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 ...

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

Cover crops provide multiple benefits to the producer and the environment. The primary benefit is additional forage production from the growth of the cover crop which can be used by the producer for ...

The next year he planted radishes as a cover after wheat. In 2014 he committed to reduced tillage ... There is research in the works on how to best incorporate a diverse mix of cover crops into the ...

With cover crops, true ROI — improved soil health and reduced erosion — may outweigh the negative financial ROI.” Ferrie’s trials confirm cover crops’ impact on soil health and erosion.

The fencing and labor costs of grazing cover crops can be traded for the manure hauling and forage harvesting costs of housing cattle in a drylot. For example, using winter grazing of stockpiled grass ...

Managing soils to improve physical structure and chemical and biological activity has become a key trend on arable farms this decade. Each of this ...

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 ...

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Liz Stahl, extension educator of crops from University of Minnesota Extension in Worthington explains things producers need to remember when adding cover crops and herbicides together on an operation.