Serving agriculture through plant breeding since 1977.

 

Varieties
Cimarron VL400
Cimarron VL500
Cimarron VL600
Cimarron SR
Cimarron Brand 419
Cimarron Brand 519
HayGrazer
Key II

Full Variety Details

CimarronUSA

Cimarron VL500 Cimarron VL500

A new dormancy 5 variety with Vigorlock breeding. Take an extra cutting.
  • Vigorlock yield boost (5-15%)
  • Enhanced spotted alfalfa aphid resistance 
  • Enhanced pea aphid resistance 
  • Enhanced anthracnose leaf and stem disease resistance 
  • Large leaves and fine stems.

 

 

Cimarron SRCimarronSR

A higher yielding alfalfa variety
with good resistance to sclerotinia crown rot and tolerance to the alfalfa weevil.

  • Fall dormancy 4
  • Extra leafy with excellent leaf retention
  • Impressive pest resistance
  • Recommended where sclerotinia crown rot is a problem
  • High yield and quality

 

Cimarron Brand 419

A vigorous alfalfa blended for exceptional winter hardiness, rapid regrowth, and higher yields.

  • Fall dormancy 4. Winter hardiness 2.5
  • Recommended for the Northern and Central United States.
  • Resistant to 11 diseases, insects, and nematodes
  • Produces extra leafy, high quality hay
  • Rapid regrowth for higher yields

 

 

Cimarron Brand 519

Blended for higher yield, extra leafiness, broad pest resistance and increased fall growth.

  • Fall dormancy 5. Winter hardiness 4 
  • Recommended for the Central and Southern United States
  • Resistant to 11 diseases, insects, and nematodes
  • High resistance to the pea and spotted alfalfa aphids, anthracnose, phytophthora root rot, bacterial wilt and fusarium wilt
  • High yield and forage quality

 

HayGrazer

Bred from a cross between Cimarron type and Siberian creeping root alfalfa, this unusual variety has an aggressive, branching root system and a dense sunken crown. HayGrazer's root system allows plants to withstand stressed soil conditions, such as cold wet soils, high water tables, heavy soils, shallow soils, hard pans, rocky soils, etc. HayGrazer provides top yields on deep, well drained, fertile soils, as well.

  • Fall dormancy 4. Winter hardiness 2.5
  • Enhanced winter hardiness
  • High hay yield and quality
  • Withstands grazing and trampling by cattle.

roots
HayGrazer has an aggressive branching
root system.

HayGrazer plant 2 years old
This is a 2 year old HayGrazer plant with
the typical HayGrazer root system.

HayGrazer plot
HayGrazer produces high yields of
top quality hay.

grazing HayGrazer
HayGrazer provides the flexibility to graze,
make hay or both.

Key II

A vigorous, high-yielding alfalfa variety with good winter hardiness and excellent forage quality.

  • Fall dormancy 5
  • High resistance to 7 diseases and insects with intermediate to moderate resistance to 6 additional alfalfa pests
  • Extra leafy and high yielding.

 

 

 

 

CimarronVL400Cimarron VL400

Cimarron VL400 - a new dormancy 4 variety with Vigorlock breeding. Get
more hay from every cutting.

  • Large leaves and fine stems
  • Alfalfa weevil tolerance
  • Enhanced spring blackstem resistance (78%)
  • High resistance to six diseases and aphids, plus resistance to 8 other pests.

 

 

Cimarron VL600Cimarron VL600

Cimarron VL600 - a new dormancy 6
variety with Vigorlock breeding. Take a
high-quality, late-fall cutting.

  • Vigorlock yield boost (5-15%)
  • Enhanced resistance to the spotted alfalfa aphid
  • Enhanced pea aphid resistance
  • More cold tolerance than most dormancy 6 varieties.
  • High forage quality