Using cover crops can be challenging depending on what crops are in rotation. If farmers want to include cover crops in a corn-soybean rotation, interseeding cover crops into corn may be the best ...

You may already know about the most common form of interseeding, which often occurs in corn fields. Farmers who manage what were once massive monocrops of corn have begun to interplant various cover ...

David Kruger and Todd Boesen don’t know each other. But these two South Dakota farmers share a desire to test out practices on their farms. “I guess I’m a tinkerer,” explains Boesen, a Kimball crop ...

To get a head start on establishing winter covers, interseeding has started to become a popular practice by producers in the northern region of the Corn Belt. Quite a bit of experimentation has been ...

Using spring seeded cover crops in sugar beets is a familiar practice for farmers, but many are asking about other ways to use cover crops in their system to accomplish different goals other than ...

The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University is hosting two field days in August that will highlight innovative strategies for pasture renovation. The events are part of a three-year research project ...

Mechanic is among the many hats most farmers and ranchers wear. “Every farmer and rancher modifies equipment — it’s the nature of the game,” Paul Winkler, a Newell, S.D., rancher, explained. Always ...

Producers wanting to add to or improve the forage species in their existing pastures should consider using either the frost seeding method in February and early March, or interseeding later in the ...

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How growing two crops on the same field — interseeding — impacts emissions from dairy manure applied to soil will be explored in a University of Idaho-led study. The project aims to maximize dairy ...

American farmers harvest nearly five times more corn than wheat. But this productive, useful crop requires fertilizer to reach its maximum potential, and is often not able to take up all the ...

GROVE CITY — The Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Meeker County and Kandiyohi County and University of Minnesota Extension are planning a Soil Health Field Day from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, ...