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Tag Archives: aerial seeding
Thinking about Annual Ryegrass This Year?
It’s still not too late to consider starting a cover crop on your acreage this year. In fact, August may be an ideal time to broadcast seed. In years past, the use of fixed wing aircraft to apply seed has … Continue reading
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Seeding Annual Ryegrass as a Cover Crop
Need…the mother of invention. Since the beginning of the cover cropping boom, in the 1990s, innovators have been making continuous improvements to cover crop seeding technology. Part of the drive to innovate was the need to extend the window of … Continue reading
Aerial Seeding Annual Ryegrass
Planting annual ryegrass or other cover crops in the fall is tricky. Weather determines when the harvest arrives. If the ground is wet, the harvest can be delayed. If winter arrives early, there may not be enough time to plant … Continue reading
Beating Compaction with Annual Ryegrass
An article this week in No-Till Farmer, about a well-attended seminar at the recent National No-Till Conference. Click here for the whole article. Beating Compaction While radishes get a reputation for being a compaction buster, Hans Kok and Dan … Continue reading
Dan Towery to Present on Cover Crop Limitations
The 24th Annual National No-Till Conference will take place Jan 6 – 9, 2016 at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. Dan Towery and a close working colleague, Hans Kok, will present on Jan 7th. here’s a description of that … Continue reading
Video – Innovations with Cover Crop Seeding – Jamie Scott
Indiana cover crop pioneer and innovator Jamie Scott presented an informative overview of cover crop seeding options in 2014. Click here to access the video.
Cover Crops – Annual Ryegrass Sales Grow Even in Bad Weather
Cover cropping continues to grow in popularity and in acreage simply because it builds soil quality, improves yields and adds to profits. That mother nature doesn’t always cooperate hasn’t diminished the appetite for producers seeking to get on the most … Continue reading
Annual Ryegrass: Part of New Adaptive Management Strategy
Adaptive management. Fancy title, basically meaning “be on top of developing situations in your fields and be ready for a Plan B”. Many farmers already fit that definition to a TEE. When it comes to growing successful cover crops, however, … Continue reading
Annual Ryegrass Videos – Basics and Advanced Information
Perhaps you’ve already seen these dozen videos about annual ryegrass, both about how to plant and manage it, but also the benefits of having a cover crop on your soil. Click here if you want to review them…the link here … Continue reading
1st Year Cover Cropper Doubles Down on Annual Ryegrass
The advice about using cover crops for the first time is almost written in stone: “Start with a small parcel.” John Werries, a third generation farmer from Chapin, Illinois, had a few things going for him that allowed him to … Continue reading