A highly drought tolerant crop

Performs well on soils with low infertility and pH (5.5)

High yielding, high protein forage crop for all livestock

For grazing, green chop and silage

One time harvest can exceed 26 tons/ac at 90-100 days

Complete absence of prussic acid

Used in rotation will give excellent suppression  of root  lesion nematode in potato, tobacco and other vegetable and fruit crops

Helps build organic matter when used as a cover crop

Produces no volunteer plants

Frost sensitive

Sugary sap (15% brix or more) hence highly palatable for livestock feed