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Fall Cover Crop Update - Phacelia Shines

October 24, 2024

The phacelia really impressed me. 2# of phacelia and 35# of black oats. The field is thick and covered. Probably my favorite so far. For the coverage I have this fall and what I spent/acre I am very pleased with this investment. My best weed control.

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In Cover Crops Tags phacelia, crimson clover, radish, buckwheat, black oats
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Fall Cover Crop Mix Doing the Job

November 3, 2020

It’s important to get maximum benefit out of your fall-planted cover crop. Choose the species or mix that will have maximum benefit for the following year’s cash crop, while also remembering the long-term benefits associated with the ongoing use of cover crops.

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In Cover Crops Tags cover crops, annual ryegrass, crimson clover, radish
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Video: First Year Cover Crop in Continuous No Till System

November 27, 2013

This field has been in continuous no-till for more than 25 years. So the question is "Will cover crops help improve this system?

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In First Year Cover Crop Tags Annual Ryegrass, radish, high clearance seeding of cover crops, cover crops
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Video: Cereal Rye & Radish Root Pit in Seed Corn Field

November 27, 2013

High Clearance seeded Aug 20th, seed corn harvested September 8th. Very dry at seeding, then 1/4 inch of rain, right after seeding and no rain for 2 weeks. It seemed we got germination and then total failure . . . 36 inches roots tell us otherwise . . .

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In Seed Corn & Cover Crops, Cereal Rye & Radish Tags cereal rye, radish, cover crops, high clearance seeding of cover crops
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Video: Cereal Rye and Radish on Black Sands

November 27, 2013

On September 9, this farmer seeded cereal rye and radish into standing corn. The seeding rate was 48 pounds per acre. Part of the field was harvested before October 16th, and then the rest of it was harvested on October 23rd. 

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In Cereal Rye & Radish Tags cereal rye, radish, cover crops
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