Hybrid rye—every bit as winter-hardy as the cereal rye being used for cover crops—is planted in the fall, but it isn't killed in the spring. ... Hybrid rye is a high-producing rye that's harvested as a crop in mid-summer. High-yielding hybrid rye is widely used in both hog and beef rations in Europe.

Is rye a hybrid?

Hybrid rye has been raised extensively in Europe and is commonly used for both human food and animal feed, as well as in distilleries and for ethanol production. It is bred by KWS in Germany and there are currently several hybrids available to grow as grain, forage or both.

Is a hybrid of wheat and rye?

Triticale (/trɪtɪˈkeɪliː/; × Triticosecale) is a hybrid of wheat (Triticum) and rye (Secale) first bred in laboratories during the late 19th century in Scotland and Germany. Commercially available triticale is almost always a second-generation hybrid, i.e., a cross between two kinds of primary (first-cross) triticales.