Blair County, PA Workshop: Learn to Make Cover Crops Work in Your System
Youโre invited to a comprehensive 2-day field day to learn about how and why to make cover crops work for you. At this two-day workshop, which includes an evening field walk followed by an all-day series of expert speakers and discussion, Extension and NRCS agents and seed reps explain how cover crops complete the farm…
Elba, NY Soil Health Workshop: Making Cover Crops Pay, and More
Don’t miss this excellent soil health and cover crop workshop, December 21, hosted by the Western New York Soil Health Alliance! Click to view and print the flyer and registration stub
Perennial Legumes – Alfalfa & Clover
Alfalfas Alfalfa is a ย 3-to-5 year crop that is an excellent source of protein. It is the most drought-tolerant legume and does not thrive under wet conditions. As a legume, it fixes its own nitrogen but utilizes a lot of potassium. Its fiber is not as digestible as grasses, so adding late heading grasses to…
Barkant Turnip
Key Characteristics:
- Vigorous White Turnip
- Good leaf and root yield
- Ideal for grazing
- High-energy feed
- High sugar and dry matter content
Best Uses:
- Grazing
Establishment:
- Planting Dates: Early Spring through summer, if spring planted in a cold climate, best planted with an oats nurse crop for brassica seedling protection.
- Seeding Rate: 3-5 lbs/Acre 1-2lbs/Acre in mixtures
- Seeding Depth: 1/8โ – Can also broadcast followed by cultipacking if not planted in a mix with larger seeds.
KWS Propower Hybrid Rye
Dedicated hybrid for forage โ new benchmark for yield Propower Hybrid Rye techsheet
MaizePro DT
Balanced, partly winterhardy cover crop for intensive maize crop rotations. Leaves optimal soil structure Supports deep roots Very good nitrogen exploitation MaizePro DT is the ideal mix for corn crop rotations. It selectively supports the formation of mycorrhiza in a corn rotation, and as a result, improves the soil structure. The soils become move water…
HLR Blend Orchardgrass
Key Features
- Late maturing
- Quick to establish
- High yielding
- Exceptional palatability and digestibility
- Excellent winter-hardiness
- Outstanding disease resistance
- Heat and drought tolerant
Establishment
- Use the large box of the drill
- Seeding rate: 23 lb/A.
BG-24T Ryegrass blend
Key Features
- Blend includes both heat and cold tolerant varieties
- Fast germination and strong seedling vigor
- High yielding ryegrass
- Highly palatable and nutritious
- High in digestible fiber
- Improved winter hardiness and disease resistance
Establishment
- Use the large box of the drill
- Seeding rate: 30-50lbs/acre
- Seeding Depth: 1/8โ to 3/8โ
KingFisher PLH 422
A new high performing PLH resistant variety of alfalfa.ย In addition to PLH resistance, PLH 422 feature multifoliate leaf structures. 4.2 Fall Dormancy 2.4 Winter Survival 30/30 Disease Rating KF PLH 422 techsheet
Grass Maxx
A rugged mix of Martin II novel endophyte tall fescue with early new-release orchardgrass. Grass Maxx provides the diversity you need in a hayfield or pasture while giving you the option of broadleaf weed control during the establishment year. After establishment, frost-seeding a clover or clover blend into the stand in late winter can be…
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