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Experimenting with Relay Rye

Today, we want to give an update on the relay crop, now that the rye portion of the trial has all been wrapped up. One of the main things to consider as we expand cover cropping is that we need to be able to grow more cover crop seed. Cover…
barley harvest
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Experimenting with Barley and Small Grains

This year, we decided to start growing barley for the first time. We have about 24 acres of barley that we planted last fall as normal cover crop. We planted one bushel to the acre, but instead of terminating the cover crop, we harvested it…

Planting Hairy Vetch Into Soybean Stubble

Planting Cover Crops

Cover Crop Preparation

Michael Vittetoe – Cover Crop Experience

Using Cover Crops to Build Soil Health

Michael Vittetoe: Inter-seeding Cover Crops