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“Many fanners have been forced to feed their winter supply of roughages this summer because of the extended drought across the state. One way to supplement the winter requirements for feed is the planting of rye for fall and winter grazing,”,said Dennis Brown, Supervisor of Seed and Sod for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
For several years, the seeds of those varieties which are adapted to fall and winter grazing have been in short supply; however, the availability of the recommended varieties for fall planting is considerably improved according to Brown. “Farmers who want rye for fall and winter grazing should use caution in purchasing their seed supply and purchase only that rye labeled as to variety and produced in Virginia or another Southern state,” he pointed out.
Rye is normally of two general types, Southern and Northern, and there is a tremendous difference in their performance in Virginia. The Southern Type
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