Crop × region varieties

Clover varieties for the Corn Belt North.

1 reviewed variety for the Corn Belt North. Humid continental with cold winters, short-to-moderate growing seasons, and high summer temperature swings. RM matching is the dominant variety decision.

145-day avg season
22–36" rain/yr
5 states

Medium Red Clover (VNS)
Good
Multiple — generic seed
Medium red clover is the workhorse cover crop and forage species across the Northern Corn Belt — easy establishment via frost-seeding into winter wheat, reliable summer growth, and meaningful nitrogen fixation for the following corn year. University of Wisconsin and Minnesota forage programs have decades of data on red clover varieties.

Verify with university trials

The trial reports below are the source of record for variety performance in the Corn Belt North. Bookmark them and pull the current report each spring before ordering seed.

University of Minnesota Variety Trials →
University of Wisconsin Coolbean (Soybeans) →
Michigan State MSU Extension →
NDSU Extension Variety Trials →
SDSU Extension iGrow →

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