Excellent standability, drought tolerance, and good disease protection make this a must-plant forage.
Gets taller when planted late for maximum flexibility.
T-E Goldmaker S
Medium Forage Sorghum
Exceptional nutritional value in a male sterile variety.
Large, semi-compact heads on leafy stalks that grow five to seven feet tall.
Excellent drought tolerance and standability.
Performs especially well when planted late.
Top choice for dairymen or other feeders seeking high-energy silage.
340 BMR
Medium Forage Sorghum
Yield-packing Brown Midrib hybrid featuring the Brachytic Dwarf trait for shortened internodes.
Very compact, leafy plant with excellent standability and yield potential.
Delivers high quality, highly digestible hay or silage.
Not recommended for grazing.
760 BMR
Medium-Late Sorghum Sudan
Widely adapted with increased utilization and efficiency from the brown midrib gene.
Improved digestibility and palatability over conventional sorghum sudangrasses.
Good leaf retention at harvest and very good regrowth after cutting.
Ideal for haying and grazing cattle.
753 BMR+
Photo Period Sensitive Sorghum Sudan
A Brown Midrib sorghum sudangrass with excellent palatability and a marked reduction in lignin content.
Highly digestible and highly recommended for haying, silage, and grazing.
The photosensitive trait provides a wide window of harvest and ensures consistent quality over the entire growing season.
Forage Sorghum Characteristics
Forage Sorghum & Sorghum Sudan Products
Ton-A-Milk
T-E Goldmaker S
340 BMR
318
760BMR
753BMR+
Type
FS
FS
FS
FS
SS
SS
Maturity
M
M
M
L
M-L
NA
Height
7-10'
6-10'
6-7'
6-8'
6-9'
7-10'
Standability
7
7
6
7
7
9
Disease Resistance
5
6
6
6
7
7
Juicy
7
8
8
NA
8
6
Sugar Content
5
8
7
NA
8
7
Grain-to-Stover Ratio
9
NA
7
NA
NA
NA
Male Sterile
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Seeds per Pound
13,000
15,500
14,500
12,000
15,000
12,500
Important:
Ratings based on the average performance of a hybrid grown over a wide range of climate and soil types within its adapted maturity under normal growing conditions. Extreme conditions may adversely affect performance. Consult your local Golden Acres Genetics representative for specific product recommendations.
Ratings Scale:
9 = Exceptional; 8&7 = Above Average; 6&5 = Average; 4&3 = Below Average; 2&1 = Poor; NA = Not Applicable, NR = Not Recommended; Type: FS = Forage Sorghum, SS = Sorghum Sudangrass
Seeding Rates for Forage Sorghum
Hybrid
Haying
Grazing
Silage
Cover Crop
Row
Brdcst.*
Row
Brdcst.*
Row
Brdcst.*
(pounds per acre)
Ton-A-Milk
NR
NR
NR
NR
8-12
NR
T-E Goldmaker S
10-15
60-75
10-15
50-60
NR
50-60
340BMR
NR
NR
NR
NR
8-12
25-30
318
12-15
NR
8-12
NR
8-12
12-15
760BMR
10-12
40-50
10-12
40-50
NR
40-50
753BMR+
20-25
25-30
20-25
25-30
20-25
25-30
*Broadcast (Drill) NR = Not Recommended
Warning:
Prussic Acid is harmful to livestock. Sorghum and sorghum sudangrass hybrids will develop prussic acid under certain circumstances. Very young plants recovering from drought, and plants suffering fromn a killing frost should not be grazed. Do not feed horses green foliage of sorghum sudangrass hybrids, because horses may develop cystitis if permitted to graze or feed on this food source.
