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Food Plot Seed Resources

Bassattackr

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For those newer to the food plotting game, here are several great seed sources available. Also great alternatives to the more expensive "Buck on a Bag" mixtures out there. While those can be convenient for anything 1/2 acre or smaller, you're much better off with the buying power of a true seed supplier if plotting 1+ acres in size.

- Welter Seed (IA): Great selection. Have to call to order as the website lists the catalog only. Discounts available by ordering at certain times.

- Albert Lea Seed (MN): Also great selection. One of my personal favorites. Shipping is very reasonable, especially for lower weights of clovers, brassicas (Under 20#). Many organic varieties also available, if interested.

- Merit Seed (OH): Good selection. Lots of wildlife specific mixes available. Beware some seed comes with coatings (Alice Clover) that will inflate the cost some. Others are pure. Hard to tell without ordering.

- Local Ag Supply / Co-Op: Best for all your cereal grain purchases - Rye, Wheat, Oats, Triticale due to shipping costs, bushel weights. Many are also seed distributors for well known brands. My local Ag Services here in MO is a distributor for Missouri Southern Seed, which gives me access to the "entire catalog". Typically don't pay shipping costs if you order ahead, and have them include with a regular order.

Honorable Mention:

Roundstone Native Seed (KY): Great resource for native seed. Many specific varieties available with genotype. Easy to compare to USDA maps for those best for your area.

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Foodplot seed, switchgrass, CRP, any seed or combination you'd ever want to plant.
 
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Local Co-Op can be a good source for seed for plots if one near by. Especially if u need bulk seed. As for Native Grasses lots of options but sometimes paying a little extra for that C.S. is worth it. My grass mixture came from Osenbaugh--some complain too much waste in pack but also weighed over paid seed amount based on my order. Hear good things about Allendan Seed as well.

I've been using Frigid Forage for years on the home site and Domain (Direct Purchase not box store) last 2 yrs on a new piece to try them out. Both have treated me good and never not had their seed grow based on their planting instructions.
 
I've used OSENBAUGH seed for both seed and he planted 130a of crp for me. We called him 2 wallet John, because when he went to give me his business card he had 2 wallets on him, overstuffed and each 3" thick it appeared. Lol

Nixa seed south of Springfield Mo is a place I stop to pick up seed when in the area.
 
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Whats the best and most attractive cold hardy oats variety to plant in fall and where do you buy them?
I've heard seed oats are not as attractive and fizzle out quick after frost.
Looking for an alternative to whitetail institute oats plus that is high in sugar content.
 
Whats the best and most attractive cold hardy oats variety to plant in fall and where do you buy them?
I've heard seed oats are not as attractive and fizzle out quick after frost.
Looking for an alternative to whitetail institute oats plus that is high in sugar content.
I like to mix oats, rye grain, and winter wheat together into one plot. When the oats die, you still have the others. I recommend going higher on the rye and wheat when mixing them.
 
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I order from Hancock Seed regualrly for my sunflower varieties. Been using bigNbeasty from Frigid Forage for 13 years and love that stuff. I order some from Albert LEa seed as well. Use the local coops for winter wheat, rye and oats.
Also used Deer Creek seed quite a bit. I was recently camping with the family within an hour of Deer Creek seed so i went there and picked up 5 bags of Austrian Winter peas to save on the shipping. Awesome people at the retail/pick up counter.
 
Ernst Seed has fantastic service and great seed at great prices. Vast variety of seed options too. They'll cut any size order and even bag up odds and end sized bags for different fields if you'd like. Been using them for years.
 
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