Cover Crops

Kauffman Seeds is a trusted supplier of cover crop seeds, offering custom solutions tailored to each farmer’s soil health and crop goals. We provide pre-inoculated mixes or separate inoculants for easy application. Our high-diversity mixes boost resilience, stress tolerance, and soil health, even in challenging conditions. With firsthand experience, we focus on selecting the right species and ensuring proper termination dates to maximize performance and maintain compliance.

Product	Category	Type	Details					Category
Mungbeans	Cover Crops, Warm Season Legume	Summer	Upright and spreading plant (vine)	Low to medium water use	Poor salinity tolerance	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Self pollinated	Cover Crops, Warm Season Legume
Alfalfa	Cover Crops, Perennial	Alfalfa, Legume, Perennial	Upright plant	High water use and poor salinity tolerance generally	Non-dormant cultivators can perform like an annual	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Flowers attract pollinators	Cover Crops, Perennial
Spring Triticale	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals, Triticale	Spring, Triticale	Upright plant	High water use and good salinity tolerance	Excellent regrowth	Very good forage quality and quantity	Will form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals, Triticale
Oil Seed Radish	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops	Fall	Upright and spreading plant	High water use and poor salinity tolerance	Very good nitrogen scavenger	Can aid in reducing compaction	Does not form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops
Turnips	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops	Fall	Upright and spreading plant	High water use and poor salinity tolerance	Good at scavenging nitrogen	Good forage production	Does not form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops
Dwarf Essex Rape	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops	Fall	Belongs to the cabbage family	High protein and high energy level feed	Very cold, heat and drought tolerant	Valuable feed source when other crops are in a summer slump	Good nutrient scavenger	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops
Hybrid Forage Brassicas	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops	Fall	High protein and high energy level feed	Usually very cold, heat, and drought tolerant	Bred specifically for forage production and grazing	Very good regrowth after grazing	Very good RFV	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops
Ethiopian Cabbage	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops	Fall	Very good biofumigant	Very fast growing	Generally flowers in 60 days	Effective taproot	Up to 5,000 lb. DM/acre	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops
Austrian Winter Peas	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops	Winter	Upright plant	Low water use	Poor salinity tolerance	Flowers attract pollinators	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops
Common Vetch	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops	Winter	Annual or biennial	Prostrate plant	Low to medium water use and poor salinity tolerance	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Flowers attract pollinators	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops
Hairy Vetch	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops	Winter	Annual or biennial	Prostrate plant	Low to medium water use and poor salinity tolerance	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Flowers attract pollinators	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops
Lupins	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops	Winter	Upright plant	Low water use	Prefers acid soils	Flowers attract pollinators	Does not form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops
Winter Barley	Barley, Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals	Barley, Winter	Upright plant	Low water use and good salinity tolerance	Benefits from arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Very good forage production	Very good nitrogen scavenger	Barley, Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals
Winter Triticale	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals, Triticale	Triticale, Winter	Upright plant	High water use and good salinity tolerance	Excellent regrowth	Very good forage quality and quantity	Will form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals, Triticale
Winter Oats	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals, Oats	Oats, Winter	Walken oats have enough cold tolerance to survive our winters for the last 6 years	Very good early and late forage production	Medium water use and fair salinity tolerance	Very good nitrogen scavenger	Will form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals, Oats
Cereal Rye	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops	Winter	Upright plant	High water use and good salinity tolerance	Will form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Very good nitrogen scavenger	Very good residue builder	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops
Canola	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops	Winter	Annual and biennial	Upright and spreading plant	Medium water use and good salinity tolerance	Very good at scavenging nitrogen and other nutrients from the soil	Flowers attract pollinators, and it does not form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops
Red Clover	Cover Crops, Perennial	Legume, Perennial	Biennial or short lived perennial	Upright plant	Medium water use and poor salinity tolerance	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Flowers attract pollinators	Cover Crops, Perennial
Crimson Clover	Cover Crops, Perennial	Legume, Perennial	Annual or biennial	Upright plant	Thrives well on both well-drained sandy soils and clay type soils	Does not do well in extreme cold or heat	Good quick producer of nitrogen	Cover Crops, Perennial
White Clover	Cover Crops, Perennial	Legume, Perennial	Upright plant	Medium water use and poor salinity tolerance	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Flowers attract pollinators		Cover Crops, Perennial
