Clean & Green
This mix is primarily designed for conservation, but at the same time can be used for forage. Clean & Green will typically contain two durable endophyte free tall fescue varieties and Marshall annual ryegrass to give it quick cover while the tall fescue establishes. Best uses: Exercise lots, waterways, filter strips, around farm structures, bank…
Hairy Vetch – AU-Merit
PLANTING INFORMATION
- WHEN: 3-6 weeks prior to the average first killing frost
- DEPTH: 1/2-1 ½”
- METHOD: Drill, broadcast with light disking
- SEEDING RATE
- DRILLED::15-20 lbs/A, 10-15 lbs./A
- BROADCAST: 25-40 lbs/A , 15-20 lbs./A
- TERMINATION: Roll kill, selective or non-selective herbicide allows for no-till seeding into terminated stand.
From a customer: Success with Badger Oats
From Giles Dumm, Nicktown, PA – Grew Badger oats for grain, 2014-2016 “I recently combined my Badger Oats, and was very impressed. This is the third year I’ve sown it, and I like the way it works and I like the way it grows. In addition to the 90 bu/A grain yield, I got 50 bales of…
The Ryegrass Difference: A Farmer’s Success
“I grew a Green Spirit Italian Ryegrass cover crop and planted corn behind the ryegrass in different fields. One field had no ryegrass, one field had ryegrass for one winter, and one field had ryegrass for two winters in a row. I planted the ryegrass in the fall and chopped it and burned it down…
Wyoming County, NY Dairy Skills Training: 2 day course in artificial insemination
William Maddison, Facilitator, Wyoming County Dairy Institute , 401 N. Main St., Warsaw, NY 14569 What: Cattle Artificial Insemination When: August 20-21, 2013 Where: CCE Bldg. Warsaw, NY Cost: $200/person Warsaw, NY: The Wyoming County Dairy Institute (WCDI) in collaboration with the North West New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team (NWNY Team) and…
Interrow Seeder Adds Another Dimension to Cover Cropping
Interrow seeder with dual tanks mounted on unit – one for UAN, one for herbicide application Penn State has been fine-tuning their Interseeder equipment for years now, testing cover crop seedings in replicated plots of standing corn throughout the Northeast, and they’re now offering it for sale. As cover cropping and no-tilling increasingly become priorities…
The Wet Soil Challenge
Heavy clay and variable to wet soils present a conundrum – while they often need the closest management, they are at the same time the most challenging to manage. Establishing a crop in wet soils is difficult but all the more crucial, because building the health of heavier soils requires constant infusions of organic matter…
The Harm in Soil Crusting
Soil aggregation and earthworm, both good soil health indicators Soil crusts form a barrier at the soil surface – against oxygen and water from above, and emerging seedlings from beneath. A surface crust is more hard, compact, and brittle than the soil beneath it, which can be loose and friable. Certain soils are more prone…
Supported Organizations
King’s supports the following organizations, all of which are useful industry resources for the dairy or beef producer. Pennsylvania Center for Beef Excellence Center for Dairy Excellence Keystone Farm Show Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry Natural Resources Conservation Service, Pennsylvania Office (USDA-NRCS) Penn Ag Industries Association Penn Association of Conservation Districts Pennsylvania Association for…
The King’s Difference: Two NY Dairies’ Experience
Korona Dairy, Perth, NY Korona Dairy milks 120 registered cows. The herd averages 75 pounds on 2x milking and runs on average 4.4% Butterfat and 3.4% milk protein. The members of the dairy strive to push profitability through being early adapters of new technology and are always pushing to produce the highest quality, most digestible…
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