Editor's note: This week’s article comes from the C.O.R.N. Newsletter. The newsletter is a publication of the Ohio State University Extension Agronomy Team state specialists at The Ohio State ...

After a winter full of great discussions, it's clear there are a lot of farmers with cereal in their fields who will be managing that cover crop this spring. So, here are a few pointers to make sure ...

When growers add cover crops, it’s important to select and manage the crop according to the primary objective for the crop. Cover crops usually are planted to benefit the soil and are not harvested.

In a recent Buckeye Dairy News article, The Ohio State University’s Jason Hartschuh detailed some of the differences his research group has seen in the four most common cereal grains – barley, rye, ...

We have a clear starting point for incorporating cover crops into a farm operation — that’s after a small grain crop. We also have a top recommendation for a cover crop to get started with using this ...

Fall-planted cover crops are often used as part of an integrated weed control program in herbicide-resistant soybean crops. But researchers writing in the journal Weed Technology say not all cover ...

It’s been a good start to cereal harvest, with forage rye now safely into the clamps before the end of June. Unfortunately, the cold spring and lack of moisture had a detrimental effect on yield, ...

Cover crops can be used as a tool to achieve happy, healthy soil, according to southern Iowa cattleman Brian Kessel. Kessel started using cover crops about seven years ago mainly as a tool to prevent ...

Most fall-planted cover crops will have higher growth than last year, even though 2018 corn and soybean harvests extended a few weeks longer than normal. Among the mix of cover crops selected, cereal ...

Widespread drought conditions during the 2018 growing season in most of Missouri resulted in hay and forage shortages, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Dhruba Dhakal. Dhakal offers ...

WESTMINSTER, Colorado - April 23, 2020 - Cover crops have a well-documented role to play in suppressing troublesome weeds. But what happens as those cover crops degrade? A new study featured in the ...