When growers add cover crops, it’s important to select and manage the crop according to the primary objective for the crop. Cover crops usually are planted to benefit the soil and are not harvested.

After a winter full of great discussions, it's clear there are a lot of farmers with cereal in their fields who will be managing that cover crop this spring. So, here are a few pointers to make sure ...

"Most varieties of small grains are bred and selected for grain production and rye is no exception," said experts with The Noble Foundation. "Forage production from these crops is considered a ...

Cover crops can be used as a tool to achieve happy, healthy soil, according to southern Iowa cattleman Brian Kessel. Kessel started using cover crops about seven years ago mainly as a tool to prevent ...

Although it is the shortest month of the year, February can feel like one of the longest, at least to the grazing animal. During the depths of winter, green growing forage can be in short supply.

Fall-planted cover crops are often used as part of an integrated weed control program in herbicide-resistant soybean crops. But researchers writing in the journal Weed Technology say not all cover ...

David Karki of SDSU underlined that planting cover crops like rye is not so much about big yield increases, but it will make the land more tolerant of fluctuations in weather. David Karki, a South ...

WESTMINSTER, Colorado - April 23, 2020 - Cover crops have a well-documented role to play in suppressing troublesome weeds. But what happens as those cover crops degrade? A new study featured in the ...