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Berseem clover is an annual forage legume suitable for hay, green chip, or as a green manure soil improvement crop. Berseem clover also makes an excellent cover crop. It looks a great deal like alfalfa, very similar in quality, with a reported crude protein content of 18 to 28 percent. The flower of Berseem clover is yellowish-white in color.

Growth Habits

• Will grow to a height of between 20-30 inches.
• It should be harvested when it is about 15 inches tall • Leave a stubble of at least 3 inches Re-growth
• Need to harvest before it blooms for maximum yields
• Re-growth will be somewhat limited if it is cut after it has completed blooming
• The crop will yield 2-4 tons per acre, depending on weather conditions Grazing
• Excellent grazing for young livestock because of its high protein
• Also excellent grazing forage for September/October period
• Livestock must eat the Berseem clover fast enough so it isn’t allowed to bloom, or re-growth will be limited
• Berseem Clover is not supposed to cause bloat Cover Crop
• Fixes up to 100 pounds of Nitrogen per acre
• Improves soil conditions when used as a green manure Seeding Rates
• 20-15# per acre, with Oats (3.5 bushel per acre)
• 10-20# per acre into thinning alfalfa fields
• 15# per acre for direct seeding
• Plant very early in the spring for maximum production