When it comes to forage and cover crops, winter rye offers rock-star versatility that makes it easy to love. Agronomy experts at the University of Vermont, North Dakota State University and the ...

Winter rye is one of my favorite cover crops for late fall due to its exceptional resilience and ability to thrive in colder climates. Native to the Mediterranean region, winter rye is a hardy ...

With cool-season vegetable crops going into the ground, many gardeners who ventured into cover cropping last autumn may ask a familiar question: What do I do now? Their crops have fulfilled their ...

For farmers trying to Flip their Soil and improve soil health one simple thing they can do this fall is plant cereal rye as a cover crop and plant soybeans into that stand. Soil health experts say ...

Mahlstedt Ranch, Inc. is a fifth-generation operation located in northeastern Montana between Glendive and Circle. George and ...

Cover crop termination is not a one-size-fits-all process. Ohio farmers must consider their specific goals and available ...

Planting a diversity of crops can prove beneficial during extreme weather events. Some plants are better able to stand up to ...

Why do farmers use cover crops? The number one reason is still erosion control or prevention followed by better soil biology ...

A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving corn, cereal rye, soybean and winter wheat, found that the three-year ...

Most tests of cover crops involve fall or winter cereals sown in the late summer and killed by herbicides the following spring. Research at Lethbridge found that a well established, vigorous fall rye ...