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We feature a wide assortment of wildlife food plot mixes that produce a nourishing and attractive food source for a variety of wildlife. These professionally formulated plots are produced by the Deer Creek Seed Co., which was founded in 1977 and is now headquartered in Windsor, Wis. So if you want to attract wildlife to your property, check out the food plot mixes below and then give us a call or, better yet, stop in and we'll offer some advice and share our expertise. | |||||||
✔32% Barley ✔20% Forage Pea ✔2% Purple Top Turnip ✔2% Dwarf Essex Rapeseed This is an annual mix that provides a balanced food source for deer, grouse, turkey, pheasant and other wildlife. Seeding rate: 50-75 lbs./acre |
✔20% Dwarf Essex Rapeseed ✔15% Purple Top Turnip ✔15% Winfred Forage Brassica ✔10% Ladino White Clover ✔10% New Zealand White Clover ✔10% Medium Red Clover The lush clovers and leafy brassicas make this diverse mix a whitetail fall favorite! Seeding rate: 7-12 lbs./acre | ||||||
✔15% Crimson Red Clover ✔25% Alsike White Clover ✔15% Dutch White Clover ✔15% Ladino White Clover ✔10% White Blossom Sweet Clover ✔10% Birdsfoot Trefoil This perennial mix attracts deer and pollinator insects. Seeding rate: 10-12 lbs./acre |
✔20% Swiss Chard ✔20% Purple Top Turnip ✔5% Kale ✔5% Ethiopian Cabbage ✔5% Berseem Clover A unique mix of sweet, low-growing leaves, stems and roots; this mix is frost tolerant and will stay green into the fall and early winter months. Seeding rate: 9-12 lbs./acre | ||||||
✔20% Purple Top Turnip ✔20% Dwarf Essex Rapeseed ✔20% Hunter Forage Brassica ✔20% Rangiora Forage Brassica This is a fast growing brassica mix that produces forage to attract and hold deer to your fall food plots. Seeding rate: 5-9 lbs./acre |
✔20% Dwarf Grain Sorghum ✔15% Buckwheat ✔10% Millet ✔10% Grain Sorghum ✔10% Red Cowpeas Popular for both deer and upland game birds, this mix is best planted in the spring to allow for seed development. Seeding rate: 18-25 lbs./acre | ||||||
✔15% Trefoil ✔15% Alfalfa ✔15% Fawn TRall Fescue ✔10% High Sugar Perennial Ryegrass ✔10% Chicory ✔10% 990 Elite Brand Red Clover This mix provides a blend of forages and shelter for fawns. Seeding rate: 10-15 lbs./acre |
✔30% Creeping FRed Fescue ✔10% Dutch White Clover ✔10% Alsike White Clover ✔10% High Sugar Perennial Ryegrass ✔10% Annual Ryegrass This perennial mix grows well in shaded or forested areas and soils with low fertility, acidic or wet features. This is a great addition to wooded trails! Seeding rate: 18-25 lbs./acre | ||||||
✔25% Chicory ✔20% 990 Elite Brand Red Clover ✔`15% Dutch White Clover ✔15% New Zealand White Clover This long-lived, high-protein, grass-free blend attracts a wide variety of wildlife, especially deer and turkey. This mix cann be planted in spring or fall. Seeding rate: 9-12 lbs./acre |
✔20% Peredovik Black Sunflowers ✔15% Red Cowpea ✔15% Buckwheat ✔10% Barley ✔10% Dwarf Grain Sorghum ✔ 5% Japanese Millet ✔ 5% Dove Proso Millet This mix is great for upland game birds. Seeding rate: 25-30 lbs./acre | ||||||
✔20% Kester's Bobwhite Trailing Soybean ✔15% Rongai Lablab ✔15% Red Cowpea ✔15% Snap Bean This mix is fast growing and generally matures in 60 days. Quad Pro Bean is high in protein and will grow in a wide variety of soils. Seeding rate: 40-50 lbs./acre |
✔33% Daikon Oil Seed Forage Radish This combination of berseem clover and Daikon radish adds nitrogen to the soil and scavenges nutgrients from deep below, helping prfepare an area for a food plot. An added bonus will be the deer that stop by to graze! Seeding rate: 10-15 lbs./acre | ||||||
✔25% Winfred Forage Brassica ✔25% Pasja Forage Turnip ✔25% Sub Zero Forage Brassica Prime Time Brassica is a nutritious and palatable forage mix that tolerates temperatures as low as 10-15°F and grows in multiple soil types. Seeding rate: 5-9 lbs./acre |
✔30% Soybean ✔20% Buckwheat ✔10% Ladino Clover ✔2.5% Winfred Forage Brassica ✔2.5% Dwarf Essex Rapeseed This mix of sand-tolerant species was selected to attract both deer and game birds while handling drier soils. Seeding rate: 25-30 lbs./acre ✔35% Egyptian Wheat Developed to provide forage, privacy and security for your deer population, this mix works well when planted in 10- to 20-foot strips along roadsides and food plot edges. Seeding rate: 40-50 lbs./acre ✔10% Winfred Forage Brassica ✔10% Daikon Oil Seed Forage Radish ✔ 5% Swiss Chard ✔ 5% Pasja Turnip These spring greens provide quality protein, minerals and energy to support growth and antler development. This mix grows well on a variety of soils and has the ability to handle semi-shady areas. Seeding rate: 18-25 lbs./acre ✔25% Barley ✔20% Winfred Forage Brassica ✔15% Purple Top Turnip ✔15% Dwarf Essex Rapeseed Whenn other food sources are brown and dormant, this fall forage mix remains green and lush -- even under the snow! This mix performs best when planted in late summer. Seeding rate: 18-25 lbs./acre ✔20% 990 Elite Brand Red Clover ✔15% Ladino White Clover ✔15% Dutch White Clover ✔10% Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass ✔10% High Sugar Perennial Ryegrass ✔ 5% Chicory This perennial is a balanced mix of grass, clover and chicory. It will attract wildlife and pollinators of all kinds. Seeding rate: 9-12 lbs./acre Vermillion Elevator | 203 Main Street Vermillion, MN 55085 651-437-4439
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