KWS Hybrid Rye- The new choice in feed production

KWS Hybrid Rye is a fall seeded, winter-hardy crop that boasts sound profitability while providing flexibility and risk management to your farming operation.

• Highest yielding cereal for grain and forage.
• Diversifies crop rotation.
  • Improves workload management due to different planting and harvest dates.
  • Protects valuable farmland from erosion in late fall, winter and early spring.
  • breaks up pest cycles.
• Allelopathic massive root system.
  • scavenges nitrogen and water from the soil.
  • provides competition against weeds and reduces pesticide applications.
  • provides drought resistance.
  • breaks up hardpan and improces soil tilth.
• provides flexible end-use market opportinuties.
  • can be harvested as grain for livestock feed, milling, distilling, ethanol and cover crop markets.
  • can be harvested as forage for livestock feed.
  • earliest maturing cereal forage, providing an opportunity to double crop in southern geographies.
  • can be grazed in the fall and/or spring if pasture is needed.

KWS RyeGHT Seeding Practices

RyeGHT Rate and Time
The standard seeding rate is 1 unit/acre under good conditions for grain or forage use. To establish hybrid fall rye successfully, three weeks of good growing conditions are needed. Seeding rate decision factors include: moisture and heat units at seeding time, trash penetration, and seed row spacing. The suggested seeding rate and target shoot growth are as follows:

RyeGHT Preparation:
Fall is busy, and fall seeded crops require proactive planning. Select well drained fields that are free of residual herbicides. Know where you plan to seed your hybrid rye before seeding your spring crop, seed that spring crop early, and spread the trash evenly during harvest to limit residue issues. Have your drill cleaned and ready after spring seeding is complete.

RyeGHT Seed Placement:
Seed shallow at ¾" depth with a travel speed of <4.5 mph into a firm seed bed to maintain consistent seed depth. Seeding deeper or faster will result in higher seedling mortality and a reduced stand. Maintain a ¾" seed depth even if the soils is dry and wait for rain. Narrow row spacing of 6-7.5" is optimal for hybrid fall rye. If seeding on 10-12" spacing, speed, depth, and reate are more critical to elimiante skips and gaps in the field.

RyeGHT Stand:
The plant stand target is 16-18 plants/ft2 (grain) and 16-20 plants/ft2 (forage). Even emergence and achieving the target stand will provide the most consistent yields and the best resistance against ergot.

RyeGHT Pest Control:
To protect seedlings against diesease and insects, hybrid fall rye should be professionally treated with a registered seed tgreatment. A pre-plant or pre-emergent herbicide application is important to control weekds when the hybrid rye is the least competitive with most spring emerging weeds.


KWS Hybrid Rye is a fall seeded, winter-hardy crop that boasts excellent nutritional value and beneficial attributes for pigs of all ages.

• Highest yielding cereal grain feeds more pigs per acre.
  • average 30% more yield than conventional rye.
• High in energy, nutrient dense and highly digestible.
  • excellent amino acid profile, including high levels of lysine and methionine.
  • contains intrinsic phytase, improving the digestibility of  phosphorus.
• Rich in high quality soluble fibres that promote animal health and well-being.
  • Increased presence of beneficial bacteria can reduce pathogen binding in the intestine, leading to healthier pigs.
  • Gut fill and soluble fibre digestion improves satiety, leading to calmer sows.
• Low iodine value product (IVP), making it an ideal choice for meat quality and firmness.
• Can be included into all stages of swine production.
  • With a properly balanced ration, nursry and growing pigs have excellent feed intake, gains and feed efficiency.

Early pollination and KWS PollenPLUS technology means that KWS Hybrid Rye is less susceptible to fusarium an dergot contaminationcompared to conventional rye and other cereal grains. It is always best practice to test your feed grains for mycotoxins before use. If myctoxins are present work with your nutritionist or KWS to manage feeding levels, especially in your breeding herd.




KWS Hybrid Rye is a fall seeded, winter-hardy crop that boasts excellent nutritional value and flexibility in forage feeding systems.

• Highest yielding cereal forage feeds more cows per acre.
• Cutting early maximizes nutritional quality. Cutting late maximizes yield.
  • Early cut (flag leaf/boot) is high in energy, nutrient dense and highly digestible, making it an ideal option for cattle requiring a nutrient packed ration.
  • Late cut (milk/soft) dough) is higher in fibre with lower energy an nutrien density, making it a great option when reduced energy diets are needed.
• Rich in high quality soluble fibre critical to rumen health and animal performance.
• Provides flexibility for cattle feed ingredients.
  • Can be harvested for green feed or silage from flag leaf to milky dough stages.
  • Can be harvested as a high-quality feed grain.
  • Can be grazed in the fall, spring or after harvest if additional pasture is needed.
• Provides flexibility for cattle operations.
  • Earliest maturing cereal forage, providing an opportunity to double crop in southern geographies
  • Improves workload management due to different planting and harvest dates.