Contact James Brown
Funk’s Frontiersmen (Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, and Alfalfa)
Phone: 317-702-4253
Available in Indiana, Kentucky, Southern Michigan. Eastern Illinois, and Western Ohio
Available Alfalfa Seed – American’s Alfalfa
Traffic Tested® Genuity® Roundup Ready® Seed Available
Alfagraze 300RR
Alfagraze 300RR is the first Traffic Tested RRA variety specifically bred to perform under
the constant pounding of grazing animals. It has an excellent winter survival rating of 2.5 and a fall dormancy of 3. Alfagraze 300RR is a dual-performance variety for haying or grazing and it has a full line-up of disease resistance for long stand life.
AmeriStand 405T RR
Excellent for 4 to 5 cuts per season, AmeriStand 405T RR is the original Traffic Tested RRA variety. Featuring a winter hardiness rating of 2 and a fall dormancy of 4, it offers enhanced forage quality across most of the U.S. Along with Traffic Tested genetics, it also has patented manure tolerance, making it the natural choice in your nutrient management plans. AmeriStand 405T RR boasts a high resistance to seven yield robbing pests including Phytophthoraroot rot, Aphynomycesroot rot (Race 1), root knot nematode and stem nematodes.
What is required to grow Genuity® Roundup Ready® alfalfa?
1. Growers must have signed the Monsanto Technology Stewardship Agreement in 2010 or later and have a registered MTSA number. To register for a MTSA number and sign the agreement, growers can call 1-800-768-6387 (1-800-Roundup), press #3 for assistance.
2. Report planting information including date planted, variety, units, acres and the specific GPS
locations of RRA fields by latitude and longitude.
Traffic Tested® Conventional Seed Available
AmeriStand 403T Plus • download tech sheet
Enhanced Yield, Same Traffic Tolerance and Stand Persistence
Fall Dormancy 4 • Very Winterhardy 2.1
- High resistance to Phoma crown rot, the “Traffic Disease”
- Unique plant type with large, deep-seated crown, finer stems, greater leaf mass and more crown bud activity
- Patented tolerance to liquid manure applications, averaging 14 percent yield advantage and 18 percent stand advantage over conventional varieties (USDA_ARS)
- Delivers excellent fiber digestibility values in RFQ tests
403 T link = http://www.americasalfalfa.com/AlfalfaVarieties/ECMP2-0115836.aspx
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AmeriStand 407TQ • download tech sheet
High Tonnage & Quality with Traffic Tested® Performance
Fall Dormancy 4.4 • Very Winterhardy 1.7
- Very high-yielding elite variety for the grower demanding top tonnage and quality
- Selected for superior forage quality through the combined use of in vitro and NIR
- Superior disease resistance index (DRI) of 34/35
- Fast recovery with a wider harvest window allows intensive management around weather and delays
407TQ link = http://www.americasalfalfa.com/AlfalfaVarieties/ECMP2-0115847.aspx
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AmeriStand 404LH • download tech sheet
Top Yield, Quality and Winter Survival with Potato Leafhopper Resistance
Fall Dormancy 4 • Winterhardiness 1.7
- No. 1 yield in Iowa State no-spray yield trials — 8.23 tons per acre
- Patented genetics deliver high resistance (HR) to fight the Potato Leafhopper
- Reduce risk of insecticide applications saving up to $12/acre/application
- First choice when harvesting a nurse crop (oats)
- Superior disease resistance index (DRI) of 30/30
404LH link = http://www.americasalfalfa.com/AlfalfaVarieties/ECMP2-0115837.aspx
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America’s Alfalfa is the only national brand offering dormant and non-dormant Traffic Tested® varieties and other proprietary innovations. Bred to yield under pressure, AmeriStand varieties are named for their ability to stand under forces of wheel traffic, weather, diseases, pests, grazing and even manure applications.
Learn about alfalfa and our varieties in our Alfalfa University section where you can watch audio-visual presentations featuring experts. Or, check out
Traffic Tested® alfalfa and what it can mean to your yields.
For help selecting the right variety for your growing conditions, click here for our Variety Selection Guide. Our full line-up of varieties range from very winterhardy, high yielding dormant varieties to the very productive non-dormant varieties.
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