FROSTY BERSEEM CLOVER

Cold-Tolerant, Nitrogen-Fixing Legume

Escalating fertilizer prices inspired the creation of this nitrogen-fixing cover crop and forage.

Frosty is capable of fixing more than 150 lbs. of Nitrogen per acre. Helping to offset or replace your synthetic nitrogen.

Frosty is a tap-rooted legume that is capable of breaking up hard pans and improving the soil. Those deep roots are also capable of pulling up phosphorous, potassium, and other nutrients from deep in the soil profile.

A COVER CROP IS AN ECONOMICAL NITROGEN SOLUTION

	fRESh weight (LBS/A)	Total dry weight (LBS/A)	Total N (LBS/A)
full flower	57935	9919	180
late veg	29376	4846	100

Frosty for Wildlife Foodplots

Frosty is also a superior performer in deer plots. The image to the left is a wildlife plot with an exclusion cage to illustrate just how much deer enjoyed the protein-rich clover.

Frosty Berseem Clover grows rapidly when temperatures exceed 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

Frosty can be planted by itself or in combination with oats and/or FIXatioN Balansa Clover.

Learn more about FROSTY Berseem Clover in deer plots.

Benefits | Tolerance | Forage Usability

Tolerates or is useful for

Somewhat tolerant or useful for

Is not tolerant or useful for

BENEFITS

Frosty is an ideal nitrogen fixing cover crop because of its growth habit and timing. It produces early season biomass that makes it highly attractive as a cover crop in rotation with corn, cotton, and more

Nitrogen Fixation	Ability to fix nitrogen into your soil for your subsequent cash crops to utilize as fertilizer for growth and energy
Weed Suppression	Ability to suppress weeds by shading soil and releasing allelopathic chemicals
Beneficial Insectary	Ability to attract beneficial insects and reduce your reliance on costly insecticides
Forage Quality	Ability to improve forage quality by suppressing weeds and providing highly nutritious forage
Nutrient Recycling	Ability to store excess nutrients from cash crops for use in subsequent plantings
Quick Regrowth	Ability to increase soil organic matter by accumulating biomass in a short period of time
Soil Compaction	Ability to increase nutrient uptake and root development by breaking up dense and compacted soil
Erosion Control	Ability to hold soil in place to capture and retain moisture from rainfall and prevent topsoil erosion
Water Management	Ability to increase field productivity by improving the drainage of wet soils
Nematode Resistance	Ability to suppress the growth of nematodes by interrupting their reproductive cycles

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TOLERANCE

Frosty isn’t just cold tolerant, with good management, berseem clover is moderately tolerant to salt and saturated soils low in pH.

Heat	Ability to tolerate heat stress caused by warm temperatures and/or limited water availability
Drought	Ability to tolerate periods of limited water availability
Sub-Freezing	Ability to tolerate freezing temperatures for an extended period of time
Shade	Ability to tolerate low light conditions caused by plant competition
Flood	Ability to tolerate standing water or flooded areas for a limited period of time
Low Fertility	Ability to tolerate soils with limited nitrogen, and other mineral resources necessary for growth

FORAGE USABILITY

All species of livestock and poultry will take readily to berseem forage. Research has shown that by adding Frosty to your initial sowing of alfalfa (10-20% of the mix) that the synergy between the two results in greater forage yields and improved forage quality.

Silage
Hay
Grazing
Stockpile

Alfalfa's Best Friend, Frosty Berseem Clover

Frosty’s aggressive growth and low hard seed count helps it to establish quickly, filling in bare spots and areas of alfalfa that have winter killed. Frosty dries down similar to alfalfa, maintaining its green color and increasing the forage value of the hay or crop.