In the summer of 2010 I entered a number of “cover crop” radishes into research plots in Michigan and Minnesota. Some of the products I entered were given to me from a supplier in Oregon. They had collected seed samples from Europe that had been touted as cover crop worthy. They weren’t. Fortunately those varieties […]
Cover Crop Radish Research reveals interesting data and information Read More »
Difficulty establishing cover crops is viewed by some farmers as one of the reasons of why NOT to plant cover crops. Aerial application has been viewed as “guess-work flying” by some producers because of some poor application jobs in previous years. However, since the 2011 crop was planted late because of record setting rain in
Cover Crops aerial applied into soybeans and corn…any difference in emergence time? Read More »
Cover crop cereal rye has been getting some “bad press” over the past month. It has been suggested that there is a connection with cover crop rye and Goss’s Wilt in corn (cereal rye making the Goss’s Wilt disease worse in corn). I have talked to a few agronomists who had never heard of cover
Cover Crop Cereal Rye: Is there a (bad) connection with Goss’s Wilt in corn? Read More »