[Video] What to Consider When Adding Winter Peas to Cover Crop Mixes

May 10, 2024 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Winter peas are popular additions to cover crop mixes, but adding these costly seeds to a mix doesn't always pay off, says Lisa Kissing Kucek, USDA plant research geneticist.

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[Video] Hairy Vetch Breeding Program Aiming for More Biomass, Early Vigor

May 10, 2024 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Lisa Kissing Kucek, USDA plant research geneticist, explains the results from the hairy vetch breeding program at the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center in North Freedom, Wis.

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[Video] Alternatives to Cereal Rye Cover Crop for Farmers in Colder Climates

May 10, 2024

Josè Franco, USDA research agronomist, and his team at the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center in North Freedom, Wis., are evaluating possible alternatives to only using cereal rye as a winter cover crop in the Upper Midwest.

Interseeding Alfalfa as a Cover Crop

October 21, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Hoard's Dairyman

John Grabber, a research agronomist for the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, presented on interseeding alfalfa into corn silage at World Dairy Expo on Wednesday, October 2. “The reason we’re trying to develop this system is to take care of several issues or shortcomings we have with corn and corn silage/alfalfa rotations,” said Grabber. Read more in this article from Hoard's Dairyman.

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I’m in Sacramento, Calif., this week at FIRA USA and we’re just going to get right into it. Why don’t you take a look at some of the newest and most exciting Ag technology on display at this year’s conference.

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