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Tag Archives: Dan Towery
Annual Ryegrass Features in Summer Cover Crop Activities
The Indiana-based Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative was awarded $750,000 (Conservation Innovation Grant) to further quantify the value of cover crops – including annual ryegrass – in the Midwest over the next 3 years. The money has already been used to … Continue reading
Annual Ryegrass and Nitrogen Uptake
A recent article by Farm Journal writer Darrel Smith, talked about a nitrogen study with different cover crops, and the importance in managing the burn down so as to maximize nitrogen uptake by corn and beans. Farm Progress worked with … Continue reading
Towery to Lead Cover Crop Discussion at National No-Till Conference
On the No-Till Farmer website today, an announcement about the upcoming National No-Tillage Conference (Jan 9 – 12, 2013, at the Indianapolis Hyatt Regency) If you’re attending the Jan. 9 to 12 event at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Indianapolis, … Continue reading
Dan Towery Recalls the Early Days of Cover Crops
Back in the mid to late 1980s, Dan Towery got enthusiastic about cover crops. “Mainly, we were interested in reducing erosion but we were also looking at nitrogen fixation properties that could benefit corn planted into the residue,” he said. … Continue reading
Annual Ryegrass, Cover Crops in General are the Wave of Ag’s Future
Progressive Farmer magazine published an article by its Ag Policy Editor last week advocating the use of cover crops, especially this year, due to the potential for winter crops to sequester nitrates left in the field from the foreshortened corn … Continue reading
“Keep Up the Progressive Effort” on Cover Crops and No-Till, Says Dobberstein
John Dobberstein is managing editor of No-Till Farmer and the Conservation Tillage Guide. Today, in the magazine’s E-Tip newsletter, he tipped his hat to those no-till and cover crop innovators for helping to change the face of agriculture…perhaps globally! While … Continue reading
Cover Crop Root Growth – Annual Ryegrass
Steve Berger did a trial of annual ryegrass this past winter. It was ideal soil, having been in no-till for 25 years. On one plot he planted cereal rye; on the other he compared the growth of four annual ryegrass … Continue reading
Midwest Adoption of Cover Crops Varies From State to State
Incentives, Open Minds and Industry Integrity Are Helping Growth In states like Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Indiana, adoption of cover crops has spread like good news. Nothing beats seeing firsthand how cover crops can cut costs, build soil, reduce pollution … Continue reading
Posted in General Information, Soil Quality
Tagged Annual ryegrass, burndown of cover crops, cover crops, Dan Towery, management of annual ryegrass, Mike Plumer, nick bowers, nitrogen scavenging cover crop, no-till agriculture, oregon seed dealers, winter hardy cover crops, winterkill
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Burndown of Annual Ryegrass – Details are Important
A Farm Journal article spells it out plainly and simply. Here’s a few paragraphs from that article. You can read the whole article by clicking here. One of the cover crops that does double duty to achieve all of the … Continue reading
Low-Average Corn/Soy Yields Bolstered by High Commodity Prices
The 2011 growing season in the Midwest was atypical: late planting, very hot and dry summer and cooler than normal fall. While harvest yields varied greatly due to spotty rainfall, in general the yields of corn and soybeans was off … Continue reading
Posted in Dan's Digs, General Information, Soil Quality
Tagged aerial seeding, Annual ryegrass, Dan Towery, no-till agriculture
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