OF OUR SAINFOIN

* Requires no fertilizer
* Produce 10% More Milk & Meat
* The perfect Organinc feed
* Can be pastured and will not cause bloat in cattle or sheep
* Protein levels comparable to alfalfa
*Great for wildlife plots, deer, elk, pheasants, ducks, geese, and turkeys love it
* Weevils and aphids will not bother Sainfoin
* University of Wyoming cases show that Sainfoin does out produce (more tonage) alfalfa
* original seed is from a stand of Sainfoin that has been in production for over 20 years
* naturally high tannins which can kill worms in livestock
* water requirements are minimal
* No frost or freeze problems
* Healthy Wholesome Fodder (webster Dictionary)
* Holds leaves & less dry time
* High sugar & carbs
* No growth Inhibitor
* Long Lived Perennial
* Elevation & weather flexible
* Can be reseeded in existing stands with no problem
* All Livestock Love IT!

GO PINK AND GREEN!

Sainfoin is a non-bloating legume that has nitrogen fixation capabilities and can be used in a forage mixture. Sainfoin also is extremely palatable and nutritious for all classes of livestock and wildlife. Livestock actually prefer sainfoin even when other plants species are readily available. Other uses include wildlife habitat restoration, wildlife food plots or as a legume component in the conservation reserve program (CRP). Sainfoin is often compared to alfalfa based on its nitrogen fixation, forage capabilities, and nutritional value. The main advantages of sainfoin are the earlier maturation rate, non-bloating qualities, resistance to the alfalfa weevil and higher digestible nutrients when compared to alfalfa. Another important advantage over alfalfa is that sainfoin is resistant to the root rot phase. The earlier maturation allows for earlier spring forage for grazing and hay cutting which is beneficial to livestock operations (Gray, 2004, p. 2).

Sainfoin is primarily used as a hay or pasture crop and has many characteristics beneficial to farming and ranching operations in the western states such as Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Montana and New Mexico where annual precipitation in generally low. Sainfoin is very drought resistant and does better in cold soils than alfalfa (Stannard, M). It is also shown that sainfoin thrives in soils with a pH 7.0 to 8.0 that are too dry for clover and alfalfa. Sainfoin is longer lived in dryland applications opposed to irrigated land but generally needs re-seeding every five to six years. Another interesting positive side-affect about sainfoin is the relationship it shares with honey and leaf cutting bees. The large pink flower attracts these insects and on top of producing large amounts of high quality honey, the sainfoin showed increased seed production when the bees were present.
Sainfoin is well adapted to dry calcareous soils and when compared with other legumes grows well on soils that are low in phosphorus. Sainfoin will tolerate light to moderate grazing well but should be allowed to recover from grazing events; thus, rotational stocking (similar to that used with alfalfa) should receive serious consideration and most grazing of sainfoin should take place during the peak production period during the spring.

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