Ben Addington, marketing director for DLF North America, sits down to talk about all things cover crops with Lessiter Media president Mike Lessiter. DLF is a global seed company — the seventh-largest seed company in the world — that specializes in forage, turf grass, conservation seed, cover crops and wildlife seed across North America and across the globe.
Multi-Tasking Cover Crops Suppress Weeds, Help Boost No-Tilled Soils
For this episode, we are going to Nelson, Missouri to visit with Alan Weber as he discusses his use of cereal rye and other cover crops on his farm. Weber runs a diversified crop and livestock operation and he’s found cereal rye especially useful in reducing pigweed and waterhemp pressure.