Cover crops like rye and wheat are typically planted to protect the soil in winter months - and in and between row crops like corn and soybeans to control weeds in the growing season.

When Don Morse began growing cover crops, one of his main goals was to tackle the growing populations of marestail ... For seeding, he uses 75 lb. of cereal rye per acre.

Cover crops can be broadly classified into three types: legumes, grasses, and brassicas, with each type offering distinct benefits (e.g., improving soil health, reducing input costs, increasing crop ...

Drone cover crop seeding. Flown by Curt Emmanuel, Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator, Purdue Extension - Boone County; John Scott, Digital Agriculture Extension Coordinator, Purdue Extension. A ...

In the height of Delhi’s oppressive smog season, as the city’s skyline disappears into a grey haze and residents gasp beneath ...

Prepare your garden for cover crops and have sprinklers available if the weather is dry. It’s a good idea to water the soil a bit before preparing the seedbed if the soil is very dry.

When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, ...

Cost-share funding is available to help farmers with seeding cover crops on flooded areas or prevented plant acres through programs offered by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

If the cover crop is planted after Nov. 1 there may be an increase to the suggested seeding rate. Ashland SWCD will have the seeding table on hand, and it is also located online.

More than 60% of the cover crop users reported planting green — seeding cash crops into a growing or just-terminated cover crop. Of those respondents, more than half said it made management ...

Results from the annual Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council crop survey show Iowa farmers planted more than 3.8 million acres of cover crops in the 2023 crop year.

Cover crops may be used in any size garden — from a 4-foot-by-4-foot raised bed to a large farm. ... Follow the label for seeding recommendations.