Choose the right cover crop suitable for winter growth and which will benefit your soil, such as crimson clover, hairy vetch, and winter rye. Prepare your soil by clearing the area, removing weeds ...

When it comes to forage and cover crops, winter rye offers rock-star versatility that makes it easy to love. Agronomy experts at the University of Vermont, North Dakota State University and the ...

Winter rye is one of my favorite cover crops for late fall due to its exceptional resilience and ability to thrive in colder climates. Native to the Mediterranean region, winter rye is a hardy ...

Rye comes from Europe and is the most winter hardy of all the small grains. It is often grown as a winter cover crop. It is adapted to a wide range of soils, but requires moderate fertility and ...

Farmers in the Upper Midwest might be wondering how mild winter conditions could impact cover crops. University of Minnesota ...

Study shows that a higher seeding rate of cover crops often provides no benefit and adds costs in soybean fields.

Researchers across the country are working to develop cover crop varieties that better suit regional environments. University ...

The problem of “not seeing the forest for the trees” may have a solution with 3-D technology being used to estimate biomass ...

Most tests of cover crops involve fall or winter cereals sown in the late summer and killed by herbicides the following spring. Research at Lethbridge found that a well established, vigorous fall rye ...