Annual Ryegrass Cultivars

Annual ryegrass varieties developed at the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, an agricultural and natural resource research program of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), are produced under contracts and license agreements with Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.

Please please contact Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. if you are interested in obtaining a license agreement to produce and sell annual ryegrass seed.



'Attain' - Annual Ryegrass
A Disease Resistant, Later Maturing Tetraploid Ryegrass Variety with High Yields and Excellent Re-growth

Description:  'Attain' is an annual ryegrass variety with exceptional disease resistance, better re-growth, later maturity, and high forage yields.
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Where can you obtain seed of 'Attain'?  'Attain' has been exclusively licensed by FFSP to Smith Seed Services of Halsey, Oregon.  Please contact Smith Seed Services to purchase seed of this exceptional annual ryegrass cultivar:

Smith Seed Services
PO Box 288
26890 Powerline Road
Halsey, OR 97348
Phone:  888-550-2930



'Big Boss' - Annual Ryegrass

A High-Yielding, Cold Tolerant Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass Variety with Great Disease Resistance

Description:  'Big Boss' is an annual ryegrass variety with excellent regrowth potential, cold tolerance, high forage yields, and exceptional resistance to leaf spot, grey leaf spot, rust, and insect damage.
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Where can you obtain seed of 'Big Boss'?  'Big Boss' has been exclusively licensed by FFSP to Smith Seed Services of Halsey, Oregon.  Please contact Smith Seed Services to purchase seed of this exceptional annual ryegrass cultivar:

Smith Seed Services
PO Box 288
26890 Powerline Road
Halsey, OR 97348
Phone:  888-550-2930



'Ed' - Annual Ryegrass

A Cold Tolerant, High-Yielding, Crown Rust Resistant Diploid Annual Ryegrass Variety

Description:  'Ed' is an annual ryegrass variety with exceptional crown rust resistance, impressive cold tolerance, and high forage yields.
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Where can you obtain seed of 'Ed'?  'Ed' has been exclusively licensed by FFSP to Smith Seed Services of Halsey, Oregon.  Please contact Smith Seed Services to purchase seed of this exceptional annual ryegrass cultivar:

Smith Seed Services
PO Box 288
26890 Powerline Road
Halsey, OR 97348
Phone:  888-550-2930