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Frosty Berseem Clover

Extend your grazing season with Alfalfa's best friend, a cold-tolerant, high-yielding forage and cover crop.

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Frosty Berseem Clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) is an annual legume, native to the eastern Mediterranean region, and resembles alfalfa. This cool season annual legume is not known to cause bloat in ruminant livestock, unlike other annual clovers. In pasture applications, Frosty will improve the quality of quantity of forages while fixing nitrogen, providing long term soil health benefits. Berseem clover has shown to have a synergistic relationship with alfalfa, improving overall yields to new and existing stands.

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Nitrogen Fixation

Erosion Control

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Weed Control

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Compacted Soils

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Nutrient Recycling

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Water Infiltration

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Quick Growth

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Quality Forage

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Nematode Control

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Beneficial Insectary

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Species
Lifespan
Root Structure
Carbon Ratio
pH
Seeds Per Pound
Legume
Annual
Tap Root
20:1
5.2 – 7.8
200,000

Planting Instructions:

Drilled
Broadcast
Seeding Rate:
15-20 lbs./acre (monoculture)
5-7 lbs./acre (in mixes)
20-25 lbs./acre (monoculture)
12-16 lbs./acre (in mixes)
Planting Depth:
1/8 – 1/4 inch
Ideal Soil:
Prefers slightly alkaline loam and silty soils
Ideal Planting Season:
Spring & Fall, Summer if necessary

Frosty is an ideal nitrogen fixing cover crop because of its growth habit and timing. It produces early season biomass that makes it highly attractive as a cover crop in rotation with corn, cotton, and more.

Nitrogen FixationAbility to fix nitrogen into your soil for your subsequent cash crops to utilize as fertilizer for growth and energy 
Weed SuppressionAbility to suppress weeds by shading soil and releasing allelopathic chemicals 
Beneficial InsectaryAbility to attract beneficial insects and reduce your reliance on costly insecticides 
Forage QualityAbility to improve forage quality by suppressing weeds and providing highly nutritious forage 
Nutrient RecyclingAbility to store excess nutrients for use in subsequent cash crops 
Quick GrowthAbility to increase soil organic matter by accumulating biomass in a short period of time 
Soil CompactionAbility to increase nutrient uptake and root development by breaking up dense and compacted soil 
Erosion ControlAbility to hold soil in place to capture and retain moisture from rainfall and prevent topsoil erosion 
Water ManagementAbility to increase field productivity by improving the drainage of wet soils 
Nematode ResistanceAbility to suppress the growth of nematodes by interrupting their reproductive cycles 

Frosty isn’t just cold tolerant, with good management, berseem clover is moderately tolerant to salt and saturated soils low in pH.

HeatAbility to tolerate heat stress caused by warm temperatures and/or limited water availability 
DroughtAbility to tolerate periods of limited water availability 
Sub-FreezingAbility to tolerate freezing temperatures for an extended period of time 
ShadeAbility to tolerate low light conditions caused by plant competition 
FloodAbility to tolerate standing water or flooded areas for a limited period of time 
Low FertilityAbility to tolerate soils with limited nitrogen, and other mineral resources necessary for growth 

All species of livestock and poultry will take readily to berseem forage. Research has shown that by adding Frosty to your initial sowing of alfalfa (10-20% of the mix) that the synergy between the two results in greater forage yields and improved forage quality.

Silage 
Hay 
Grazing 
Stockpile 
Pollinator 
Protein22.10%
Relative Forage Value179 
Water Soluble Carbohydrates10.50% 
Total Digestible Nutrients68% 
Corn  
Cotton  
Rice  
Soybean  
Wheat  

Red=Host, Green=Non-host, Yellow=Insufficient Data

Columbia Root Knot 
Northern Root Knot 
Southern Root Knot 
Soybean Cyst 
Sugarbeet Cyst 

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