Seeding Practices

Aerial Seeding Covers For Weed Control

August 25, 2014 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: University of Tennessee Extension

Aerial seeding cover crop questions have been numerous this month. Indeed, the wet month of August does greatly increase the probability that aerial seeding will be successful as we enter September.

[Webinar] Selecting a Cover-Crop Mix to Achieve the Desired Results

July 23, 2014 | Posted in Seeding Practices

During this webinar, Pierceton, Ind., no-tiller Jamie Scott shares his experiences and best suggestions for planting varying blends of cover-crop seeds based on your strategies and objectives. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

What I've Learned From No-Tilling: No-Till, Crop Diversity Boost Yields, Cover Big Country With Less Equipment

A planter and drill are all no-tiller Bryan Jorgensen needs to seed 11,000 acres, while cover crops and grazing add a profitable dimension.

By Bryan Jorgensen posted on May 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding Practices

With the number of acres our family crops, you would think we would have a whole battery of equipment.

Avoiding Corn Yield Reductions From A Cereal Rye Cover Crop

April 28, 2014 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Iowa State University

Planting cereal rye as a cover crop provides numerous short- and long-term agronomic and environmental benefits.

Feeding Worms, Microbial ‘Livestock’ Transforms No-Till Fields

In hilly south-central Pennsylvania, Dave McLaughlin finds no-till, extensive cover cropping and manure application keys soil health success.

By Laura Barrera posted on April 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

When Dave McLaughlin took over his wife’s family farm in 1994, he decided to take the conservation-tillage practices his father-in-law implemented a little farther.

Cover Crop Planting Options For Late Winter/Early Spring

March 5, 2014 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Penn State Extension

Normally we think about cover crops for fall planting, but there are also options to plant cover crops in March/April. If you have winter wheat or barley in the field, you can frost-seed medium red clover as soon as the snow melts and the soil thaws. The practice has proven viable for many of our growers, despite the disadvantage of not having good seed-to-soil contact.

New Machines Do Your No-Till, Cover Crop Bidding

Whether it’s interseeders, highboys or even robots, manufacturers are taking innovative cover-crop seeding equipment, born in the shops of no-tillers and researchers, and bringing them to the marketplace.

February 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding Practices

In the near future, more no-tillers and strip-tillers than ever before will be able to purchase cutting-edge, cover-crop seeding machines that used to be reserved for field days, research farms and expert welders.

Know the Source to Avoid Annual Ryegrass Issues

With supplies low, some companies are stretching annual ryegrass seed by mixing multiple varieties, possibly causing emergence and control problems for no-tillers.

By John Dobberstein posted on January 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding Practices

No-Tillers seeding annual ryegrass in their rotation should take extra care to identify the source and variety of the seed they’re purchasing or they could run into some unanticipated problems.

Fertility, Covers, Precision Inputs Form Complete No-Till Package

Bill Murr leverages the soil-building benefits of no-till with strategic nutrient, weed and disease management on his 3,400-acre farm in northeast Kansas.

By Mark Parker posted on January 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding Practices

It was a simple observation that first set Bill Murr on the no-till path. Corn stalks lying in the field held silt that would otherwise wash away, he noticed.

Ryegrass Seeded Early Into Corn May Be A Cool Climate Tool

Farmers in the province of Quebec seeding annual ryegrass into standing corn at the four- to nine-leaf stage find no yield drag with corn and a yield bump for soybeans.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 1, 2013 | Posted in Seeding Practices

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.

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Aerial Seeding Covers For Weed Control

[Webinar] Selecting a Cover-Crop Mix to Achieve the Desired Results

What I've Learned From No-Tilling: No-Till, Crop Diversity Boost Yields, Cover Big Country With Less Equipment

Avoiding Corn Yield Reductions From A Cereal Rye Cover Crop

Feeding Worms, Microbial ‘Livestock’ Transforms No-Till Fields

Cover Crop Planting Options For Late Winter/Early Spring

New Machines Do Your No-Till, Cover Crop Bidding

Know the Source to Avoid Annual Ryegrass Issues

Fertility, Covers, Precision Inputs Form Complete No-Till Package

Ryegrass Seeded Early Into Corn May Be A Cool Climate Tool

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