Nitrogen prices are so high this year that it is worth considering earlier termination of cereal cover crops to avoid nitrogen tie-up and to save money.

As fields start to green up from last fall’s cover crops, cattle producers can’t wait to get cows out of calving yards and onto fresh grass. Denise Schwab, Iowa State University Extension beef specialist, offers five tips when grazing cover crops.

Experts from Purdue University discuss herbicide options for fields that have a mixture of cover crop species growing in them and how to effectively terminate the cover crops before corn or soybean production.