seeding rates

6 Factors for Planting & Harvesting Rye for Cover Crop Seed

By Rebecca Clay posted on October 9, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

If you’re used to procuring your cover crop seed, here are the six key factors to think about when considering harvesting your rye as a seed crop.

Fine Tuning Cereal Rye Seeding Rates: Cash vs. Cover Crop

September 25, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: PennState Extension

When planting green, consider using seeding rates in the 30 to 60 lb/ac range to target soil health, soil conservation, and weed management goals.

Cover Cropping 101: 11 Dos and Don'ts

Two experts share their tips for what to try & what to avoid when getting started with cover crops.

January 29, 2023

TJ Kartes and Andy Linder both have first-hand experience with the highs and lows of cover cropping.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Nov. 11, 2022

November 11, 2022

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

Lower Seeding Rates Produce Same Results as Extra Seeds for Winter Legume Covers

Similar biomass and weed suppression seen for legumes regardless of seeding rate.

September 21, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station

The study also found that each legume type has similar weed suppression regardless of the seeding rate. However, some of the legumes were better at suppressing weeds.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Sept. 9, 2022

September 9, 2022

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

Seeding Rates for Broadcasting Cover Crops into Late-Season Corn, Soybeans

September 6, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska

Broadcast seeds do not have good seed-soil contact, which reduces the seed’s ability to take up water necessary for germination. Stand counts of broadcast cover crops are often lower than those of drilled cover crops. Could increasing the seeding rate overcome low stand counts and improve cover crop productivity?

Cover Crop Considerations after Small Grain Harvest

July 19, 2018 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Grazing

Cover crops can be used for different reasons, such as to provide soil erosion protection, alleviate compaction, control weeds, fix atmospheric nitrogen for the next crop, harvest for hay, and as a grazing resource. The reason for using a cover crop will determine which species or mixture of species you choose, as well as how you manage it.

Mixes Boost the Power of Cover Crops

Here are tips and steps for no-tillers looking to plant and reap the benefits of multi-species cover crop mixes.

By Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding Practices

While no-tillers may have started dabbling in cover crops by planting two species at a time, these early adopters are now taking the natural next step by planting cover crop mixes.