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Rye More Responsive to Nitrogen Than Other Covers

October 4, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: Alabama A&M & Auburn University Extension
Coarse-textured, degraded soil found throughout the Southeast can be very receptive to these benefits. Persistence is key because hot, humid conditions in the summer speed up surface biomass decomposition. Find out more in this press release from Alabama A&M and Auburn University Extension.
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[Podcast] 11 Keys for Successfully Planting Green

There are other options for growers besides letting your best soil blow away in the wind, says Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff.
October 2, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices
There are other options for growers besides letting your best soil blow away in the wind, says Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)
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Review Seed Contracts, Patents Before Planting Covers

October 2, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Seed World
2019 has been a tough year for growers. Heavy rains and flooding throughout the Central Plains and Midwest have made planting extremely difficult, resulting in a significant increase in the number of prevented planting acres above the average. Many growers are looking to alternatives to protect their soil and possibly provide additional income, such as planting cover crops or planting for sileage. Read more in this article from Seed World.
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Time Running Out to Use Cover Crops on Prevent Plant Acres

October 2, 2019 | Posted in Grazing
Source: Winchester, Indiana News Gazette
The announcement by the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), enables farmers who plant cover crops on prevented plant acres to hay, graze, ensile, or chop those fields earlier than November 1. For 2019, RMA will allow farmers to make forage on prevent plant acres after Sept. 1. Find out more in this article from the News Gazette (Winchester, Indiana).
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11 Keys for Successfully Planting Green

October 2, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health
There are other options for growers besides letting your best soil blow away in the wind, says Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff. Planting into a standing cover crop can be handled in a variety of ways. Groff explains why your planter should be equipped with a roller crimper, how to evaluate your comfort or experience level with planting green, using the proper seeding rate and more.




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October 1, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health
Looking to learn more about building the soil? This podcast from the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture & Research Education program (SARE) breaks down the basics of soil.
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Sweet Potatoes Make a Surprising Cover Crop

By Sarah Hill posted on October 1, 2019
Sweet potatoes are a common vegetable crop but aren’t typically thought of in the cover crop lineup. But this low-lying, drought-resistant crop is recommended by the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as a cover crop.
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[Video] Cover Crops on a Certified Organic Operation

September 30, 2019 | Posted in Termination
David Brown experimented with many cover crops before settling on annual ryegrass for his 80-acre organic farm, Mustard Seed Farms. He found it to be the easiest cover crop to manage, especially when terminating it and incorporating it into the soil in the spring, which is typically cool and wet in his region.
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Test Cover Crops for Nutrient Levels Before Grazing

September 30, 2019 | Posted in Grazing
Source: The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa)
Cover crops are seen as a saving grace for soil health, and livestock is a big key to adding diversity and working cover crops into an operation. To help producers understand how cover crops play into cattle diets, South Dakota State University Extension hosted a talk on managing different forages at the Dakotafest farm show in Mitchell this summer. Find out more in this article from the Courier (Waterloo, Iowa).
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It's Not Too Late to Plant Cover Crops

September 30, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Capital Journal (Pierre, SD)
It has been a challenge for many producers to reduce weed production on prevent plant acres as rains continues to dampen fields this year. Kent Vlieger, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Soil Health Specialist, Huron, urges growers to forgo tillage and plant cereal crops to aid in controlling weeds this fall. Read more in this press release from NRCS.
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Hitting the Road — Editors Prepare for Upcoming Farm Visits

Hitting the Road — Editors Prepare for Upcoming Farm Visits

As the weather heats up and farmers everywhere get busier, the editorial team and I are getting plans squared away to hit the road and travel to several farms and field days in the coming months. In case you missed the content last time around, here’s a clip from a conversation I had last year with Elizabethtown, Pa., no-tiller Jim Hershey. 

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Byron Seeds LLC is a team of individuals who have a passion for high energy forages, cover crops, and proper farming techniques. Byron personnel seek to understand our clients’ goals so that we may provide the best environment for our clients’ success through research, education, support, and...
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