Tag: cover crops
Wheat offers important benefits as ground cover
Now that we are moving into fall harvest it's time to make the decision of which fields will get winter wheat planted.
Keep your farm covered with cover crops
As corn and soybeans are coming off of fields, many farmers are making plans to get cover crops onto these fields in the coming weeks.
Cover crops can also offer your livestock another grazing option
Not only do cover crops improve soil quality and protect against leaching and nutrient runoff, but also they can make a great second crop.
Cover crops may hold benefits: Veteran Columbiana County farmer likes what...
A group of 25 area farmers were hosted at the Jim Skeels farm in Lisbon Sept. 17 during a meeting of the Crop Production Partners.
Start planning now for cover crops
There are generally two ways to seed covers — in the soil and on top of the soil.
Want to feed that cover crop? Better do it now
Producers who want to use the cover crops they planted last fall as supplemental feed for their livestock need to harvest these crops quickly before the plants get too mature and the feed quality declines.
No damage to soils from grazing of cover crops
WASHINGTON — A USDA scientist has found a way to encourage more growers to use cover crops by allowing cattle to graze on them.
Utilizing cover crops in our fields
Cover crops have been around for many years in some areas; however it is rather new to others.
Cover crops for farm and garden
As a bountiful harvest empties our fields and gardens, and fills our wheelbarrows and pickup beds with fresh fruits and veggies, growers wonder what to do with the newly vacant space.
