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2016 WHEAT GRAIN SORGHUM FORAGE SORGHUM ALFALFA
PRODUCT GUIDE OATS COVER CROPS GRASSES GARDEN SEED
Opened in July 2015, the Polansky Seed Processing Plant in Belleville, Kansas.
POLANSKY SEED, INC. 1941-2016
Celebrating 75 Years
POLANSKY SEED
CONTENTS
For 75 years the Polansky family has dedicated their lives to agriculture and a
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commitment to providing better products to the farmer in order to strengthen a future for the next generation. That dedication continues today, bringing top genetics, superior quality and excellent service as the basis to their customers' satisfaction. When you open a bag of Polansky seed, you will have confidence and take great pride in knowing you have purchased a product that has been provided by good, honest people who have the same visions of successful farming that you have.
Soft Handling and Packaging . . . . . 4 Traditional Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Farm Strong
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12 Forage Sorghum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Alfalfa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Cover Crops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Grasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Garden Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Grain Sorghum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Company Milestone In July 2015, the Polansky family officially opened their state-of-the-art multi-million dollar seed processing plant in Belleville, Kansas.
Community Involvement This collage is displayed in the Polansky Family Conference Room located in the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center. The Center represents the single largest research investment by Kansas wheat farmers in history and is located on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
This pamphlet is for informational purposes only. The product descriptions and ratings, based on field observations and research from multiple years and locations, may not be entirely consistent when the same products are grown under other conditions. Please read the tags and labels on Polansky Seed, Inc., seed bags and other seed containers for they contain important conditions of sale, including limitations of warranty and remedy. Copyright 2016, Polansky Seed, Inc. NEXGROW® is a registered trademark of Forage Genetics International. AgriPro® and the Syngenta logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company.
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POLANSKY SEED PLANT Polansky Seed's state-of-the-art seed cleaning facility takes the quality level of seed to an all-time high. Our facility is filled with the most technologically advanced cleaning equipment available. The grain is moved around the indoor plant with the softest and gentlest care possible, by using belts and continuous cup elevators.
POLANSKY SEED PLANT why
Polansky Seed?
• Six-step cleaning process • Fast, friendly service • Highest quality seed available • Clean seed = pure stands • Family owned with a family atmosphere • Professional and experienced people • Real farm experience
The Latest Technology Advanced Equipment Owner, Adrian Polansky stands next to the new Q-SAGE Precision Air Screen Cleaner, which has the capacity to clean 1,200 bu/hr of wheat seed.
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The Buhler color sorter, located in the new cleaning facility, is allowing Polansky Seed to raise the bar on wheat seed.
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SOFT HANDLING & PACKAGING
TRADITIONAL EXCELLENCE
At Polansky Seed we pride ourselves in being top stewards
The Polansky family tradition in the seed business is long and deep. In 1941, John Polansky grew,
sized and marketed certified hybrid seed corn. Real-world research testing has been a Polansky hallmark, starting with hand-planted hybrid corn tests in the 1940s, followed by wheat and sorghum testing beginning in the late 1950s. Our team has planted and harvested wheat variety trials for 57 consecutive years. Seeding rate trials and some of the first blends were evaluated and tested starting in the 1960s.
in the seed we process and ship. When seed is received, it is unloaded on a vibratory hopper, sending the seed to holding tanks sorted by variety, bin or the field they came from. In the fully-automated plant, computers control feeding the cleaner and other cleaning machines. With bin sensors and continuous cup elevators, each step of the process is automatically controlled to ensure the seed moves gently and efficiently. Continuous dust collection and separation recirculates clean air back into the facility.
Quality is something we do not take for granted. This is no exception when it comes to
seed wheat production. Every step in raising a pure seed crop at Polansky Seed is managed by professionals with a storied history of producing the highest quality seed wheat available. When Polansky Seed drills pull into each production field, they are cleaned and inspected. Crop and chemical rotations keep fields weed-free. Fields are monitored for weed and disease pressure throughout the growing season and fungicides are commonly used to protect plant health. Each acre of Polansky Seed production is walked, making certain the growing crop will meet and exceed state inspection standards. There is zero tolerance to any noxious, prohibited weeds or off-type plants.
Equipment and Technology in our Processing Plant
Before any harvest equipment enters a field, it is cleaned thoroughly. Combines are cleaned before leaving each field and flushed clean when entering. Trucks and grain carts are kernel free. All grain handling equipment is fitted with reverser kits to ensure 100% positive clean-out. Storage units are swept and vacuumed free of debris and sprayed inside and out to prevent stored grain insects. Extreme care in purity and quality of product is managed every step of the way. With the addition of our multi-million dollar seed cleaning facility in 2015, we installed the industry’s leading technologically advanced equipment, including color sorting technology. Polansky Seed will continue to offer the best quality products to customers today and in future generations.
• Q-SAGE Precision Air Screen Cleaner • Cimbria Heid Indent Cylinders • Oliver gravity tables • Air aspiration • Continuous dust collection • Magnetic collector plates • Vibratory hoppers • Continuous cup elevators • Robotic stacking • Automated bulk bagging
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WHEAT Wheat Ranking System Guide
WHEAT Relative Maturity E = Early ME = Medium-Early M = Medium MF = Medium-Full F = Full
Other Ratings 1 = Poor 10 = Excellent
Plant Height 1 = Shortest 9 = Tallest
NEW SY Flint • Strong pedigree • High-end yield potential • Good straw strength • Tolerant to barley yellow dwarf • Hessian fly resistance • Straw strength for irrigation
Coleoptile Length 1 = Shortest 9 = Tallest
SY Monument • Widely adapted with good disease and drought tolerance across the plains • Tolerance to acid soils and soil-borne mosaic virus • Good winter hardiness • Moderate resistance to leaf and stripe rust • Medium-full maturity, good risk management for spring freeze
Relative Maturity
MF
Notes
Plant Height
8
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
8
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Test Weight
7
Straw Strength
5
Winter Hardiness
8
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Relative Maturity
ME
Notes
Plant Height
5
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
7
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Test Weight
7
Straw Strength
7
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Winter Hardiness
N/A
Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
5
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
5
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Test Weight
8
Straw Strength
8
Winter Hardiness
9
AP503 CL2 • Years of hardy performance and top yields from Montana to Texas • Allows both fall and spring herbicide applications to control tough grass weeds in-season • Excellent test weight • Very good winter hardiness
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SY Wolf • One of the highest yielding, most consistent wheat varieties across its area of adaptation • Performs well in all management systems; excels in heavy residue • Excellent overall disease tolerance, good straw strength and winter hardiness • Good tillering, drought tolerance, test weight and shattering tolerance
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Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
5
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
8
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Test Weight
7
Straw Strength
8
Winter Hardiness
8
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WHEAT
WHEAT
NEW SY Sunrise
T-158
• Short wheat with very good straw strength • Positioned primarily for irrigated production in western Kansas and Nebraska • Very high yield potential • High tillering • Large seed and very good test weight • Good winter hardiness
Relative Maturity
MF
Notes
Plant Height
3
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
8
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Test Weight
8
Straw Strength
8
Winter Hardiness
7
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• One of the top varieties in western and central Kansas, according to field reports • Very good stress tolerance and yield stability • Intermediate to wheat streak mosaic • Resistant to stripe rust
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Ruby Lee
Relative Maturity
ME
Notes
Plant Height
5
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Coleoptile Length
3
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Shatter
8
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Test Weight
7
Straw Strength
8
Winter Hardiness
9
Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
5
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
8
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Test Weight
5
Straw Strength
5
Winter Hardiness
8
Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
5
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
7
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Test Weight
7
Straw Strength
9
Winter Hardiness
3
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NEW LCS Pistol Exceptional Grazeability
• Excellent top-end yield potential • Excellent milling and baking quality • Very good drought tolerance • Most resistant to barley yellow dwarf
Relative Maturity
