When mid-October or later harvests are made, a high stubble (6 inches) should be left for ground cover to protect the crowns and to catch snow for added insulation. Companion Crop Alfalfa - Spring ...

Like alfalfa and wheat, Kura clover originated ... It dies back in the summer heat, then regrows in the fall to serve as a winter cover crop. “You don’t have to plant the cover crop.

COVER CROP ROI Ferrie’s 10 years of cover crop strip trials usually produced negative ROIs. “Even if we didn’t lose yield, there was no additional yield to offset the cost of the cover crop ...

Depending on where you are in the country, and what your spring weather has been like, you’re either getting ready to take first crop alfalfa off the field or it’s already chopped or baled. Regardless ...

Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. announces the addition of a mounted cover crop seeder for its Rolling Harrow soil conditioner to provide time-saving, one-pass planting of these profit-enhancing ...

After a year of drought and weather challenges, some cattle farmers are putting in extra cover crops this fall to ease the forage burden. Here’s the top six cover crops Midwest cattle farmers are ...

Find guidance on how to choose the right forage legumes, grasses and mixes for your farm, as well as distinguish among various species. Alfalfa field crop variety trials - The yield potential of ...

Iowa State University researchers are urging longer growing seasons, more cover crops to combat high emissions ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has announced that the sign-up for the state’s Crop Insurance Discount Program is now open and available. Farmers who planted cover crops this fall can ...

In some rations, alfalfa might be that choice. Whether cattle are on winter range, corn stalks, or being fed prairie/grass hay, they often will need extra protein in their diet. Protein sources ...