While not getting a cash crop planted is a negative event, there can be some positives that come out of it, such as an opportunity to break out of the corn/soybean rut and plant cover crops to add diversity to farm operations, says Keith Berns of Green Cover Seed.
Source: By Phyllis Bongard, University of Minnesota
The weather continues to challenge farmers in parts of Minnesota. With the late planting window closing, cover crop options for prevented plant acres should be considered. Crops selected for forage use would also be good choices as cover crops. There are several options depending on what a producer's needs and expectations are.
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Georgetown, Del., no-tiller Jay Baxter was planning on conducting a cover crop experiment with oats, but when Mother Nature got in the way, he quickly pivoted to another idea for a different type of cover crop experiment.