In the last year, Penn State conducted tests on various nine cover crop species, including annual ryegrass, as well as eight mixtures. The tests took place on 374 plots through the state. Click here to see the power point presentation.
The advantages listed on annual ryegrass include:
low seed cost
vigorous root system
high forage quality (if needed)
The advantage [...]
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Mark Trumm, a Wisconsin farmer asked: Was thinking of putting annual rye grass in a field that we usually have corn but floods out every year. It would be a field that we would graze beef cow/calves or yearlings on. Any advice on annual rye grass would be greatly appreciated.
Here’s what I answered…but am seeking [...]
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Four new segments will be added to the popular Annual Ryegrass Cover Crop Management DVD this year:
Annual ryegrass seeding in the fall with livestock or poultry manure applied simultaneously
aerial seeding of annual ryegrass with plane or helicopter
best practices with fall planting of annual ryegrass
annual ryegrass as a forage crop
Some copies of the first edition of [...]
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As the public’s taste buds swings slowly to “grass fed,” some beef producers and dairy farmers are rethinking their feed mix. Last week at a small conference of grass seed growers and seed dealers, University of Kentucky extension educator Garry Lacefield talked about the management changes in the industry.
Cost of grain increasing and beef prices [...]
