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Tag Archives: cover crops
Below the Surface with Annual Ryegrass Cover Crops
Having planted your cover crop…yeah, those of you lucky enough to have gotten to it with a late harvest and wet conditions…you might be wondering what’s going on below that snow right now. Well, for starters, what’s not happening above … Continue reading
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
Russian Livestock Plan Calls for Cover Crops
Russia has moved into mega farming of livestock, and a lot of American advisers have helped them along the way. Here’s an article segment from Beef magazine, from its June 2014 issue. The article introduces readers to Miratorg, a “vertically … Continue reading
Cover Crop Chart from USDA-ARS
The USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory in North Dakota published this chart a couple years ago. It’s a nice resource for the list of viable cover crops you can utilize. It contains some basic growing and growth characteristics, including the … Continue reading
Annual Ryegrass in a Cover Crop Mix with Rapeseed
Ron Althof is an agronomist and cover crop seed specialist working out of Effingham, Illinois. In a recent conversation, he talked about the value of cover crop mixes. And while some “cocktail” mixes can contain more than a dozen different … 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
Annual Ryegrass Forage in the Fall and Spring
Click here to access an article from a Missouri dairy specialist who advises planting forage crops in the fall to supplement feed stocks with healthy grasses and grain foliage. Extension agent Ted Probert said, “Annuals are useful in extending the … Continue reading
Annual Ryegrass and Cover Crops – No “Bad” Years
Last winter’s cover crop season was disappointing, said Nick Bowers, a pioneer in the cover cropping revolution and a partner in the Oregon-based KB Seed Solutions. Even though newer varieties of annual ryegrass are hardier in tough weather, the winter … Continue reading