ME
Notes
Plant Height
9
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
5
Test Weight
7
Straw Strength
5
Winter Hardiness
7
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LCS Wizard
Doublestop CL+ • Very good yield potential • Very good test weight • Long coleoptile • Strong herbicide tolerance
• Superior yield for Kansas and Oklahoma • Proven dry-land and irrigated performance • Excellent acid soil tolerance • Good adult plant resistance to leaf rust and stripe rust • Excellent resistance to soil-borne mosaic virus
Relative Maturity
MF
Notes
Plant Height
8
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Coleoptile Length
9
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Shatter
7
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Test Weight
8
Straw Strength
8
Winter Hardiness
8
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• Superb yield data across varied environments in the past three seasons, proving its broad adaptation from Texas to Nebraska • Exceptional straw strength • Responds well to high management • Tolerance to both Hessian fly and barley yellow dwarf virus
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WHEAT
WHEAT
LCS Mint • Very good yield potential across Kansas • Excellent tolerance to acid soils • Resistant to current strains of stripe rust • Exceptional milling and baking quality
Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
8
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
5
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Test Weight
8
Straw Strength
7
Winter Hardiness
5
KanMark • Targeted primarily for western and central Kansas, especially areas west of Hutchinson and Salina • Very good drought tolerance • Consistent performance
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Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
3
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Coleoptile Length
5
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N/A
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Test Weight
8
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Straw Strength
9
Winter Hardiness
8
Shatter
1863 • Best adapted to north central and northwest Kansas because of its medium maturity • Very good milling and baking quality • Good acid soil tolerance
Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
8
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Coleoptile Length
3
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Shatter
8
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Test Weight
8
Straw Strength
3
Winter Hardiness
7
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Fuller • Very good shattering reputation • Consistent performance • Can break dormancy early in spring
Everest • Good resistance or tolerance to scab, which works in its favor in eastern Kansas • One of the "go-to" varieties for eastern and central Kansas • Consistent performance • Moderately resistant to Hessian fly • Very resistant to barley yellow dwarf
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Relative Maturity
E
Notes
Plant Height
8
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Relative Maturity
E
Notes
Coleoptile Length
5
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Plant Height
5
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Shatter
8
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Test Weight
5
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Shatter
7
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Straw Strength
5
Test Weight
7
Winter Hardiness
8
Straw Strength
8
Winter Hardiness
8
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GRAIN SORGHUM
GRAIN SORGHUM
Grain Sorghum Ranking System Guide Relative Maturity E = Early ME = Medium-Early M = Medium MF = Medium-Full F = Full
Product #
Plant Color P = Purple T = Tan
Grain Color W = White R = Red Y = Yellow BZ = Bronze C = Cream
Disease and Insect Resistance S = Susceptible MT = Moderately Tolerant T = Tolerant HT = Highly Tolerant H = High Resistance
Grain Sorghum Numbering System
Other Ratings 1 = Poor 10 = Excellent
5538W A
5479
5525
5538W
5651Y
5665W
5679
5669
5685
5718
5761
E
ME
ME
M
M
M
M
MF
MF
MF
85-100
95-105
95-105
Plant Color
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Grain Color
BZ
BZ
C
Y
C
BZ
BZ
R
R
R
Head Type
SO
SO
SO
SC
SO
SO
SO
SO
SC
SO
30-40
38-42
30-40
40-50
40-48
58-62
45-55
40-45
44-48
48-52
Head Exertion
9
8
8
9
8
9
9
8
9
9
Test Weight
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
Uniformity
8
8
9
7
8
9
8
8
7
8
Root Strength
9
8
8
5
8
8
9
9
8
9
Cold Soil Vigor
8
8
8
5
8
8
8
8
9
9
Drought Tolerance
7
8
8
6
8
7
7
8
6
8
Lodging Resistance
8
8
8
6
8
7
8
9
8
8
Greenbug Resistance (C)
MT
HT
T
MT
T
MT
H
H
H
H
Biotypes (E)
MT
SO
S
S
S
MT
H
H
H
H
Maize Dwarf Mosaic
T
HT
T
HT
MT
HT
MT
H
HT
H
Head Smut
T
HT
MT
HT
HT
HT
MT
H
H
H
MT
HT
S
T
MT
HT
HT
H
H
H
Fusarium
T
HT
MT
HT
MT
HT
T
T
HT
HT
Charcoal Rot
T
HT
T
HR
HT
T
HT
T
HT
HT
Stalk Quality
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
Relative Maturity Days to Harvest
Plant Height (in.)
Downy Mildew
A = Classification 1 = Sorghum Sudangrass 2 = Male Sterile Forage Sorghum 3 = Forage Sorghum 4 = Millet 5 = Grain Sorghum 6 = Alfalfa
105-115 105-115 110-115 110-115 110-120 110-120 110-120
C
C = Color W = Cream Y = Yellow
NEW 5479 • Excellent yielding early sorghum • Excellent emergence • Good choice for shorter growing seasons • Good for double crop and late planting • Good drought tolerance for consistent performance • Very susceptible to methyl parathion and growth regulating herbicides
Stalk Quality
8
Root Strength
9
Head Exertion
9
Threshability
VG
Test Weight
9
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NEW 5525 • Medium-early maturity • High yielding for its maturity class • Open head, drought tolerant, good dry-land hybrid
Notes
Stalk Quality
8
Root Strength
8
Head Exertion
8
Threshability
VG
Test Weight
9
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GRAIN SORGHUM
GRAIN SORGHUM
5538W • High yield potential for maturity • Good cold soil germinations • Good stress tolerance • Great standability
5679 Stalk Quality
7
Notes
Root Strength
8
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Head Exertion
8
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Threshability
VG
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Test Weight
8
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NEW 5685
5651Y • Very good cold soil and seedling vigor • Outstanding drought tolerance • Good lodging resistance • High yield potential
Stalk Quality
7
Notes
Root Strength
5
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Head Exertion
9
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Threshability
VG
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Test Weight
8
Stalk Quality
7
Notes
Root Strength
8
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Head Exertion
8
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Threshability
VG
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8
• Outstanding stress tolerance with dependable yields • Good overall agronomic package • Very good test weight • Good disease package
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8
Notes
Root Strength
8
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Head Exertion
8
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Threshability
VG
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Test Weight
9
Stalk Quality
8
Notes
Root Strength
9
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Head Exertion
8
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Threshability
VG
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Test Weight
10
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Stalk Quality
9
Notes
Root Strength
8
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Head Exertion
8
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Threshability
VG
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Test Weight
9
Stalk Quality
9
Notes
Root Strength
9
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Head Exertion
8
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Threshability
VG
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5761
NEW 5669
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Stalk Quality
5718
Test Weight
• Excellent early growth in cooler soils • Consistent high yields • Widely adaptable in the plains, Midwest and Texas • Good standability and uniformity • Very susceptible to methyl parathion and growth regulation herbicides
• Very good exertion • Responds to environmental variation by adjusting yield accordingly • Excellent resistance to smut
Sugarcane Aphid Tolerant
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5665W • Extremely versatile for all types of production • Reliable, consistent performance • Good drought tolerance
• Very showy, versatile, medium season hybrid • Performs well under dry-land or irrigated conditions • Good test weight
Stalk Quality
8
Notes
Root Strength
9
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Head Exertion
7
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Threshability
VG
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Test Weight
10
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• Maximum yielder under varied weather conditions • Quick emergence in cooler soils • Excellent grain quality • Consistent performance
Test Weight
9
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FORAGE SORGHUM
FORAGE SORGHUM
Forage Sorghum Types
Key Terminology
Forage Sorghum Numbering System
Sorghum Sudangrass: Cross between Sudan and forage sorghum that can be used for pasture, hay or silage
Brown Midrib (BMR): Low lignin, highly digestible top quality sorghum
119
Photo-Period Sensitive (PPS): Plants remain in vegetative growth stage depending on day length and light
Forage Sorghum: High yielding sorghum used for silage and baling
Brachitic Dwarf (BY): Reduced internodes with very high leaf to stalk ratios, superior standability and great tonnage
Millet: Ideal grazing choice due to very low prussic acid levels
Male Sterile (MS): Produces no anthers and thus no pollen for grain production Prussic Acid: Form of hydrocyanic acid in the new re-growth of sorghum-type plants that can cause severe poisoning in livestock
Forage Sorghum Ranking System Guide
Relative Maturity E = Early ME = Medium-Early M = Medium MF = Medium-Full F = Full
Usage H = Hay G = Grazing S = Silage
Other Ratings 1 = Poor 10 = Excellent
Sorghum Sudangrass
• One of the most dependable and consistent performers on the market • Excellent for multi-cut hay production • Fast regrowth • May begin grazing or baling at 24"-30"
Forage Sorghum
119
159
179
189
199
219
269
319
399
Trait
Conv.
