Articles Tagged with ''cereal rye as a cover crop''

Harvest Cover Crops as Hay or Straw

April 20, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

With the shortage and increasing price of quality hay and an increase in straw prices as well, spring of 2020 may be a season to harvest our winter cereal crops as either hay or straw, depending on your needs. Recent auction reports have hay averaging over $200/T (up to $350 in one report) and straw averaging $150/T. Read more in this article from the Akron Beacon Journal.

Soil Health Practices Help Minnesota Farmer

April 8, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: The Calendonia Argus (Houston County, MN)

As more and more farms find different ways to utilize their land, one Minnesota farm is using soil health practices to help them out. Connor McCormick, who farms just outside of Caledonia along with his dad Kevin, said their first time using a cover crop – cereal rye – turned out pretty good. Read more in this article from the Caledonia Argus (Houston County, MN).

[Podcast] 11 Keys for Successfully Planting Green

There are other options for growers besides letting your best soil blow away in the wind, says Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff.

October 2, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

There are other options for growers besides letting your best soil blow away in the wind, says Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

Fall Cover Crop Options Abound

September 25, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Sentinel-Tribune

There are many cover crop seed choices when planting after small grain harvest or on prevent plant fields. You can get complex with various mixtures or keep it simple. Read more in this article from the Sentinel-Tribune.

Planting Late Season Cover Crops

September 20, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: AgWeek

After small grains, we typically try to get our cover crop mixes seeded by August 15. That date has blown by us and it is now mid-September with some wheat still being harvested. Find out more in this article by Abbey Wick, North Dakota State University Extension soil health specialist.

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Cover Cropping in Integrated Farming Systems

Last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues.

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