Rye

Cover Crops 101

5 Considerations for Getting Started with Cover Crops

Cover crop seeding timing, termination methods & other key topics to consider

By Bridgett Hilshey and Christian Bench | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Although there are many benefits to selecting a cover crop species mix that is made for specific soil types and needs, in practice, cover crop species selection is driven by more practical considerations, including cost, availability, seeding date, seeding method and termination method.

[Podcast] Seeding a Rye Cover Crop Every Month

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, Marshall County, Iowa no-tiller Wade Dooley shares what he learned from his informal trial of seeding a rye cover crop every month of the year.

November 22, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, Marshall County, Iowa no-tiller Wade Dooley shares what he learned from his informal trial of seeding a rye cover crop every month of the year.

[Podcast] Cover Crop Cost Share Program & Grazing Cover Crops & Corn Residue in Spring

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, Morgan Jennings, field crops viability coordinator with Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI), discusses PFI’s cover crop cost share program as well as her cover crop research on grazing corn residue in the spring.

November 10, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, Morgan Jennings, field crops viability coordinator with Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI), discusses PFI’s cover crop cost share program as well as her cover crop research on grazing corn residue in the spring.

[Podcast] 'Father of Biological Farming' Gary Zimmer's 2-Crop System

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, listen to Gary Zimmer giving a presentation at his farm in Spring Green, Wis.

October 13, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, listen to Gary Zimmer giving a presentation at his farm in Spring Green, Wis.

6 Factors for Planting & Harvesting Rye for Cover Crop Seed

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

Source: Practical Farmers of Iowa

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.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: July 28, 2023

July 28, 2023

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 Saddle Butte Ag.

Free Webinar: Planting Green to Suppress Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds

National Cover-Crop Summit Returns March 14-16

February 17, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Attend Jim Stute's upcoming virtual session for the National Cover Crop Summit where you'll learn how planting green fits into an overall resistance management system as well as how rye termination timing impacts weed suppression, soybean development and yield.