Yellow Sweet Clover	Cover Crops, Perennial	Legume, Perennial	Annual/biennial	Upright plant	Moderate water use and fair salinity tolerance	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Flowers attract pollinators	Cover Crops, Perennial
Chicory	Cover Crops, Perennial, Warm Season Broadleaf	Broadleaf, Perennial	Warm season broadleaf	Perennial	Upright and spreading plant (vine)	Will form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Attracts Pollinators it does not form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cover Crops, Perennial, Warm Season Broadleaf
Spring Barley	Barley, Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals	Barley, Spring	Upright plant	Low water use and good salinity tolerance	Benefits from arbuscular mycorrhizal association	Very good forage production	Very good nitrogen scavenger	Barley, Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals
Black Oats	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals, Oats	Oats, Spring	Winter cereal for Zone 8 and warmer	Very fibrous root mass and tillers well	Very good biomass production	Works as a spring planted crop in colder climates	Very durable residue when it reaches maturity	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals, Oats
Spring Oats	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals, Oats	Oats, Spring	Upright plant	Medium water use and fair salinity tolerance	Will form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Very good nitrogen scavenger	Very good forage quality	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Forage, Forage Cereals, Oats
Safflower	Cover Crops, Warm Season Broadleaf	Spring	Upright plant	High water use and good salinity tolerance	Deep rooting plant that can aid in reducing soil compaction	Effective at reclaiming mobile nutrients deep in the soil profile	Will form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations and flowers attract pollinators	Cover Crops, Warm Season Broadleaf
Lentils	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops	Spring	Upright and spreading plant	Low water use	Poor salinity tolerance	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Self pollinated, but flowers may attract pollinators	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops
Yellow Field Peas	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops	Spring	Upright plant	Low water use	Poor salinity tolerance	Flowers attract pollinators	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops
Spring Forage Peas	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops	Spring	Upright plant	Low water use	Poor salinity tolerance	Flowers attract pollinators	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops
AC Greenfix (chickling vetch)	Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops	Spring	Very good nitrogen producer	Good forage production	Very efficient with moisture	Short season plant, can produce up to 134# at 72 days of growth		Cool Season Legume, Cover Crops
Sunn Hemp	Cover Crops, Warm Season Legume	Summer	Upright plant	Tolerates poor, sandy, droughty soils and requires good drainage	Has a strong taproot with many well-developed lateral roots	Very good nitrogen producer	Can produce 6-7 tons dry matter per acre	Cover Crops, Warm Season Legume
Laredo Soybeans	Cover Crops, Warm Season Legume	Summer	Upright and spreading plant	Medium water use	Black seeded, pure forage soybean	Self pollinated, but flowers may attract pollinators	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cover Crops, Warm Season Legume
Cowpeas	Cover Crops, Warm Season Legume	Summer	Upright and spreading plant (vine)	Low water use	Poor salinity tolerance	Flowers attract pollinators	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cover Crops, Warm Season Legume
Sunflowers	Cover Crops, Warm Season Broadleaf	Summer	Upright plant	High water use and fair salinity tolerance	Deep rooting plant that can aid in reducing soil compaction	Effective at reclaiming mobile nutrients deep in the soil profile	Will form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations and flowers attract pollinators	Cover Crops, Warm Season Broadleaf
Sorghum Sudangrass	Cover Crops, Warm Season Grass	Summer	Upright plant	Medium water use	Fair salinity tolerance	Benefits from arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Self pollinated by the wind	Cover Crops, Warm Season Grass
Pearl Millet	Cover Crops, Warm Season Grass	Summer	Upright plant	Low water use	Good protein content	Self pollinated by the wind	Will form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cover Crops, Warm Season Grass
Guar	Cover Crops, Warm Season Legume	Summer	Very good heat tolerance and drought tolerance	90-120 day maturity	Good salinity tolerance	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations		Cover Crops, Warm Season Legume
German “R” Millet	Cover Crops, Warm Season Grass	Summer	Annual	Upright plant type	Low water use	Poor salinity tolerance	Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Cover Crops, Warm Season Grass
Subterranean Clover	Cover Crops, Warm Season Legume	Fall	Reseeding cool season annual	Excellent weed and erosion suppressor	Prostrate very dense plant growth	Forms seed pods at, or below ground level		Cover Crops, Warm Season Legume
Annual Ryegrass	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops	Fall	Annual or perennial types	Medium water use	Fair salinity tolerance	Will form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Very good nitrogen scavenger	Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops
Phacelia	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops	Fall	Upright plant	Low water use and low salinity tolerance	Very fibrous roots and good nitrogen catch crop	Will form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Attracts beneficial insects	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops
Buckwheat	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops	Fall	Upright plant	Medium water use and poor salinity tolerance	Enhances soil P availability	Does not form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations	Attracts pollinators very well	Cool Season Broadleaf, Cover Crops

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