Medicago sativa
FF 54Q17
Fall Dormancy: 4.0
Winter Survival: 2.0
Disease Rating Index: 35/35
StandFast FastGrowth Rating: 1.75cm/Day-Avg
54Q17 is the latest lodging-resistant alfalfa variety, replacing 54Q16 and combining quality forage, standability, and harvest flexibility. Developed for producers seeking premium hay and dairy forage, its upright growth habit helps preserve leaf retention, improve harvest efficiency, and maintain stand integrity. Enhanced forage quality characteristics support feed value, while solid agronomic performance provides a reliable foundation for productive cuttings. A strong disease package featuring multi-race Aphanomyces (HR) supports persistence in challenging environments. Well positioned from west to east, 54Q17 offers broad adaptation across diverse soil types and growing conditions where dependable standability and forage quality are priorities for discerning forage producers.
Key features
- Latest variety combining quality forage and lodging resistance replacing 54Q16
- Impressive disease package with multi-race Aphanomyces (HR) for superior persistence in challenging environments
- Positions well west to east where standability and solid agronomic performance is demanded across a wide range of soil types and growing conditions