Hybrid Fall Rye Buyers Guide

Hybrid Rye has changed the fall crops marketplace
Hybrid Fall Rye:

• Maintains yield on light land, tougher soil or drought conditions
• Yields exceptionally high (20-40% over traditional rye)
• Net returns - in the feed or ethanol market it can be priced $15 per mt lower vs winter wheat  or fed wheat but its yields usually nets more $ vs. winter wheat
• Reduced herbicide needs.
  • When seeded early (late Aug-early Sept) Rye tillers in the fall and in the spring physically and Allelopathy suppress weeds. Some customers do not use a herbicide in season or maybe just a fall crop broadleaf residual before seeding or an in-crop broadleaf late fall.
• Erosion protection
• Great winter survival
• Reduced disease pressure - the green bridge is not an issue like winter wheat & fusarium is not a large risk due to how early it flowers.
• Scavenger for water and nutrients due to fibrous root system - reduced fertility and water needed per lb of grain vs. other crops
• Expanding feed markets plus milling, distilling and malting. (Hybrids have very high falling numbers for milling)
• Covers programs - Hybird Rye companies have set up a way for people like us (authorized buyers) to connect to authorized cover crop retailers in the USA to legally sell the F2 from the hybrids. This will reduce the demand for traditional rye. (At this point we have not seen much business in AB related to this)
• Spreads grain harvest window.
• Spreads forage chopping window (late May for high quality boot stage, later June and into July for milk) & fast regrowth when grazed. Possibility to double crop into Barley or Oats.
• Lots of straw for soil cover or baling.
• More information about Hybrid Rye.

Hybrid Fall Rye Varieties:
SU Cossani - Grain type, stands great, drought tolerance and big grain yields
SU Performer - Grain or forage, constant stable high yields with great winter hardiness
KWS Serafino - Grain or forage, low ergot risk, industry standard!

​Contact Blair Balog at 403-634-4349 (call or text) or [email protected] for pricing or for any questions!