Bounty Annual ryegrass has adapted to a wide range of climates and soils but will grow best on dark, rich soils in mild climates with good moisture and drainage properties. Severe heat and cold along with shady and drought-prone conditions are detrimental to Bounty annual ryegrass. Tolerant of waterlogged soils, Bounty annual ryegrass will tolerate brief periods of flooding.

Seed around late September or October depending on planting location. If later seeding into perennial grasses is necessary, lightly disking or even using a harrow before overseeding will improve the ryegrass stand and allow for earlier grazing. The best planting method is to drill Bounty annual ryegrass, however, forage broadcasting with a cultipacker also yields good success.

Bounty Annual ryegrass continues to produce later into the fall season than many other forage species. High digestibility, along with high protein, should occur until late April or early May. Once into May, plants become stemmy and lose palatability. Both close grazing and rotational grazing help maintain high quality, improve yield, and increase the intake of grazing animals. In the late vegetative stages, seventy percent total digestible nutrients and ten to sixteen percent crude protein are common. High quality is still available in the early stages of seedhead development, but later in the season, both quality and palatability decline. Establishment and readiness for grazing can be determined when plants have 3 – 4 leaves and cannot be easily pulled out of the ground. Bounty Annual ryegrass supports a growing cow and calf’s nutritional requirements per acre. Endophyte fungus problems are not an issue with Bounty annual ryegrass.

Negative aspects of utilizing Bounty annual ryegrass for forage are manageable. While the rapid growth and high productivity of Bounty annual ryegrass are a selling point in many cases, the temporary aggressive nature of Bounty may create difficulties for other species in permanent pasture mixtures. Southern locations have allowed animals to graze Bounty Annual Ryegrass for 2 out of 24 hrs for maximum production.