Medium Red Clover (VNS)

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.

Medium red clover is biennial / short-lived perennial — expect 18–24 month productive life rather than long-term persistence. Anthracnose-resistant varieties exist; older non-resistant lines should be avoided. As a food plot species it's outgrown by ladino white clover for fall attraction.