As farmers and ranchers alike navigate the world of regenerative agriculture and cover crops, the humble cereal rye plant (Secale cereale) has been making a name for itself as the undisputed King of Cover Crops! This title has been earned for multiple good reasons and we will highlight a few of them here.
What started as two brothers taking over the family operation soon turned into starting a cover crop seed company, which impacts over one million acres of agricultural land annually.
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.
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.
The new location in Iola, Kansas, also matched a good opportunity to fill the growing demand for cover crop mixes in the area, one that has grown tremendously in the last several years. Read more in this article from Farm Talk.
Crop diversity and biological activity in a cover-cropped farming system ensures healthy interactions between plants, roots and soil organisms, says Keith Berns.
Likening a healthy, robust industrial economy to the types of biological activities taking place underground in a no-till, cover-cropped farming system isn’t a stretch of the imagination.
Green Cover Seed, headquartered in Bladen, Neb., has announced the opening of a second location to better serve customers and to better reach people with the message of hope and change that regenerating soils can deliver.
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.
Bred in New Zealand specifically for cover crop and soil health purposes, Smart Radish promises higher tillering and more biomass below ground, the company says.
Crop diversity and biological activity in a cover-cropped farming system ensures healthy interactions between plants, roots and soil organisms, says Keith Berns.
Likening a healthy, robust industrial economy to the types of biological activities taking place underground in a no-till, cover-cropped farming system isn’t a stretch of the imagination, says Keith Berns.
Keith Berns and his brother Brian co-own Providence Farms and Green Cover Seed in Bladen, Neb. They farm 2,500 acres, including corn, soybeans, rye, triticale, peas, buckwheat and sunflowers using continuous no-till and a variety of cover crop strategies to maximize the health of their soil.
The National No-Tillage Conference returns January 7-10, 2025!Build and refine your no-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 33rd Annual National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky. Jan. 7-10, 2025. Experience an energizing 4-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led No-Till Classrooms and collaborative No-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered.
Mackane Vogel here at the Acres Eco-Ag Conference and Trade Show in Madison, Wis., and for this week’s segment we are going to toss it off to Gary Zimmer to talk a little bit about his cover crop strategies.