Hybrid Pearl Millet Seed - Hybrid Pearl Millet is a warm season crop added to food plots for nutrients and variety. Planted at 10 lbs per acre. Also, used for grazing horses, cattle, sheep, goats and all other livestock. Plant at 25 lbs per acre for grazing - grows from May until October.

Pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum) and sorghum-sudan hybrids (Sorghum x drummondii), are warm-season, rapidly growing, high-yielding, high-quality, annual grasses. They are often planted following small grains, a spring vegetable crop, or some other cultivated crop. Occasionally they may be planted in a pasture renovation program, where the perennial grass is destroyed and the area is planted with the annual grass. These annual grasses are usually grazed by animals that need a high-quality forage, such as stockers, replacement heifers, first-calf heifers, or dairy cows.

The seeding rate for broadcast plantings is 24 to 30 pounds per acre. The seeding rate can be reduced for drilled and row plantings. A low seeding rate or poor stand may not be a disaster since many varieties have excellent tillering capability and can fill in voids. With the early planting dates, the bulk of the forage is produced from June through August.

Producers should be prepared to graze pearl millet rotationally. Millet should reach a height of 14 to 24 inches before each grazing period. Try to graze each pasture down to 6 to 8 inches in one to three days. After a pasture has been grazed, allow it to regrow to a 14 to 24 inch height before regrazing.

When plants start to form heads, removing heads by mowing may prolong vegetative growth. If harvested for hay, cut when plants are approximately 3 feet high and use a hay conditioner to crush the stems. Harvest for silage in the boot to early-head stage of growth, and if possible, allow to wilt before chopping.