Winter Barley

Cover Cropping North of I-80 After Corn & Soybeans – A Whole New World?

Austrian Winter Peas, Corn and Soybean Digest, cover crops, cover crops north of I-80, flying cover crops into corn, Practical farmers of Iowa, timing of planting cover crops, Winter Barley, Winter Cereal Rye

Sarah Carlson from Practical Farmers of Iowa reminded me that cover cropping north of I-80 is different than cover cropping in northern Indiana. She’s right. But how different is it, and why is it different? Sarah is quoted in a very good article in Corn and Soybean Digest that helps explain the differences. Several farmers […]

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Winter Barley-a “forgotten cover crop species”

cover crops, Winter Barley

Winter Barley makes a great cover crop. In fact, in many regions Winter Barley is now being used successfully as a cover crop. Newer winterhardy varieties make Winter Barley much more viable to use in the colder regions of the upper-Midwest. Winter Barley performs better on poorer soils than many other cereal grains and its

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