A story today in Indiana Prairie Farmer, on an upcoming cover crop informational field day.
The Indiana Farm Management Tour was held in central Indiana, in Hendricks County, where soils tend to be flat and wet. But Jack Maloney and other hosts sang the praises of cover crops. They’ve become an important part of their [...]
Annual ryegrass and cereal rye are both popular cover crops in the corn and soybean rotation in the Midwest. However, many seed dealers and growers still get the two confused. Here’s an article from today’s No-Till Farmer that highlights some of the differences.
Annual Ryegrass, Cereal Rye Have Important Differences
Knowing the differences between annual ryegrass and [...]
Continue reading about Annual Ryegrass Compared to Cereal Rye as a Cover Crop
As of late last week (Oct 17), less than 10% of the corn and soybean crops in the Midwest had been harvested.
Many of those interested in planting a cover crop this fall have been frustrated by the lateness of harvest. Some decided to fly their annual ryegrass or other cover crop into standing corn and [...]
Continue reading about Try Dormant Seeding of Annual Ryegrass
Summer Seeding: some farmers are getting a jump on the growing season for cover crops by planting annual ryegrass while corn or soybean crops are still in the field. The shade from the crop foliage limits the top growth but any moisture available in late summer will help the annual ryegrass get roots established.
Then, when [...]
This news item comes from Cattle Network, authored by Vance Publishing (near Kansas City, KS). The issue has to do with those experiencing a poor hay crop, needed in a cattle raising.
Some producers apparently made their spring hay field winter injury assessment from afar because now they are finding that their [...]
With snow still on the ground and more forecast for the Midwest, it’s early yet to tell about some cover crops…how they fared this winter.
“I’ve heard from a few farmers though, located in the Midwest swath between I-70 and I-80, who are concerned that the brown fields where they planted annual ryegrass last fall won’t [...]
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