Bassattackr
Well-Known Member
For those newer to the food plotting game, here are several great seed sources available. Also great alternatives to the more expensive "Buck on a Bag" mixtures out there. While those can be convenient for anything 1/2 acre or smaller, you're much better off with the buying power of a true seed supplier if plotting 1+ acres in size.
- Welter Seed (IA): Great selection. Have to call to order as the website lists the catalog only. Discounts available by ordering at certain times.
- Albert Lea Seed (MN): Also great selection. One of my personal favorites. Shipping is very reasonable, especially for lower weights of clovers, brassicas (Under 20#). Many organic varieties also available, if interested.
- Merit Seed (OH): Good selection. Lots of wildlife specific mixes available. Beware some seed comes with coatings (Alice Clover) that will inflate the cost some. Others are pure. Hard to tell without ordering.
- Local Ag Supply / Co-Op: Best for all your cereal grain purchases - Rye, Wheat, Oats, Triticale due to shipping costs, bushel weights. Many are also seed distributors for well known brands. My local Ag Services here in MO is a distributor for Missouri Southern Seed, which gives me access to the "entire catalog". Typically don't pay shipping costs if you order ahead, and have them include with a regular order.
Honorable Mention:
Roundstone Native Seed (KY): Great resource for native seed. Many specific varieties available with genotype. Easy to compare to USDA maps for those best for your area.
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- Welter Seed (IA): Great selection. Have to call to order as the website lists the catalog only. Discounts available by ordering at certain times.
- Albert Lea Seed (MN): Also great selection. One of my personal favorites. Shipping is very reasonable, especially for lower weights of clovers, brassicas (Under 20#). Many organic varieties also available, if interested.
- Merit Seed (OH): Good selection. Lots of wildlife specific mixes available. Beware some seed comes with coatings (Alice Clover) that will inflate the cost some. Others are pure. Hard to tell without ordering.
- Local Ag Supply / Co-Op: Best for all your cereal grain purchases - Rye, Wheat, Oats, Triticale due to shipping costs, bushel weights. Many are also seed distributors for well known brands. My local Ag Services here in MO is a distributor for Missouri Southern Seed, which gives me access to the "entire catalog". Typically don't pay shipping costs if you order ahead, and have them include with a regular order.
Honorable Mention:
Roundstone Native Seed (KY): Great resource for native seed. Many specific varieties available with genotype. Easy to compare to USDA maps for those best for your area.
Who did I miss?
