Trophy Rape
Rape is very cold tolerant which along with nutritional quality, is one of its greatest attributes as a deer forage.
This allows it to provide quality forage during winter months when many other species are less productive or dormant. Overall palatability increases significantly after a couple frosts, which is typically the case for Brassicas. It is fairly drought tolerant, and in well managed plots, rape contains greater than 30 percent crude protein and you can expect to produce 2 to 4 tons of quality forage per acre.
Broadcast at a rate of 8 Lbs. per acre.
Rape is very cold tolerant which along with nutritional quality, is one of its greatest attributes as a deer forage.
This allows it to provide quality forage during winter months when many other species are less productive or dormant. Overall palatability increases significantly after a couple frosts, which is typically the case for Brassicas. It is fairly drought tolerant, and in well managed plots, rape contains greater than 30 percent crude protein and you can expect to produce 2 to 4 tons of quality forage per acre.
Broadcast at a rate of 8 Lbs. per acre.
Rape is very cold tolerant which along with nutritional quality, is one of its greatest attributes as a deer forage.
This allows it to provide quality forage during winter months when many other species are less productive or dormant. Overall palatability increases significantly after a couple frosts, which is typically the case for Brassicas. It is fairly drought tolerant, and in well managed plots, rape contains greater than 30 percent crude protein and you can expect to produce 2 to 4 tons of quality forage per acre.
Broadcast at a rate of 8 Lbs. per acre.
Planting Dates
Disk or till the seed bed before planting.
Northern States
Spring -
Fall -
Midwestern States
Spring -
Fall -
Southern States
Spring -
Fall -
Fertilizer
Phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be applied according to levels recommended from a soil test. Adding 60 lbs. of nitrogen at planting and then a couple months later will increase production.
Coating
Seeds are raw and don’t contain any coating.
Sunlight Required
Soil Ph
6.0-7.0