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.

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 ...

SALMON, Idaho — Grazing cover crops after grain is harvested in the same field can pay off even where the growing season is short, according to University of Idaho researchers. A UI Extension trial ...

Trends in cover crops and soil health come and go, but alternative small grains such as triticale, oats and rye have been mainstays in Oklahoma forage production in recent years. Due to continued ...

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CONNELL, Wash. — Jeff Shawver isn’t afraid to take risks. The Connell, Wash., farmer has been raising triticale — a cross between durum wheat and rye — since 2010. The main risk for him and other ...

BOZEMAN - Ranchers interested in a forage tour featuring awnless winter wheats and awnless triticale can still sign up for the Tuesday events. "Featured will be field-scale plots of awnless winter ...

(For details on growing many other vegetables and fruits, visit our Crop at a Glancecollection page.) If grown from fall to spring, cold-hardy grains safeguard soil from erosion, suppress weeds and ...