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Tag Archives: nitrogen scavenging cover crop
Slake Test Demonstrates Cover Crop’s “Sponge” Qualities…and Bio-health
Ray Makenzie of Marcellus, Michigan, found himself with a thousand acres of highly erodible land when he switched from raising outdoor hogs to a confinement system in 1996. He went to no-till and foresees cover crops next year because of … Continue reading
ARG Cover Crop Seeded into 6-leaf Standing Corn!
In the cover crop revolution, there have been so many surprises…most have been pleasant…and yet, the surprises keep on coming. When we started, it was a slam dunk that a cover crop on winter fields would reduce erosion. That was, … Continue reading
Annual Ryegrass Popular at Farm Progress Show
By MITCH LIES Cover crops were center stage at the 2013 Farm Progress Show Aug. 27 – 29 in Decatur, IL. Prominent among them was annual ryegrass. The emphasis on cover crops mirrors the skyrocketing interest in annual ryegrass and … Continue reading
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Tagged aerial seeding, Annual ryegrass, cover crops, Dan Towery, deep rooting, erosion control, improve water infiltration, management of annual ryegrass, Mike Plumer, nitrogen scavenging cover crop, no-till agriculture, seeding cover crops, sequester nitrogen, weed suppression
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Crop Yield Gains with Cover Crops
SARE (Sustainable Ag Research & Education) released a study of cover crop useage over the past 5 years. Read below, proof positive of the value in both crop yield and soil health. Best yet, the results are those reported by … Continue reading
Seeding Rate for Annual Ryegrass Cover Crop Varies
In past years, we’ve published pretty standardized rates for seeding annual ryegrass into corn and soybeans. The rates vary from about 12 llb/ac (drilling) to 25 lb/ac if broadcast or aerial seeding. Click here to go to our four-page management … Continue reading
New Annual Ryegrass Publications
The Oregon Ryegrass Commission has published three helpful new flyers to aid in your selection and management of annual ryegrass as a cover crop. 1. Selection of Annual Ryegrass 2. 2014 Annual Ryegrass Management Guide – “Quick” 2-pager 3. 2013 … Continue reading
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Tagged aerial seeding, aerial seeding of cover crops, Annual ryegrass, burndown of cover crops, cover crops, Dan Towery, deep rooting, erosion control, management of annual ryegrass, Mike Plumer, nitrogen scavenging cover crop, no-till agriculture, seeding cover crops, sequester nitrogen, weed suppression
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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
Tracking N Loss in Midwest – Look at Cover Crops!
Studying the retention of inorganic N after last year’s drought was revealing. An Illinois team of researchers determined from 151 samples statewide that an average equivalent of 140 lb of N per acre was left over from 2012! (More than … 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
COVER CROPS MAKE A COME BACK
At the recent Ag Connect Expo & Summit (ACES) in Kansas City a survey conducted by Case IH, found that 85 percent of the 1,109 producer respondents are considering new cropping practices and technologies for this year’s growing season. Here’s … Continue reading