Prevented Planting Row Crop Acres – Which cover crops can help?

In 2010 there were wet spots in fields that were never planted,  so some ingenious farmers planted cover crops in those spots after they dried out.  Now in 2011 there are several entire fields that may not be planted to cash crops at all.  I have heard from two friends in Ohio that are working on . . . → Read More: Prevented Planting Row Crop Acres – Which cover crops can help?

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Cowpeas-some love, some…

Cowpeas are an enigma for Midwestern producers.  Sometimes referenced as a “summer soybean,” cowpeas need to have hot weather and adequate moisture to have the best success.  Cowpeas do exhibit  good drought tolerance. If there is a dry summer, cowpeas should be planted by 4th week of July.  Inoculating cowpeas is vital for success.  Cowpeas need . . . → Read More: Cowpeas-some love, some…

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