For growers in the province of Quebec, getting annual ryegrass seeded early enough to establish and provide cover-crop benefits is a challenge due to the short growing season.
Some farmers have tried with mixed success seeding annual ryegrass into mature standing corn with highboy seeders or with aerial seeding.
But dozens of Quebec farmers are working with another method: broadcasting annual ryegrass into standing corn at the 4- to 9-leaf stage. Shade from the corn…