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Tag Archives: cover crops
Annual Ryegrass in Cover Crop News
Annual ryegrass has been part of a revolution in American agriculture for the past 25 years. Farmers found that no-till is kinder to the soil and that cover crops make soil richer and more productive. In the past two decades, … Continue reading
Annual Ryegrass – The Best Defense is a Good Offense
Ok, so the use of this cliche, “the best defense is a good offense” won’t stand up in today’s rough and tumble world of sports. Imagine the Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban or Clemson’s Dabo Swinney trying that strategy in … Continue reading
David Kleinschmidt – New Annual Ryegrass Cover Crop Team Member
The last post, Dan Perkins was introduced, a 40-something organic farmer with tons of cover crop experience on his farm as well as with the Jasper (IN) Soil and Water Conservation District. This week, David Kleinschmidt is the new team … Continue reading
Dan Perkins – A New Ryegrass Team Member
“Cover Crop Guy” Dan Perkins was still in college when the Oregon Ryegrass Commission began its cover crop initiative in the Midwest. He recently became the newest member of the ryegrass cover crop team, and his youthful exuberance and depth … Continue reading
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Tagged Annual ryegrass, cover crops, dan perkins, Dan Towery, Mike Plumer, no-till agriculture
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Planting Annual Ryegrass This Fall?
For those already employing annual ryegrass in the mix of your cover crops, this information will be redundant. For those new to cover crops, here are a couple of free publications to guide your first efforts. 1. The Benefits of … Continue reading
Winter Cover Crops Absorb Heat
Recent studies about climate change look at “reflectivity” as a factor of our warming atmosphere.For example, pavement is black and thus absorbs more sunlight than it reflects. Cities are thus warmer because of the amount of blacktop. Scientists recommend planting … Continue reading
Independence Day – for Cover Crops, it’s Inter-dependence Day…every day!
Remember the bumper sticker: “Every day is Earth Day for farmers?” This Independence Day, think about that bumper sticker. Just because we farm, does it mean we’re in tune with everything Mother Nature brings forth? Does it mean that farming … Continue reading
When the Going Gets Tough – Cover Crop Seed Becomes Scarce
Federal regulators aren’t generally applauded in farming circles. But in the wake of a destructive, wet spring in the Midwest, the feds have temporarily adjusted crop insurance policy to make planting cover crops easier and less expensive. The problem seems … Continue reading
Videos – Comparison of Cover Crops courtesy of Clemson, Ohio State
Check out these videos if you want to see a wide variety of cover crop types. Two well known universities – Clemson University and Ohio State did small plot demos on a lot of traditional as well as new entries … Continue reading
Posted in General Information
Tagged Annual ryegrass, cover crops, deep rooting, erosion control, no-till agriculture
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A New Kind of Weather, A New Kind of Pioneer
Two hundred tornadoes in two weeks? What next, will we have to have to protect ourselves from frogs falling from the sky? It has always been a challenge to stay flexible to what Mother Nature throws: a deeper, longer, windier … Continue reading
Posted in General Information, Soil Quality
Tagged Annual ryegrass, cover crops, cover crops break up compaction, deep rooting, erosion control, improve organic matter in soil, improve water infiltration, nitrogen scavenging cover crop, no-till agriculture, sequester nitrogen, vertical tillage
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