BMR LM
BMR PPS
BMR DS
BMR BY
Conv.
BMR
Conv.
BMR BY
Maturity
ME
F
M
M
M
M
M
M
MF
Average Seed Size
18-22,000
17-20,000
16-18,000
15-18,000 14-15,000 16-18,000 16-18,000 15-16,000 14-15,000
Seeding Rate
18-20 lbs.
15-20 lbs.
18-20 lbs.
20-35 lbs.
15-20 lbs.
4-8 lbs.
4-8 lbs.
4-8 lbs.
4-8 lbs.
Height
6'-8'
7'-8'
8'-10'
6'-8'
5'-7'
6'-8'
6'-8'
6'-8'
6'-7'
Drought
8
8
7
7
7
9
9
7
7
Regrowth
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
8
Standability
8
9
6
7
7
8
8
5
7
H, G
H, G, S
H, S
H, G
H, G
H, G
H, G
S
S
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B
B = Characteristic 1 = Conventional 6 = Brown Mid Rib (BMR) 7 = Brown Mid Rib Photo-Period Sensitive (BMR PPS) 8 = Brown Mid Rib Dry Silk (BMR DS) 9 = Brown Mid Rib Brachytic Dwarf (BMR BY)
119 Sorghum Sudangrass
Product #
Usage
A
A = Classification 1 = Sorghum Sudangrass 2 = Male Sterile Forage Sorghum 3 = Forage Sorghum 4 = Millet 5 = Grain Sorghum 6 = Alfalfa
Height
6'-8'
Notes
Drought
8
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Regrowth
8
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Standability
8
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FORAGE SORGHUM
FORAGE SORGHUM NEW 199 BMR BY Sorghum Sudangrass
NEW 159 BMR LM Sorghum Sudangrass • Wide window for harvest • Higher protein and digestibility than conventional sorghum/sudangrass hybrids • Excellent drought tolerance • Excellent tillering, regrowth and recovery • Can be grazed, baled or chopped
Height
7'-8'
Notes
Drought
8
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Regrowth
8
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Standability
9
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Height
8'-10'
Notes
Drought
7
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Regrowth
8
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Standability
6
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Notes
Drought
7
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Regrowth
7
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Standability
7
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• Produces more milk or beef grains than any conventional hybrid • Improvement in digestibility and palatability • Well suited for dry-land or irrigated conditions • Can be baled or grazed
Height
6'-8'
Notes
Drought
9
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Regrowth
7
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Standability
8
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319 Forage Sorghum
189 BMR DS Sorghum Sudangrass
• Dry stalk gene to quicken dry-down
5'-7'
269 BMR Male Sterile Forage Sorghum
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• Significant increase in digestibility, palatability and efficiency • One of the first BMR summer annual forage grasses that can out-yield many non BMR hybrids
Height
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179 BMR PPS Sorghum Sudangrass • Photo-period sensitive • Dual purpose: silage or hay • Extended harvest window • Best for hay, haylage and greenchop • Good leaf to stem ratio
• BMR-6 gene technology • Best for hay, grazing and greenchop • Brachytic dwarf genes • High sugar content • Up to 50% more leaves
Height
–
Notes
Drought
7
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Regrowth
8
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Standability
7
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• Tall plant with strong stalk for good standability • High grain-to-stover ratio for increased digestibility • Wide leaves produce a dark, dense canopy for superior weed suppression and moisture conservation • Conventional hybrid designed for silage production
Height
6'-8'
Notes
Drought
7
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Regrowth
6
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Standability
5
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399 BMR BY Forage Sorghum • Best for high quality silage • High grain to forage ratio • Excellent palatability • Excellent standability • Good drought tolerance
Height
6'-7'
Notes
Drought
7
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Regrowth
8
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Standability
7
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FORAGE SORGHUM
ALFALFA
419 Pearl Millet • Produces quick, high yields • High tolerance to many pathogens and high humidity • High leaf mass
6497R Alfalfa Notes __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
NEW 469 BMR Hybrid Pearl Millet • Multi-purpose forage • Exceptional palatability • Good regrowth and recovery • High tillering capacity
Notes ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
689 Alfalfa Notes __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
German "R" Strain Millet • Excellent for quick grazing in the summer • High protein content • Consistent palatability through finer stems
• Excellent forage quality • Very good drought stress ratings • Top quality for dairy and cash hay producers • Herbicide-tolerant • Maximum yields, quality and/or milk per acre • High multi-foliate expression for maximum quality
• Excellent forage quality • Very good drought stress ratings • Fast recovery after cutting • Improved stand persistence • Excellent disease resistance
Notes ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Common Alfalfa Notes
also available
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Piper Sudangrass • Strong root strength • Rapid growth with early maturity • Lower prussic acid content
Notes __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
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OATS
OATS
Shelby 427 Oats
Goliath Oats
• Early maturing, medium tall oat with excellent standability • Superior yielding variety with high test weights and groat percentage • Resistant to smut, crown rust and barley yellow dwarf • White hulled oat variety • Plant at ¾" to 1½" depth at 70-90 lbs/acre
• Late maturing, tall oat • Excellent forage yield • Excellent disease resistance package, resistant to crown rust, stem rust, barley yellow dwarf and smut • Plant at ¾" to 1½" depth at 70-90 lbs/acre
Notes ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Notes ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
Jerry Oats
NEW Natty Oats • Tall, white-hulled, early maturing variety • High yield potential • High test weight • Resistant to smut • Plant at ¾" to 1½" depth at 70-90 lbs/acre
Notes ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
• Medium maturity, tall oat with high test weights • Used for grain, forage and straw production • White hulled variety with above average lodging score • High groat percentage with high protein content • Plant at ¾" to 1½" depth at 70-90 lbs/acre Notes ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
Horsepower Oats • Early to medium maturity with medium height • Best suited for grain production • White hulled oat with excellent grain yields • Medium to high test weights and strong straw strength • Plant at ¾" to 1½" depth at 70-90 lbs/acre Notes ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
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COVER CROPS
COVER CROPS
The Polansky Seed CCI Method
CAPTURE
Capture valuable unused nutrients
CONSERVE Conserve soil structure and moisture IMPROVE
Purple Top Turnips
Add Value
Improve soil health
to your
• Excellent source of fall grazing for livestock and wildlife species • Can be grazed during normal growing season as well as late fall • Very fast growth habit, reaching near maximum levels in 70-90 days • 2-5 lbs./acre pure, 1-2 lbs./acre mixed
Bottom Line
Notes
Custom Blending Available on Cover Crops
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Eco-Till Radish
Benefits of Cover Crops
• Superior, deep penetrating taproot • Reduces soil compaction • Builds organic matter • Improves nutrient recycling
3 Ways Key Ingredients are Lost from Soils: 1. Evaporation 2. Transpiration 3. Run-off
Nitrogen Management: Cover crops can enhance Nitrogen production and/or reduce leaching. Overseed legume cover into corn, frost-seed into wheat or late summer-seed, to provide Nitrogen for future crops. Grasses can be used to take up excess Nitrogen and reduce the potential for groundwater leaching.
