HDR™

Grow More Nutritious Forage with HDR™

Looking for a forage that delivers exceptional digestibility, dependable yields, and season-long performance? HDR™ (High yielding, Digestible, and disease Resistant) is a premium meadow fescue blend developed to provide dairy and beef producers with high-energy forage that combines outstanding forage quality, exceptional disease resistance, and the persistence needed to thrive through warm summers and cold winters across much of North America.

Why Choose HDR™?

High Yield Potential

HDR™ combines exceptional forage quality with dependable dry matter production. Its late-maturing meadow fescue varieties help maintain forage quality longer into the growing season, producing highly digestible, high-energy forage for grazing, hay, and haylage.

Exceptional Digestibility

Meadow fescue is recognized as one of the most digestible cool-season forage grasses available. HDR™ provides highly digestible, high-energy forage that supports milk production, weight gain, and overall livestock performance by providing quality nutrition animals can efficiently utilize.

Excellent Disease Resistance

HDR™ contains two highly disease-resistant meadow fescue varieties, helping maintain healthier, more productive stands while protecting forage quality throughout the growing season.

Ideal for Mixed Forage Stands

HDR™ establishes quickly and pairs exceptionally well with alfalfa, red clover, and white clover. Whether planted for pasture, hay, or haylage, it adds highly digestible grass fiber, high energy, and dependable production to mixed forage systems.

Performs Well on Wet Ground

Unlike many cool-season grasses, HDR™ performs well on heavier soils and has the ability to withstand wet ground while continuing to produce high-quality forage. This broad adaptability gives producers greater flexibility across a variety of field conditions.

Built for Challenging Climates

HDR™ was developed to thrive across much of North America, delivering dependable performance through warm summers and cold winters. Its excellent winter hardiness, disease resistance, and persistence help producers maintain productive forage stands year after year.

Why Farmers Choose HDR™

• High Yield Potential
• Exceptional Digestibility
• High Energy Content
• Excellent Disease Resistance
• Winter Hardy
• Performs Well on Wet Ground
• Fast Establishment
• Excellent Companion for Alfalfa and Clover

Produce More High-Energy Forage

Whether you're producing forage for dairy or beef cattle, HDR™ delivers the digestibility, energy, disease resistance, and persistence needed to build healthier pastures and more productive harvested forage systems. From productive mixed stands to challenging field conditions, HDR™ helps producers grow dependable, high-quality forage season after season. Find your nearest Barenbrug distributor or buy now online.

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