annual ryegrass

Getting Started With No-Till Farming

Tips for Managing Herbicide Carry Over with Cover Crops

Some herbicides remain in the soil for months after application, so no-tillers must pay attention when selecting seeds & assessing for potential herbicide damage.

September 20, 2025 | Posted in Grazing, Soil Health

Some herbicides will remain in the soil for months after application; these residual herbicides can significantly harm subsequent cover crop stands.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: May 2, 2025

By Mackane Vogel posted on May 2, 2025

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week.

Guidelines for Cover Crop Termination & Rye Grass Control

By Alyssa Essman and Travis Legleiter posted on May 15, 2024 | Posted in Termination

Source: Ohio State University Extension's Agronomic Crops Network

A couple of questions have been recurring this spring, related to the control of ryegrass (annual/Italian) in burndown situations, and the effective termination of cover crops.

Termination Options for Cover Crops & Winter Cereal Forages

Best management practices for terminating winter cereal forages and cover crops with pre-plant burndown programs.

By Dwight Lingenfelter and John Wallace posted on April 12, 2024 | Posted in Termination

Source: Penn State Extension

As planting season approaches, here are a few best management practices for starting clean in fields with winter cereals that will be harvested for forage or cover crops that will be terminated ahead of planting.

Pros & Cons in Seeding Annual Ryegrass

October 18, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Cover crops are gaining more interest among Midwestern corn and soybean growers looking to improve soil quality, combat compaction, eliminate erosion and maximize soil nutrients.

Differences between Cereal Rye and Ryegrass for Cover Crops

September 8, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: The Waukon Standard

There is some confusion when it comes to knowing the differences between annual ryegrass and cereal rye. Many confuse these crops because they share the word “rye” in their names. Read more in this article from The Waukon Standard.

Why Interseeding Might be the Boost Cover Crops Need

August 9, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: American Society of Agronomy

"We found that the interseeded ryegrass cover crops had potential to retain as much nitrogen as a post-harvest seeded cereal rye cover crop," says soil health scientist Sarah Isbell.

6 Tips for Making Cover Crops Work with Your Tillage Practices

From seeding to termination, cover crop users and seed companies share their best advice for successfully incorporating cover crops into your operation, regardless of your choice in tillage tools.

June 21, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Termination

Whether a grower is making multiple tillage passes or is a dedicated no-tiller, their reasons for adding cover crops to their operations are probably pretty similar.

Experts 'Strongly Recommend' Glyphosate at Full Rates to Control Annual Ryegrass

March 17, 2022 | Posted in Termination

Careful consideration of herbicide management for annual ryegrass is needed, particularly given concerns about its potential to become an established and persistent volunteer weed problem

[Video] Cover Crop Trials on Annual Ryegrass, Crimson Clover

September 10, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Axel Garcia y Garcia, Associate Professor with the University of Minnesota, shares results from a recent trial conducted using annual ryegrass and crimson clover in corn.