3 Ways Cover Crops Save Key Ingredients: 1. Deep, wide roots help increase moisture penetration through otherwise compact soils. 2. Cover on the fields when there is usually no cover present will keep the soils cooler. 3. Moisture and soil holding capacity increase more with live plants than bare ground.
Erosion Control: Cover crops can be used to reduce wind and water erosion. Maintaining ground cover through fall, winter and early spring drastically reduce soil loss.
Hairy Vetch
Improve Soil Quality: Cover crops enhance soil structure while increasing soil biological activity. They reduce soil compaction while increasing water percolation and retention. Cover crops help soils maintain a higher organic matter level than continuous row cropping without cover. They also improve soil aggregation, infiltration and bulk density.
• Ability to fix large quantities of nitrogen • Produces high biomass • Winterhardy • Provides a weed suppressing mulch for no-till corn and other crops
More Than Just Soil Conditioning: 1. Reduced soil loss from erosion 2. Weed pressure suppression 3. More dollars per pound with return on grazing
Pastures: Cover crops can be used as a forage crop and feed source.
Cool Season
Warm Season Broadleaf
Grass
Buckwheat
German Millet
Chick Pea
Sunflower
Pearl Millet
Sweet Clover
Cow Pea
Safflower
Sudangrass
Crimson Clover
Soybean
Chicory
Corn
Legumes
Wheat
Orchard Grass
Rape
Cereal Rye
Barley
Cabbage
Red Clover
Alfalfa
Triticale
Oat
Radish
Field Pea Vetch
Annual Fescue
Grass
Brassica
Ryegrass
Turnip
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Notes ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Weed Suppression: Cover crops can play a role in managing weeds by shading and interfering with weed germination and establishment. Insect Management: Cover crops will play an important role in future biological insect control. They increase activity in the soil by giving more matter for the biological activity.
Notes
Austrian Winter Peas • Very winter hardy • Plant on well-drained soil • Recommended in a mix with oats, spring barley or triticale to add effective fiber • Versatile as either a forage or a cover crop • Can fix 90-150 lbs. of nitrogen per acre
Notes ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Fria Annual Ryegrass • Superior cold tolerance • High forage yield • Ideal cover crop • Excellent palatability • 20-30 lbs./acre drilled, 10-20 lbs./acre mixed
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COVER CROPS
If you don't see what you're looking for, let us know and we'll find it for you!
Cereal Rye • Winter hardy and grows in cold temperatures • Catch crop used to prevent leaching of excess soil nitrogen • Earliest harvested winter annual if used as a forage • Soil builder and weed suppressor • Works well in a mix with legumes
Notes ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Ethiopian Cabbage • Deep rooted crop • Long lasting residue that offers protection to young crops
COVER CROPS Cow Peas • Warm season legume cover crop • Fixes nitrogen • Works well in mixes with summer annual grasses • Also known as black-eyed peas • Best used for summer cover crop, grazing, haylage and baling
Notes ________________________________________________________
• Tolerates hot, dry conditions • High lignin content • High biomass producer • Suppresses weeds and nematodes
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Notes ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Notes ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
• Winter annual to fix atmospheric and soil nitrogen up to 100 lbs./acre • Deep set roots improve soil tilth and overall soil condition • Plant with a grass or small grain for erosion and weed control • 10-20 lbs./acre drilled pure, 5-10 lbs./acre mixed
Notes ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Notes
• Primarily used for hay, silage and soil improvements
Notes
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• Quick growing, easily established and produces high quality forage • Can be productive for three years or more with proper management • 10-12 lbs./acre drilled, 4-6 lbs./acre mixed
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Canola/Rapeseed
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Yellow Clover Notes ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
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Red Clover
Flex Spring Peas
• Deep fibrous root system good for nutrient capture • Shown to have biological activity against plant parasitic nematodes and weeds • Can be planted in spring or fall
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Crimson Clover
4010 Spring Peas
• High tonnage and highly palatable • White flower for improved taste and digestibility • Fast starting • Recommended in a mix with oats, spring barley or triticale to add effective fiber
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Sunn Hemp
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• Purple flower pea that can be planted in spring or fall • High tonnage and highly palatable • Recommended in a mix with oats, spring barley or triticale to add effective fiber
Notes
• Fixes nitrogen • Deep tap root for soil building, breaking up compacted soils and nutrient scavenging • Blooms attract beneficial insects and pollinators • Good soil cover and weed suppressor
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GRASSES
GARDEN SEED
Turf Grasses
Garden Seed for Spring and Fall Planting
Available
by special order Polansky Seed has three top-of-the-line Turf Type Fescue grasses that are custom blended to make any lawn look like a plush golf course.
Garden seed is available from 2 oz. packages to 50 lb. bulk bags.
Country Estates Plus Turf Type Fescue with 10% Bluegrass Country Estates Turf Type Fescue Playground Turf Type Fescue
Also Available
Native Grasses
Annual Ryegrass
Big Blue
Best of Blues Bluegrass
Blue Grama
BladeRunner Turf Type Fescue
Brome
Cody Buffalograss (25 lb. bag)
Crabgrass
Common Bluegrass
Indian Grass
Creeping Bentgrass
Little Blue
Fawn Tall Fescue
Lovegrass
Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue
Sideoats Grama
Perennial Ryegrass
Switch Grass
Riviera Bermudagrass (25 lb. bucket)
Wheat Grass
If you don't see what you're looking for, let us know and we'll find it for you!
Roundup Ready Sweet Corn
Beans
Gourds
Peas
Beets
Greens
Pumpkins
Cantaloupe
Kohlrabi
Radishes
Sweet Corn
Carrots
Lettuce
Spinach
Swiss Chard
Cucumbers
Okra
Squash
Turnips
Decorative Corn
Parsnip
Sunflowers
Watermelon
Garden Seed for Spring Planting
Bedding Plants
Asparagus Roots
Onion Sets
Annuals
Garlic Cloves
Seed Potatoes
Ornamentals
Onion Plants
Sweet Potato Slips
Perennials Vegetables
Sahara Bermudagrass (50 lb. bag) New Lawn Sowing Rates
Over-Seeding Rates
Tall Fescue
6.0 - 8.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Tall Fescue
3.0 - 4.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Ryegrass
6.0 - 8.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Ryegrass
3.0 - 4.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Bluegrass
2.0 - 3.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Bluegrass
1.0 - 1.5 lbs./1,000 square feet
Bermudagrass
1.5 - 3.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Bermudagrass
.75 - 1.5 lbs./1,000 square feet
Buffalograss
1.0 - 2.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Buffalograss
.50 - 1.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
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Polansky Seed, Inc. 2729 M Street Belleville, KS 66935
FARM STRONG with polanskyseed.com 785-527-2271
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PRODUCT GUIDE OATS COVER CROPS GRASSES GARDEN SEED
Opened in July 2015, the Polansky Seed Processing Plant in Belleville, Kansas.
POLANSKY SEED, INC. 1941-2016
Celebrating 75 Years
POLANSKY SEED
CONTENTS
For 75 years the Polansky family has dedicated their lives to agriculture and a
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commitment to providing better products to the farmer in order to strengthen a future for the next generation. That dedication continues today, bringing top genetics, superior quality and excellent service as the basis to their customers' satisfaction. When you open a bag of Polansky seed, you will have confidence and take great pride in knowing you have purchased a product that has been provided by good, honest people who have the same visions of successful farming that you have.
Soft Handling and Packaging . . . . . 4 Traditional Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Farm Strong
with
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Polansky Seed
12 Forage Sorghum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Alfalfa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Cover Crops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Grasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Garden Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Grain Sorghum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Company Milestone In July 2015, the Polansky family officially opened their state-of-the-art multi-million dollar seed processing plant in Belleville, Kansas.
Community Involvement This collage is displayed in the Polansky Family Conference Room located in the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center. The Center represents the single largest research investment by Kansas wheat farmers in history and is located on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
This pamphlet is for informational purposes only. The product descriptions and ratings, based on field observations and research from multiple years and locations, may not be entirely consistent when the same products are grown under other conditions. Please read the tags and labels on Polansky Seed, Inc., seed bags and other seed containers for they contain important conditions of sale, including limitations of warranty and remedy. Copyright 2016, Polansky Seed, Inc. NEXGROW® is a registered trademark of Forage Genetics International. AgriPro® and the Syngenta logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company.
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POLANSKY SEED PLANT Polansky Seed's state-of-the-art seed cleaning facility takes the quality level of seed to an all-time high. Our facility is filled with the most technologically advanced cleaning equipment available. The grain is moved around the indoor plant with the softest and gentlest care possible, by using belts and continuous cup elevators.
POLANSKY SEED PLANT why
Polansky Seed?
• Six-step cleaning process • Fast, friendly service • Highest quality seed available • Clean seed = pure stands • Family owned with a family atmosphere • Professional and experienced people • Real farm experience
The Latest Technology Advanced Equipment Owner, Adrian Polansky stands next to the new Q-SAGE Precision Air Screen Cleaner, which has the capacity to clean 1,200 bu/hr of wheat seed.
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The Buhler color sorter, located in the new cleaning facility, is allowing Polansky Seed to raise the bar on wheat seed.
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SOFT HANDLING & PACKAGING
TRADITIONAL EXCELLENCE
At Polansky Seed we pride ourselves in being top stewards
The Polansky family tradition in the seed business is long and deep. In 1941, John Polansky grew,
sized and marketed certified hybrid seed corn. Real-world research testing has been a Polansky hallmark, starting with hand-planted hybrid corn tests in the 1940s, followed by wheat and sorghum testing beginning in the late 1950s. Our team has planted and harvested wheat variety trials for 57 consecutive years. Seeding rate trials and some of the first blends were evaluated and tested starting in the 1960s.
in the seed we process and ship. When seed is received, it is unloaded on a vibratory hopper, sending the seed to holding tanks sorted by variety, bin or the field they came from. In the fully-automated plant, computers control feeding the cleaner and other cleaning machines. With bin sensors and continuous cup elevators, each step of the process is automatically controlled to ensure the seed moves gently and efficiently. Continuous dust collection and separation recirculates clean air back into the facility.
Quality is something we do not take for granted. This is no exception when it comes to
seed wheat production. Every step in raising a pure seed crop at Polansky Seed is managed by professionals with a storied history of producing the highest quality seed wheat available. When Polansky Seed drills pull into each production field, they are cleaned and inspected. Crop and chemical rotations keep fields weed-free. Fields are monitored for weed and disease pressure throughout the growing season and fungicides are commonly used to protect plant health. Each acre of Polansky Seed production is walked, making certain the growing crop will meet and exceed state inspection standards. There is zero tolerance to any noxious, prohibited weeds or off-type plants.
Equipment and Technology in our Processing Plant
Before any harvest equipment enters a field, it is cleaned thoroughly. Combines are cleaned before leaving each field and flushed clean when entering. Trucks and grain carts are kernel free. All grain handling equipment is fitted with reverser kits to ensure 100% positive clean-out. Storage units are swept and vacuumed free of debris and sprayed inside and out to prevent stored grain insects. Extreme care in purity and quality of product is managed every step of the way. With the addition of our multi-million dollar seed cleaning facility in 2015, we installed the industry’s leading technologically advanced equipment, including color sorting technology. Polansky Seed will continue to offer the best quality products to customers today and in future generations.
• Q-SAGE Precision Air Screen Cleaner • Cimbria Heid Indent Cylinders • Oliver gravity tables • Air aspiration • Continuous dust collection • Magnetic collector plates • Vibratory hoppers • Continuous cup elevators • Robotic stacking • Automated bulk bagging
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WHEAT Wheat Ranking System Guide
WHEAT Relative Maturity E = Early ME = Medium-Early M = Medium MF = Medium-Full F = Full
Other Ratings 1 = Poor 10 = Excellent
Plant Height 1 = Shortest 9 = Tallest
NEW SY Flint • Strong pedigree • High-end yield potential • Good straw strength • Tolerant to barley yellow dwarf • Hessian fly resistance • Straw strength for irrigation
Coleoptile Length 1 = Shortest 9 = Tallest
SY Monument • Widely adapted with good disease and drought tolerance across the plains • Tolerance to acid soils and soil-borne mosaic virus • Good winter hardiness • Moderate resistance to leaf and stripe rust • Medium-full maturity, good risk management for spring freeze
Relative Maturity
MF
Notes
Plant Height
8
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
8
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Test Weight
7
Straw Strength
5
Winter Hardiness
8
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Relative Maturity
ME
Notes
Plant Height
5
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
7
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Test Weight
7
Straw Strength
7
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Winter Hardiness
N/A
Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
5
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
5
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Test Weight
8
Straw Strength
8
Winter Hardiness
9
AP503 CL2 • Years of hardy performance and top yields from Montana to Texas • Allows both fall and spring herbicide applications to control tough grass weeds in-season • Excellent test weight • Very good winter hardiness
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SY Wolf • One of the highest yielding, most consistent wheat varieties across its area of adaptation • Performs well in all management systems; excels in heavy residue • Excellent overall disease tolerance, good straw strength and winter hardiness • Good tillering, drought tolerance, test weight and shattering tolerance
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Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
5
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
8
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Test Weight
7
Straw Strength
8
Winter Hardiness
8
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WHEAT
WHEAT
NEW SY Sunrise
T-158
• Short wheat with very good straw strength • Positioned primarily for irrigated production in western Kansas and Nebraska • Very high yield potential • High tillering • Large seed and very good test weight • Good winter hardiness
Relative Maturity
MF
Notes
Plant Height
3
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
8
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Test Weight
8
Straw Strength
8
Winter Hardiness
7
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• One of the top varieties in western and central Kansas, according to field reports • Very good stress tolerance and yield stability • Intermediate to wheat streak mosaic • Resistant to stripe rust
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Ruby Lee
Relative Maturity
ME
Notes
Plant Height
5
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Coleoptile Length
3
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Shatter
8
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Test Weight
7
Straw Strength
8
Winter Hardiness
9
Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
5
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
8
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Test Weight
5
Straw Strength
5
Winter Hardiness
8
Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
5
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
7
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Test Weight
7
Straw Strength
9
Winter Hardiness
3
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NEW LCS Pistol Exceptional Grazeability
• Excellent top-end yield potential • Excellent milling and baking quality • Very good drought tolerance • Most resistant to barley yellow dwarf
Relative Maturity
ME
Notes
Plant Height
9
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
5
Test Weight
7
Straw Strength
5
Winter Hardiness
7
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LCS Wizard
Doublestop CL+ • Very good yield potential • Very good test weight • Long coleoptile • Strong herbicide tolerance
• Superior yield for Kansas and Oklahoma • Proven dry-land and irrigated performance • Excellent acid soil tolerance • Good adult plant resistance to leaf rust and stripe rust • Excellent resistance to soil-borne mosaic virus
Relative Maturity
MF
Notes
Plant Height
8
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Coleoptile Length
9
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Shatter
7
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Test Weight
8
Straw Strength
8
Winter Hardiness
8
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• Superb yield data across varied environments in the past three seasons, proving its broad adaptation from Texas to Nebraska • Exceptional straw strength • Responds well to high management • Tolerance to both Hessian fly and barley yellow dwarf virus
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WHEAT
WHEAT
LCS Mint • Very good yield potential across Kansas • Excellent tolerance to acid soils • Resistant to current strains of stripe rust • Exceptional milling and baking quality
Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
8
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Coleoptile Length
5
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Shatter
5
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Test Weight
8
Straw Strength
7
Winter Hardiness
5
KanMark • Targeted primarily for western and central Kansas, especially areas west of Hutchinson and Salina • Very good drought tolerance • Consistent performance
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Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
3
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Coleoptile Length
5
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N/A
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Test Weight
8
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Straw Strength
9
Winter Hardiness
8
Shatter
1863 • Best adapted to north central and northwest Kansas because of its medium maturity • Very good milling and baking quality • Good acid soil tolerance
Relative Maturity
M
Notes
Plant Height
8
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Coleoptile Length
3
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Shatter
8
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Test Weight
8
Straw Strength
3
Winter Hardiness
7
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Fuller • Very good shattering reputation • Consistent performance • Can break dormancy early in spring
Everest • Good resistance or tolerance to scab, which works in its favor in eastern Kansas • One of the "go-to" varieties for eastern and central Kansas • Consistent performance • Moderately resistant to Hessian fly • Very resistant to barley yellow dwarf
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Relative Maturity
E
Notes
Plant Height
8
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Relative Maturity
E
Notes
Coleoptile Length
5
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Plant Height
5
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Shatter
8
_________________________________________
Coleoptile Length
5
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Test Weight
5
_________________________________________
Shatter
7
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Straw Strength
5
Test Weight
7
Winter Hardiness
8
Straw Strength
8
Winter Hardiness
8
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GRAIN SORGHUM
GRAIN SORGHUM
Grain Sorghum Ranking System Guide Relative Maturity E = Early ME = Medium-Early M = Medium MF = Medium-Full F = Full
Product #
Plant Color P = Purple T = Tan
Grain Color W = White R = Red Y = Yellow BZ = Bronze C = Cream
Disease and Insect Resistance S = Susceptible MT = Moderately Tolerant T = Tolerant HT = Highly Tolerant H = High Resistance
Grain Sorghum Numbering System
Other Ratings 1 = Poor 10 = Excellent
5538W A
5479
5525
5538W
5651Y
5665W
5679
5669
5685
5718
5761
E
ME
ME
M
M
M
M
MF
MF
MF
85-100
95-105
95-105
Plant Color
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Grain Color
BZ
BZ
C
Y
C
BZ
BZ
R
R
R
Head Type
SO
SO
SO
SC
SO
SO
SO
SO
SC
SO
30-40
38-42
30-40
40-50
40-48
58-62
45-55
40-45
44-48
48-52
Head Exertion
9
8
8
9
8
9
9
8
9
9
Test Weight
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
Uniformity
8
8
9
7
8
9
8
8
7
8
Root Strength
9
8
8
5
8
8
9
9
8
9
Cold Soil Vigor
8
8
8
5
8
8
8
8
9
9
Drought Tolerance
7
8
8
6
8
7
7
8
6
8
Lodging Resistance
8
8
8
6
8
7
8
9
8
8
Greenbug Resistance (C)
MT
HT
T
MT
T
MT
H
H
H
H
Biotypes (E)
MT
SO
S
S
S
MT
H
H
H
H
Maize Dwarf Mosaic
T
HT
T
HT
MT
HT
MT
H
HT
H
Head Smut
T
HT
MT
HT
HT
HT
MT
H
H
H
MT
HT
S
T
MT
HT
HT
H
H
H
Fusarium
T
HT
MT
HT
MT
HT
T
T
HT
HT
Charcoal Rot
T
HT
T
HR
HT
T
HT
T
HT
HT
Stalk Quality
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
Relative Maturity Days to Harvest
Plant Height (in.)
Downy Mildew
A = Classification 1 = Sorghum Sudangrass 2 = Male Sterile Forage Sorghum 3 = Forage Sorghum 4 = Millet 5 = Grain Sorghum 6 = Alfalfa
105-115 105-115 110-115 110-115 110-120 110-120 110-120
C
C = Color W = Cream Y = Yellow
NEW 5479 • Excellent yielding early sorghum • Excellent emergence • Good choice for shorter growing seasons • Good for double crop and late planting • Good drought tolerance for consistent performance • Very susceptible to methyl parathion and growth regulating herbicides
Stalk Quality
8
Root Strength
9
Head Exertion
9
Threshability
VG
Test Weight
9
Notes _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
NEW 5525 • Medium-early maturity • High yielding for its maturity class • Open head, drought tolerant, good dry-land hybrid
Notes
Stalk Quality
8
Root Strength
8
Head Exertion
8
Threshability
VG
Test Weight
9
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GRAIN SORGHUM
GRAIN SORGHUM
5538W • High yield potential for maturity • Good cold soil germinations • Good stress tolerance • Great standability
5679 Stalk Quality
7
Notes
Root Strength
8
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Head Exertion
8
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Threshability
VG
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Test Weight
8
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NEW 5685
5651Y • Very good cold soil and seedling vigor • Outstanding drought tolerance • Good lodging resistance • High yield potential
Stalk Quality
7
Notes
Root Strength
5
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Head Exertion
9
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Threshability
VG
___________________________________________
Test Weight
8
Stalk Quality
7
Notes
Root Strength
8
___________________________________________
Head Exertion
8
___________________________________________
Threshability
VG
___________________________________________
8
• Outstanding stress tolerance with dependable yields • Good overall agronomic package • Very good test weight • Good disease package
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8
Notes
Root Strength
8
___________________________________________
Head Exertion
8
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Threshability
VG
___________________________________________
Test Weight
9
Stalk Quality
8
Notes
Root Strength
9
___________________________________________
Head Exertion
8
___________________________________________
Threshability
VG
___________________________________________
Test Weight
10
___________________________________________
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Stalk Quality
9
Notes
Root Strength
8
___________________________________________
Head Exertion
8
___________________________________________
Threshability
VG
___________________________________________
Test Weight
9
Stalk Quality
9
Notes
Root Strength
9
___________________________________________
Head Exertion
8
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Threshability
VG
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5761
NEW 5669
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Stalk Quality
5718
Test Weight
• Excellent early growth in cooler soils • Consistent high yields • Widely adaptable in the plains, Midwest and Texas • Good standability and uniformity • Very susceptible to methyl parathion and growth regulation herbicides
• Very good exertion • Responds to environmental variation by adjusting yield accordingly • Excellent resistance to smut
Sugarcane Aphid Tolerant
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5665W • Extremely versatile for all types of production • Reliable, consistent performance • Good drought tolerance
• Very showy, versatile, medium season hybrid • Performs well under dry-land or irrigated conditions • Good test weight
Stalk Quality
8
Notes
Root Strength
9
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Head Exertion
7
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Threshability
VG
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Test Weight
10
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• Maximum yielder under varied weather conditions • Quick emergence in cooler soils • Excellent grain quality • Consistent performance
Test Weight
9
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FORAGE SORGHUM
FORAGE SORGHUM
Forage Sorghum Types
Key Terminology
Forage Sorghum Numbering System
Sorghum Sudangrass: Cross between Sudan and forage sorghum that can be used for pasture, hay or silage
Brown Midrib (BMR): Low lignin, highly digestible top quality sorghum
119
Photo-Period Sensitive (PPS): Plants remain in vegetative growth stage depending on day length and light
Forage Sorghum: High yielding sorghum used for silage and baling
Brachitic Dwarf (BY): Reduced internodes with very high leaf to stalk ratios, superior standability and great tonnage
Millet: Ideal grazing choice due to very low prussic acid levels
Male Sterile (MS): Produces no anthers and thus no pollen for grain production Prussic Acid: Form of hydrocyanic acid in the new re-growth of sorghum-type plants that can cause severe poisoning in livestock
Forage Sorghum Ranking System Guide
Relative Maturity E = Early ME = Medium-Early M = Medium MF = Medium-Full F = Full
Usage H = Hay G = Grazing S = Silage
Other Ratings 1 = Poor 10 = Excellent
Sorghum Sudangrass
• One of the most dependable and consistent performers on the market • Excellent for multi-cut hay production • Fast regrowth • May begin grazing or baling at 24"-30"
Forage Sorghum
119
159
179
189
199
219
269
319
399
Trait
Conv.
BMR LM
BMR PPS
BMR DS
BMR BY
Conv.
BMR
Conv.
BMR BY
Maturity
ME
F
M
M
M
M
M
M
MF
Average Seed Size
18-22,000
17-20,000
16-18,000
15-18,000 14-15,000 16-18,000 16-18,000 15-16,000 14-15,000
Seeding Rate
18-20 lbs.
15-20 lbs.
18-20 lbs.
20-35 lbs.
15-20 lbs.
4-8 lbs.
4-8 lbs.
4-8 lbs.
4-8 lbs.
Height
6'-8'
7'-8'
8'-10'
6'-8'
5'-7'
6'-8'
6'-8'
6'-8'
6'-7'
Drought
8
8
7
7
7
9
9
7
7
Regrowth
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
8
Standability
8
9
6
7
7
8
8
5
7
H, G
H, G, S
H, S
H, G
H, G
H, G
H, G
S
S
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B = Characteristic 1 = Conventional 6 = Brown Mid Rib (BMR) 7 = Brown Mid Rib Photo-Period Sensitive (BMR PPS) 8 = Brown Mid Rib Dry Silk (BMR DS) 9 = Brown Mid Rib Brachytic Dwarf (BMR BY)
119 Sorghum Sudangrass
Product #
Usage
A
A = Classification 1 = Sorghum Sudangrass 2 = Male Sterile Forage Sorghum 3 = Forage Sorghum 4 = Millet 5 = Grain Sorghum 6 = Alfalfa
Height
6'-8'
Notes
Drought
8
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Regrowth
8
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Standability
8
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FORAGE SORGHUM
FORAGE SORGHUM NEW 199 BMR BY Sorghum Sudangrass
NEW 159 BMR LM Sorghum Sudangrass • Wide window for harvest • Higher protein and digestibility than conventional sorghum/sudangrass hybrids • Excellent drought tolerance • Excellent tillering, regrowth and recovery • Can be grazed, baled or chopped
Height
7'-8'
Notes
Drought
8
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Regrowth
8
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Standability
9
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Height
8'-10'
Notes
Drought
7
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Regrowth
8
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Standability
6
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Notes
Drought
7
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Regrowth
7
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Standability
7
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• Produces more milk or beef grains than any conventional hybrid • Improvement in digestibility and palatability • Well suited for dry-land or irrigated conditions • Can be baled or grazed
Height
6'-8'
Notes
Drought
9
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Regrowth
7
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Standability
8
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319 Forage Sorghum
189 BMR DS Sorghum Sudangrass
• Dry stalk gene to quicken dry-down
5'-7'
269 BMR Male Sterile Forage Sorghum
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• Significant increase in digestibility, palatability and efficiency • One of the first BMR summer annual forage grasses that can out-yield many non BMR hybrids
Height
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179 BMR PPS Sorghum Sudangrass • Photo-period sensitive • Dual purpose: silage or hay • Extended harvest window • Best for hay, haylage and greenchop • Good leaf to stem ratio
• BMR-6 gene technology • Best for hay, grazing and greenchop • Brachytic dwarf genes • High sugar content • Up to 50% more leaves
Height
–
Notes
Drought
7
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Regrowth
8
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Standability
7
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• Tall plant with strong stalk for good standability • High grain-to-stover ratio for increased digestibility • Wide leaves produce a dark, dense canopy for superior weed suppression and moisture conservation • Conventional hybrid designed for silage production
Height
6'-8'
Notes
Drought
7
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Regrowth
6
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Standability
5
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399 BMR BY Forage Sorghum • Best for high quality silage • High grain to forage ratio • Excellent palatability • Excellent standability • Good drought tolerance
Height
6'-7'
Notes
Drought
7
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Regrowth
8
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Standability
7
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FORAGE SORGHUM
ALFALFA
419 Pearl Millet • Produces quick, high yields • High tolerance to many pathogens and high humidity • High leaf mass
6497R Alfalfa Notes __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
NEW 469 BMR Hybrid Pearl Millet • Multi-purpose forage • Exceptional palatability • Good regrowth and recovery • High tillering capacity
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689 Alfalfa Notes __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
German "R" Strain Millet • Excellent for quick grazing in the summer • High protein content • Consistent palatability through finer stems
• Excellent forage quality • Very good drought stress ratings • Top quality for dairy and cash hay producers • Herbicide-tolerant • Maximum yields, quality and/or milk per acre • High multi-foliate expression for maximum quality
• Excellent forage quality • Very good drought stress ratings • Fast recovery after cutting • Improved stand persistence • Excellent disease resistance
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Common Alfalfa Notes
also available
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Piper Sudangrass • Strong root strength • Rapid growth with early maturity • Lower prussic acid content
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OATS
OATS
Shelby 427 Oats
Goliath Oats
• Early maturing, medium tall oat with excellent standability • Superior yielding variety with high test weights and groat percentage • Resistant to smut, crown rust and barley yellow dwarf • White hulled oat variety • Plant at ¾" to 1½" depth at 70-90 lbs/acre
• Late maturing, tall oat • Excellent forage yield • Excellent disease resistance package, resistant to crown rust, stem rust, barley yellow dwarf and smut • Plant at ¾" to 1½" depth at 70-90 lbs/acre
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Jerry Oats
NEW Natty Oats • Tall, white-hulled, early maturing variety • High yield potential • High test weight • Resistant to smut • Plant at ¾" to 1½" depth at 70-90 lbs/acre
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• Medium maturity, tall oat with high test weights • Used for grain, forage and straw production • White hulled variety with above average lodging score • High groat percentage with high protein content • Plant at ¾" to 1½" depth at 70-90 lbs/acre Notes ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
Horsepower Oats • Early to medium maturity with medium height • Best suited for grain production • White hulled oat with excellent grain yields • Medium to high test weights and strong straw strength • Plant at ¾" to 1½" depth at 70-90 lbs/acre Notes ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
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COVER CROPS
COVER CROPS
The Polansky Seed CCI Method
CAPTURE
Capture valuable unused nutrients
CONSERVE Conserve soil structure and moisture IMPROVE
Purple Top Turnips
Add Value
Improve soil health
to your
• Excellent source of fall grazing for livestock and wildlife species • Can be grazed during normal growing season as well as late fall • Very fast growth habit, reaching near maximum levels in 70-90 days • 2-5 lbs./acre pure, 1-2 lbs./acre mixed
Bottom Line
Notes
Custom Blending Available on Cover Crops
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Eco-Till Radish
Benefits of Cover Crops
• Superior, deep penetrating taproot • Reduces soil compaction • Builds organic matter • Improves nutrient recycling
3 Ways Key Ingredients are Lost from Soils: 1. Evaporation 2. Transpiration 3. Run-off
Nitrogen Management: Cover crops can enhance Nitrogen production and/or reduce leaching. Overseed legume cover into corn, frost-seed into wheat or late summer-seed, to provide Nitrogen for future crops. Grasses can be used to take up excess Nitrogen and reduce the potential for groundwater leaching.
