Quack grass seed used to come from Timothy seed fields that got out of control. It was easy to separate the two at the cleaning plant. I suspect since Roundup got relatively cheap it will be hard to find.
Intermediate Wheatgrass looks just like Quack grass. It is suppose to give the highest tonnage when seeded with Alfalfa in a one cut system. It also gets very course when harvested late and goes dormant when drought stressed. They grow it for seed around here. My brother in law hayed a well fertilized field that was turned down for seed and the yield was huge. Those seed field that get 100# of Nitrogen can be real eye openers.
I saw a field of that hybrid brome/ Quack grass but I don't think they went anywhere with that and ordered it all sprayed out.
Quack grass is one of the more desirable invaders and I welcome it in a straight Alfalfa stand, but I wouldn't seed it and sure wouldn't pay much for seed, as there are a lot better grasses out there.
If you got the right person at DU that is probably the best bet.
I like creeping red fescue for banked grass. It stem cures well and looks green in the bottom just like it is growing. You don't have to worry about hurting it if you have to graze it short and it takes traffic if you have to feed on it before green up. It does need pretty good fertility and will be one of the first to go dormant when dry.
Intermediate Wheatgrass looks just like Quack grass. It is suppose to give the highest tonnage when seeded with Alfalfa in a one cut system. It also gets very course when harvested late and goes dormant when drought stressed. They grow it for seed around here. My brother in law hayed a well fertilized field that was turned down for seed and the yield was huge. Those seed field that get 100# of Nitrogen can be real eye openers.
I saw a field of that hybrid brome/ Quack grass but I don't think they went anywhere with that and ordered it all sprayed out.
Quack grass is one of the more desirable invaders and I welcome it in a straight Alfalfa stand, but I wouldn't seed it and sure wouldn't pay much for seed, as there are a lot better grasses out there.
If you got the right person at DU that is probably the best bet.
I like creeping red fescue for banked grass. It stem cures well and looks green in the bottom just like it is growing. You don't have to worry about hurting it if you have to graze it short and it takes traffic if you have to feed on it before green up. It does need pretty good fertility and will be one of the first to go dormant when dry.