Since 1969, select farm plots at the University of Illinois have been in continuous no-till. In that time, the measure of organic matter has been boosted three-fold – from about 1 percent to 3.2 percent, without cover crops, according to Mike Plumer, the natural resources management educator at the university Extension. He said that in [...]
Cover crops continue to gain in popularity, as I saw first-hand at the National No-Till Conference in Des Moines last week. Hundreds stopped by the Ryegrass Commission booth, to ask questions and share info about their experience.
One of the most gratifying things about people’s comments about annual ryegrass: 1) that growers from farther afield are [...]
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