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

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

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.

Frozen Cover Crops Can Be Hazardous When Fed to Livestock

October 31, 2019 | Posted in Grazing

Source: Norfolk Daily News

Freezing temperatures are on their way for most of Nebraska. These freezing temperatures will play a key role in determining what can be grazed or hayed safely for your livestock. Read more in this article from the Norfolk Daily News.

Power of Legumes, Part 3

Five fields sampled for biological diversity and measured with the Phospholipid Fatty Acid (PFLA) test showed some interesting results.

By Mark Watson posted on December 23, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health

On our farm we sampled five fields for biological activity this fall. We waited to sample the fields until the middle of September. The reason we waited was to get some rain so we could get our probe in the ground. We also figured moisture may increase the amount of biological activity.

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Ray McCormick’s Conservation Buffer

Earlier this week we paid another visit to this year’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick in Vincennes, Ind., and one thing about Ray is that even when it’s the “off season,” he’s still thinking ahead for next season.

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