We Know Forages
High-quality, highly productive forages are essential to the success of your dairy or beef operation. At BrettYoung, we’ve been committed to providing premium forage seed to Western Canadian growers for generations. You can rely on us to deliver the seed you need to enhance your operation’s productivity and efficiency.
As Canada’s leading forage seed supplier, we combine elite genetics and in-demand characteristics from industry-leading breeders to bring you varieties that thrive in Western Canadian growing conditions. We then work closely with skilled local growers to produce the highest quality seed, which is then processed at our accredited facilities to ensure reliability and consistency.
We stand behind our seed with our industry-leading forage establishment guarantee, giving you confidence that your seed investment will result in a productive forage stand you can count on for years to come.
BrettYoung alfalfa varieties provide excellent yield potential and outstanding quality, with strong disease and pest resistance. Our alfalfa lineup features varieties designed to perform under a wide range of different growing conditions. Search our industry-leading lineup to select the alfalfa variety best suited to your farm.
Forage legumes provide excellent forage quality and persistence. We offer a wide range of clovers and bloat-free legumes like trefoil, milkvetch, and sainfoin to meet your distinct needs. Search our lineup of forage legumes to learn more.
BrettYoung’s full lineup of forage grasses gives you the opportunity to select the forage grass species that matches your growing conditions and management system to maximize your operation. Search our lineup of forage grasses to find the best match for your farm.
Annual forages give you quick establishment, soil improvement, and a high biomass yield in one growing season. BrettYoung annual forages can be used in various ways across Western Canada, including hay, grazing, winter stockpiling, companion crops, and cover crops. Search our lineup of annual forages to see if they have a fit on your farm.
Securus™ is our proprietary seed enhancement used to improve the appearance, handling, and agronomics of BrettYoung’s best seed varieties. Securus seed coatings deliver market-leading durability and improved seed flow with less dust-off. It’s also bacteria-friendly and pH neutral, ensuring optimum on-seed survival of rhizobia inoculants.
| VARIETY | SYSTEM | YIELD RATING | DEFENDR GENETIC TRAITS | DISEASE RATING | POD DEFENDR | MATURITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY 6217TF |  | 106% |  | Blackleg: R-CE2 Major Gene ID: Rlm 3, Rlm 7 Clubroot: R (next-generation* resistance) |  | +1.5 days |
| BY 6214TF | | 103% | | Blackleg: R – AG Major Gene ID: RlmS, LepR3 Clubroot: R (next-generation* resistance) | +0.3 days | |
| BY 6211TF | | 101% |  | Blackleg: R – AG Major Gene ID: Rlm 3, RlmS | | +0.9 days |
| BY 6207TF | | 104% |  | Clubroot: R (next-generation* resistance) | +1.7 days | |
| BY 6204TF | | 102% | | Blackleg: R – CE1 Major Gene ID: Rlm 3, Rlm 4 Clubroot: 1st generation | +0.1 days | |
| BY 7102LL |  | 101% | | Blackleg: R – CF Major Gene ID: Rlm 3, Rlm 9 Clubroot: R (next – generation resistance) | +1.9 days | |
| 6074 RR |  | 101% |  | Blackleg: R – C Major Gene ID: Rlm 3 | +1.7 days | |
| BY 5125CL |  | 106% | Blackleg: R-C Major Gene ID: Rlm 3 Clubroot: R (1st generation* resistance) | +0.4 days |