Rye comes from Europe and is the most winter hardy of all the small grains. It is often grown as a winter cover crop. It is adapted to a wide range of soils, but requires moderate fertility and ...

Recently published research in the journal Weed Science shows that planting soybeans in a green, living cover crop provides ...

Mark Peterson farms near Stanton and represents Practical Farmers of Iowa. “We did get some moisture in the fall. We’re […] ...

Winter rye is one of my favorite cover crops for late fall due to its exceptional resilience and ability to thrive in colder climates. Native to the Mediterranean region, winter rye is a hardy ...

Northwest Iowa farmer Nathan Anderson says he’s increased his cover crop acreage over the last 10 years despite […] ...

The Washington, Iowa ... “As we gained more experience with cover crops, we observed lower weed pressure in fields with living rye.” Vittetoe adds that, in many instances, no weeds were ...

Most tests of cover crops involve fall or winter cereals sown in the late summer and killed by herbicides the following spring. Research at Lethbridge found that a well established, vigorous fall rye ...

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy, Indiana Agriculture Nutrient Alliance, and the United ...

More specifically, planting soybean over a cereal rye cover crop demonstrates an effective ... University of Wisconsin-Madison, WSSA member scientist, and a contributing author to the journal ...

In addition, besides suppressing weeds, cover crops such as cereal rye contribute to reduced soil ... Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) during the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons.