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Surpass:
Quick Look: 

High Yielding

High Quality

Dark green color

Outstand Nutrient Value

Excellent Disease & Insect resistance

Fall Dormancy rating: 3.0

Northern hay producers have special needs and practices, including the need for high –yielding, long-standing dark green alfalfa. An alfalfa with top disease and pest resistance for both irrigated and dry land production. An alfalfa with exception plant health and winterhardiness for long-lasting stands of high quality alfalfa. Here’s why Surpass deserves a place in your alfalfa management program:

Surpass produces top yields of high quality hay
Take a close look at Surpass. It looks good in the field. You can see outstanding nutrient value and high quality in Surpass rich, dark, green color. And what looks good in field’s, produces top yields.

Surpass battles disease and Insects
Surpass resists:
Phytophthora root rot, Verticillium wilt, Fusarium wilt, Anthracnose, and Bacterial wilt.
Surpass has Moderate resistance to Leaf Hopper Yellowing a Real Important factor for Midwest Alfalfa Producers

Surpass is intended for use in the northern region of the U.S. for hay, haylage, greenchop or dehy production. It has been tested in Iowa, Illinois, Idaho, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

Surpass improves with age…
Exceptional disease and insect resistance combined with top winterhardiness, keep Surpass alfalfa producing top yields when other alfalfas start to lose their stands and yields. Producers can count on Surpass for long-lasting stands of hearty, high-yielding alfalfa.

This year, discover the yield and quality Surpass alfalfa can bring to hay production program. Count on Surpass for top-yielding, dark green alfalfa with the right disease and pest resistance package for Northern hay production

YIELD PERFORMANCE OF 45 ALFALFA CULTIVARS PLANTED AND GROWN AT THE NORTHEAST RESEARCH STATION, WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA

Forage Yield (tons DM/A)

Variety 2 Cut
Total
4 Cut
Total
Cut 1 5/29 Cut 2 7/22 Cut 3 8/20 Cut 4 10/21 4 Cut Total  3 Year Avg. % Relative Performance
Surpass 2.66 7.62 1.86 3.39 1.21 1.24 7.70 5.66 108
5432 2.50 7.93 1.75 2.30 1.28 1.15 6.48 5.64 108
MN 5617 2.31 7.59 1.72 2.53 1.43 1.25 6.93 5.61 107
Maxim 2.41 7.92 1.59 2.44 1.19 1.19 9.41 5.58 107
Magnum+ 2.45 7.58 1.55 4.42 1.38 1.29 6.64 5.56 106
Spectrum 2.51 7.90 1.33 2.37 1.20 1.28 6.18 5.53 106
Horizon 2.50 7.65 1.52 2.48 1.20 1.17 6.37 5.51 106
DK-135 2.91 7.49 1.28 2.32 1.22 1.13 5.95 5.45 104
Sparta 2.63 7.60 1.41 2.32 1.23 1.15 6.11 5.44 104
Vernema  2.48 7.31 1.54 2.50 1.36 1.14 6.54 5.44 104


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