Bounty Forage Sorghum

We recommend Bounty Forage Sorghum. It tolerates repeated heavy grazing, recovers well between grazings and suits heavier soils. It has excellent seedling vigour, strong tillering and a high leaf-to-stem ratio, and under ideal conditions you can expect four or more grazings over summer.

We recommend sowing Bounty Forage Sorghum at 10 to 20 kg/ha. Plant in late spring or summer once soil temperatures are 16°C and rising, into good soil moisture. It suits heavier soils in areas with 350mm+ rainfall, and the seed is coated and treated with Gaucho and Thiram. Talk to us about the right rate for your paddock.

Start grazing Bounty Forage Sorghum when plants reach about 1–1.5m tall. Don't graze below 15cm if you want good regrowth. Slashing after grazing promotes even regrowth, and rotational or strip grazing lets plants recover. Early maturing types like Bounty need strict grazing management to keep both yield and quality high.

Bounty Forage Sorghum has low prussic acid potential, but we still recommend careful grazing management. Start grazing only once plants reach 1 to 1.5 metres, don't graze below 15cm, and rotate or strip graze so the crop can recover between grazings. Introduce stock gradually and talk to us about managing risk in your conditions.

We recommend Bounty Forage Sorghum for areas with 350mm+ rainfall. It is drought tolerant, produces high dry matter and thrives in challenging conditions. It suits heavier soils with a pH (CaCl2) of 5.0 or above and tolerates low pH. Plant in late spring or summer once soil temperatures are 16°C and rising.

Yes. Bounty Forage Sorghum is suitable for grazing, silage and hay, and it has the potential for a high dry matter yield. Its high leaf-to-stem ratio helps feed quality. Stems become coarse if the crop is left too long, so cut or graze on time. Starting early keeps stems finer.

No, we don't recommend Bounty Forage Sorghum for horses, either as grazing or as hay. Sorghum and sudan grass hybrids are linked to bladder problems and hind-end incoordination in horses, and Bounty's low prussic acid potential does not remove this risk. For horse paddocks, talk to us about our Equi1st Pasture Mix, which is formulated specifically for horses.

Yes. Bounty Forage Sorghum seed is coated and treated with Gaucho and Thiram to help protect seedlings during establishment. It is early to mid maturing with excellent early vigour. Monitor for insect damage after sowing, control weeds before planting, and fertilise to support germination and establishment.

Bounty Forage Sorghum can give you summer feed on land that would otherwise sit bare. It has excellent early seedling vigour, tillers well and regrows quickly after grazing, with four or more grazings possible under ideal conditions. Spray out persistent weeds first, prepare a good seedbed and plant once soil temperatures are 16°C and rising.

It depends on timing and how hard you want to graze. Shirohie Millet can go in earlier, once soil temperatures exceed 14°C, and has no prussic acid risk. Bounty Forage Sorghum needs 16°C and rising, has high dry matter production, handles repeated heavy grazing and gives four or more grazings under ideal conditions. Talk to us about your paddock.