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Soil Erosion, Water Quality Improved from Grazing & Cover Crops

October 18, 2019 | Posted in Grazing
Source: Wisconsin State Farmer
Preventing soil erosion and nutrient runoff, and improving water quality are issues that are important to farmers, elected officials and the general public. Derrick Raspor, soil conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, demonstrated the effects of different cropping systems on surface and ground water during a recent field day hosted by Rachel Bouressa on the Bouressa Family Farm. Read more in this article from the Wisconsin State Farmer.
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Considerations When Harvesting Covers for Forage

October 9, 2019 | Posted in Grazing
Source: This Week Community News (Columbus, Ohio)
For those who planted small grains, in particular oats, on prevented plant acres with the intention of harvesting for supplemental forage, that harvest time is approaching. Some questions regarding rust and potential nitrate toxicity have been raised in the context of the approaching harvest. Read more in this article from This Week Community News (Columbus, Ohio).
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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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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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Winter Cereals as a Forage Cover Crop

September 27, 2019 | Posted in Grazing
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
Cereals, soybeans, and silage corn are all being harvested, or will be soon! That bare ground provides an opportunity to boost forage inventories by double cropping with a winter cereal, while getting all the benefits of a cover crop in the rotation. Read more in this article from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs.
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Tips for Fall Grazing Cover Crops

September 16, 2019 | Posted in Grazing
Source: North Dakota State University Extension press release
Cover crop acreage is expected to increase in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency's revision to the preventive-planting insurance provisions, according to North Dakota State University Extension livestock experts.
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