Valor Winter Barley is a very winter hardy, high yielding, disease resistant, six row feed barley with a high test weight. The awns on Valor are short. Valor has very high yields in Penn State University winter barley trials with very good standability. It is early maturing and exceptionally winterhardy in Michigan, Indiana, New York, and Pennsylvania trials. Valor has excellent resistance to powdery mildew and leaf rust. Valor matures approximately 2 weeks earlier than wheat and can be fed to most production livestock species and horses. Valor made into haylage has excellent forage quality. Valor is quick to establish.
Valor Uses:
- As a high yielding grain crop
- As an early maturing, high quality haylage
- As a grain to feed most animals (including horses)
- Late fall and winter grazing
Follow Valor Winter Barley with:
- Pro-Max™ BMR Sudangrass or Nutri-Plus BMR
- Sorghum Sudangrass or other summer annual grasses
- Corn for grain or silage (after haylage)
- Double Crop Soybeans
- Appin Turnips with cereal grains for grazing For Cover
Planting Tips
- Planting Time: Early Fall
- Planting Depth: 3/4" - 1"
- Planting Rate (drilled): 48 lbs/acre
- Planting Rate (broadcast): 75-100 lbs/acre
Cover Crop orders must be placed by Monday at 10am cst for Wednesday delivery, custom orders must be placed by prior Friday at 10am cst for Wednesday delivery.
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