Seeding annual ryegrass this year should be a piece of cake, compared to last, when many farmers flew on the seed or bagged the idea of doing a cover crop entirely, simply because the harvest came off the fields so late.
This year’s a different story. Many are already well into harvest activities and so there’s [...]
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Check out the detailed videos on YouTube to learn more about planting and managing annual ryegrass. It will build soil while saving money on fertilizer inputs. And it will boost crop yield as the soil returns to its normal health.
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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 [...]
Some weed scientists are still concerned that annual ryegrass, if improperly managed, can become a weed pest. Some even contend that the plant can develop a resistance to glyphosate (the generic herbicide that many associate with the Monsanto product Round Up).
One university researcher recently posted a blog that suggests that growers must use a cocktail [...]
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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 [...]
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A grower from Kentucky wrote recently about his use of annual ryegrass as a cover crop:
I think one of the keys to winter survival of Ryegrass is to NOT put nitrogen on it in the fall. Nitrogen causes a plant to take on a lot of water. What happens when water freezes? It expands and [...]
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