Junior Upton is fragipan’s nightmare. In the late 1990s, Upton was dealing with drought and strangled yield across much of his farmland. He planted annual ryegrass following harvest, hoping to gain ...

Before you put your garden to bed, consider giving it a winter blanket—aka, a cover crop. Sowed in the fall, these cold-hardy plants work hard to improve soil throughout winter by decreasing ...

Oregon grass seed growers made their way to Kentucky to participate in a field day showcasing how using annual ryegrass as a cover crop can increase corn and soybean yields in the Southeast and ...

Establishment of annual ryegrass cover crop that was drill-interseeded into wide-row (152 cm row spacing) corn at the V3 growth stage. WESTMINSTER, Colorado – 20 March 2024 – Recently published ...

Research helps farmers pick the best cover crops to keep their soil and nutrients in the field. Farmers around the world are keen to protect their most important asset: their soil. The soil supports ...

It’s more than 2,200 miles from Albany to Creal Springs, Ill., but mid-valley grass seed growers are having a major impact for some corn and soybean producers there, helping increase per-acre income ...

Cover crops are plants that are planted to cover the soil to keep it in place and improve soil health. They can be intercropped with other crops or planted after harvesting. The crops are mainly grown ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Field studies were conducted to determine the possible rate and timing of nicosulfuron to suppress annual ryegrass (ARG) seeded as a cover ...