3 Ways Cover Crops Save Key Ingredients: 1. Deep, wide roots help increase moisture penetration through otherwise compact soils. 2. Cover on the fields when there is usually no cover present will keep the soils cooler. 3. Moisture and soil holding capacity increase more with live plants than bare ground.
Erosion Control: Cover crops can be used to reduce wind and water erosion. Maintaining ground cover through fall, winter and early spring drastically reduce soil loss.
Hairy Vetch
Improve Soil Quality: Cover crops enhance soil structure while increasing soil biological activity. They reduce soil compaction while increasing water percolation and retention. Cover crops help soils maintain a higher organic matter level than continuous row cropping without cover. They also improve soil aggregation, infiltration and bulk density.
• Ability to fix large quantities of nitrogen • Produces high biomass • Winterhardy • Provides a weed suppressing mulch for no-till corn and other crops
More Than Just Soil Conditioning: 1. Reduced soil loss from erosion 2. Weed pressure suppression 3. More dollars per pound with return on grazing
Pastures: Cover crops can be used as a forage crop and feed source.
Cool Season
Warm Season Broadleaf
Grass
Buckwheat
German Millet
Chick Pea
Sunflower
Pearl Millet
Sweet Clover
Cow Pea
Safflower
Sudangrass
Crimson Clover
Soybean
Chicory
Corn
Legumes
Wheat
Orchard Grass
Rape
Cereal Rye
Barley
Cabbage
Red Clover
Alfalfa
Triticale
Oat
Radish
Field Pea Vetch
Annual Fescue
Grass
Brassica
Ryegrass
Turnip
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Notes ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Weed Suppression: Cover crops can play a role in managing weeds by shading and interfering with weed germination and establishment. Insect Management: Cover crops will play an important role in future biological insect control. They increase activity in the soil by giving more matter for the biological activity.
Notes
Austrian Winter Peas • Very winter hardy • Plant on well-drained soil • Recommended in a mix with oats, spring barley or triticale to add effective fiber • Versatile as either a forage or a cover crop • Can fix 90-150 lbs. of nitrogen per acre
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Fria Annual Ryegrass • Superior cold tolerance • High forage yield • Ideal cover crop • Excellent palatability • 20-30 lbs./acre drilled, 10-20 lbs./acre mixed
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COVER CROPS
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Cereal Rye • Winter hardy and grows in cold temperatures • Catch crop used to prevent leaching of excess soil nitrogen • Earliest harvested winter annual if used as a forage • Soil builder and weed suppressor • Works well in a mix with legumes
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Ethiopian Cabbage • Deep rooted crop • Long lasting residue that offers protection to young crops
COVER CROPS Cow Peas • Warm season legume cover crop • Fixes nitrogen • Works well in mixes with summer annual grasses • Also known as black-eyed peas • Best used for summer cover crop, grazing, haylage and baling
Notes ________________________________________________________
• Tolerates hot, dry conditions • High lignin content • High biomass producer • Suppresses weeds and nematodes
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• Winter annual to fix atmospheric and soil nitrogen up to 100 lbs./acre • Deep set roots improve soil tilth and overall soil condition • Plant with a grass or small grain for erosion and weed control • 10-20 lbs./acre drilled pure, 5-10 lbs./acre mixed
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Notes
• Primarily used for hay, silage and soil improvements
Notes
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• Quick growing, easily established and produces high quality forage • Can be productive for three years or more with proper management • 10-12 lbs./acre drilled, 4-6 lbs./acre mixed
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Canola/Rapeseed
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Red Clover
Flex Spring Peas
• Deep fibrous root system good for nutrient capture • Shown to have biological activity against plant parasitic nematodes and weeds • Can be planted in spring or fall
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Crimson Clover
4010 Spring Peas
• High tonnage and highly palatable • White flower for improved taste and digestibility • Fast starting • Recommended in a mix with oats, spring barley or triticale to add effective fiber
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Sunn Hemp
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• Purple flower pea that can be planted in spring or fall • High tonnage and highly palatable • Recommended in a mix with oats, spring barley or triticale to add effective fiber
Notes
• Fixes nitrogen • Deep tap root for soil building, breaking up compacted soils and nutrient scavenging • Blooms attract beneficial insects and pollinators • Good soil cover and weed suppressor
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GRASSES
GARDEN SEED
Turf Grasses
Garden Seed for Spring and Fall Planting
Available
by special order Polansky Seed has three top-of-the-line Turf Type Fescue grasses that are custom blended to make any lawn look like a plush golf course.
Garden seed is available from 2 oz. packages to 50 lb. bulk bags.
Country Estates Plus Turf Type Fescue with 10% Bluegrass Country Estates Turf Type Fescue Playground Turf Type Fescue
Also Available
Native Grasses
Annual Ryegrass
Big Blue
Best of Blues Bluegrass
Blue Grama
BladeRunner Turf Type Fescue
Brome
Cody Buffalograss (25 lb. bag)
Crabgrass
Common Bluegrass
Indian Grass
Creeping Bentgrass
Little Blue
Fawn Tall Fescue
Lovegrass
Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue
Sideoats Grama
Perennial Ryegrass
Switch Grass
Riviera Bermudagrass (25 lb. bucket)
Wheat Grass
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Roundup Ready Sweet Corn
Beans
Gourds
Peas
Beets
Greens
Pumpkins
Cantaloupe
Kohlrabi
Radishes
Sweet Corn
Carrots
Lettuce
Spinach
Swiss Chard
Cucumbers
Okra
Squash
Turnips
Decorative Corn
Parsnip
Sunflowers
Watermelon
Garden Seed for Spring Planting
Bedding Plants
Asparagus Roots
Onion Sets
Annuals
Garlic Cloves
Seed Potatoes
Ornamentals
Onion Plants
Sweet Potato Slips
Perennials Vegetables
Sahara Bermudagrass (50 lb. bag) New Lawn Sowing Rates
Over-Seeding Rates
Tall Fescue
6.0 - 8.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Tall Fescue
3.0 - 4.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Ryegrass
6.0 - 8.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Ryegrass
3.0 - 4.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Bluegrass
2.0 - 3.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Bluegrass
1.0 - 1.5 lbs./1,000 square feet
Bermudagrass
1.5 - 3.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Bermudagrass
.75 - 1.5 lbs./1,000 square feet
Buffalograss
1.0 - 2.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
Buffalograss
.50 - 1.0 lbs./1,000 square feet
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