Forage Comparison

Legumes

Forage	Use	Longevity	Winter Hardiness	Drought Hardiness	Flooding Tolerance	Salinity Tolerance	Alkalinity Tolerance	Acidity Tolerance
Alfalfa	Hay / Pasture	Long	Good	Good	Low	Low to Moderate	Moderate to High	Long
Alsike Clover	Hay / Pasture	Short	Fair	Poor	Moderate	Low	Low to Moderate	Moderate
Birdsfoot Trefoil	Pasture	Long	Good	Moderate	High	Low to Moderate	Moderate	Moderate to High
Cicer Milkvetch	Pasture	Long	Good	Moderate to High	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Kura Clover	Pasture	Long	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Red Clover	Hay / Pasture	Short	Poor	Low	High	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Sainfoin	Pasture	Long	Fair	High	Low	Low	High	Long
Sweet / Clover	Hay / Pasture	2 yrs.	Fair	Moderate to High	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Long
White Clover	Pasture	Short to Long	Good	Poor	Low to Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate

Forage	Use	Longevity	Winter Hardiness	Drought Hardiness	Flooding Tolerance	Salinity Tolerance	Alkalinity Tolerance	Acidity Tolerance
Altai Wild Ryegrass	Pasture	Long	Excellent	High	Low	Very High	Moderate to High	Low to Moderate
Annual (Italian) Ryegrass	Hay / Pasture	Short annual 1 yr	Poor	Low	High	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Creeping Foxtail	Pasture	Long	Good	Low	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Creeping Red Fescue	Pasture / Lawn	Long	Excellent	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Crested Wheatgrass	Pasture / Hay	Long	Excellent	Moderate to High	Low	Long to Moderate	Moderate to High	Long
Dahurian Wild Ryegrass	Pasture	Short	Good	Moderate	Low	High	Moderate	Long
Tall Fescue	Pasture	Long	Good	Moderate to High	Moderate to High	High	High	Very High
Kentucky Blue Grass	Pasture / Lawn	Long	Excellent	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low
Meadow Bromegrass	Hay / Pasture	Long	Good	High	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Meadow Fescue	Pasture	Short to Moderate	Good	Moderate	High	Low to Moderate	Low	Moderate
Meadow Foxtail	Pasture	Long	Good	Long	High	Low	Moderate	High
Orchard Grass	Hay / Pasture	Short	Fair	Moderate	Low to Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate