In this podcast from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Dr. Avat Shekoofa, Assistant Professor of Plant Sciences, discusses research on the impact of different cover crop species on pigweed germination, including cover crop termination timing.
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.
