by Jeremy Sweeten
Are you wanting to try bale grazing on your farm? Or maybe you’re curious as to what it actually is? What are the benefits and challenges? Click on the video below to check it out.
Bale Grazing
Frost Seeding Legumes
Frost seeding is certainly one of the least expensive ways to enhance the stand of legumes in your pastures. It is basically the process of broadcasting the legume seed onto the soil surface during the winter dormant months.
Read MoreFeeding Less and Grazing More
Read MoreYour goal each year should be to feed less and graze more. Think about how short you can cut your feeding time frame. If you are feeding hay five months out of the year now, can you reduce that to four, three or less?
Benefits of a Pure Stand of Cover Crop Red Clover
I recently plowed under a successful stand of red clover in an organic wheat field on my farm near Kokomo, Indiana. I have grown alfalfa and mixed stands of hay as a cash crop for my entire career. Five years ago we began experimenting with organic grain production to try something new and take advantage of the synergies between organic grain farming and our existing hay business.
Read MoreDustin Johnson - Newest Addition to CISCO Seeds Agronomy Team
Dustin Johnson is the newest member of the CISCO agronomy team and will serve the Ohio Valley region as a forage agronomist.
Read More