Warm Crops
Warm Season Crop Seed for West Texas & the High Plains
Warm-season crops offer producers a wide range of options for forage production, wildlife habitat, cover crops, soil improvement, grazing, and specialty agricultural applications. Whether you’re improving soil health, establishing a food plot, increasing forage diversity, or planting a specialty crop, Jack Seed & Supply offers quality warm-season seed selected to perform across the High Plains.
Serving producers throughout the Lubbock area, Amarillo area, West Texas, the Texas Panhandle, Eastern New Mexico, and the Oklahoma Panhandle, we carry trusted seed from leading suppliers along with custom seed blends designed to meet your operation’s unique goals.
Cowpeas & Iron & Clay Peas
Cowpeas, including Iron & Clay Peas and Black-Eyed Peas, are excellent warm-season legumes used for wildlife food plots, grazing, cover crops, and soil improvement. Their ability to fix nitrogen while producing highly palatable forage makes them a valuable addition to many planting programs.
Sunn Hemp
Sunn hemp is a fast-growing warm-season legume known for producing exceptional biomass while naturally adding nitrogen to the soil. It is widely used for cover crops, grazing, pollinator habitat, and regenerative farming practices.
Radishes & Turnips
Radishes and turnips are valuable additions to many warm-season and transitional planting systems. These specialty crops help reduce soil compaction, improve water infiltration, scavenge nutrients, and provide quality forage when incorporated into custom blends.
Clover
Warm-season clover varieties help improve forage diversity while contributing valuable nitrogen fixation and soil health benefits. Clover is commonly planted for pasture improvement, wildlife habitat, pollinator plantings, and custom seed blends.
Red Top Cane
Red Top Cane is a dependable warm-season forage crop valued for its rapid growth, drought tolerance, and versatility. It performs well for grazing, hay production, wildlife plantings, and emergency forage throughout the High Plains.
Wildlife & Food Plot Crops
Many warm-season specialty crops are ideal for attracting and supporting deer, turkey, dove, quail, and other wildlife. We offer a variety of species that can be planted individually or incorporated into custom wildlife food plot blends.
Warm Season Cover Crops
Forage triticale is widely recognized for its ability to produce high-quality forage with excellent tonnage and digestibility. It is an ideal choice for livestock producers looking to maximize hay, silage, or green chop production while maintaining strong feed value.
Forage Triticale
Forage triticale is widely recognized for its ability to produce high-quality forage with excellent tonnage and digestibility. It is an ideal choice for livestock producers looking to maximize hay, silage, or green chop production while maintaining strong feed value.
Frequently Asked Questions About Warm Season Seed
What warm-season specialty crops do you carry?
We carry Iron & Clay peas, Black-Eyed peas, sunn hemp, Red Top Cane, clovers, radishes, turnips, and many other specialty crops for forage, wildlife, and cover crop applications.
Can these crops be planted for wildlife?
Yes. Many warm-season specialty crops are excellent choices for deer, dove, quail, turkey, and other wildlife, especially when used in custom food plot blends.
Are warm-season specialty crops good for soil health?
Absolutely. Species like sunn hemp, clovers, radishes, and turnips help improve soil structure, increase organic matter, and support long-term soil productivity.
Can I create a custom blend?
Yes. We can develop custom warm-season blends tailored to your goals, whether you’re planting for grazing, wildlife, pollinators, soil improvement, or conservation.
Can you help me choose the right species?
Absolutely. Our team can recommend the best crops or blend based on your property, planting window, moisture availability, and management objectives.