Pack, pack pack! The importance of packing after seeding: a lesson from alfalfa
By Genevieve Slocum and Dave Wilson When we are threatened with a dry year, and especially a dry spring in the Northeast, one of our best defenses (and arguably a cheaper one than buying irrigation) is packing after seeding. This concern arose with alfalfa planting season, since 2012 was a record year for alfalfa replant…
The Hard-Won Benefits of No-till
We’ve run into many challenges this year with no-till planting research plots, difficulties that are likely mirrored on farms throughout our region. Clean-till (Conventional-till) practices allow farmers to plant into an ideal seedbed for prime seed-to-soil contact – fine-textured, well-packed, yet yielding to the smallest seeds. No-till management is often trickier, but once you can…
Seeding Rate & Planting Date: Finding the Balance
As you get ready for fall seedings, there are two important points to consider: seeding rate and planting date can both mean the difference between success and failure in crop establishment. Timing and amount are both critical. Here are a few factors involved: Size of the Seed – a smaller seed means a lower seeding…
Mixing Cover Crops
4 Way Cover Crop Mix – sunflower, buckwheat, cowpeas, sunn hemp This was one of the worst years in the history of US agriculture for honeybee declines. Depressing as that sounds, it was difficult to believe as I stepped out into a summer cover crop field in our Lancaster County research plots. Even a quick…
Master’s Choice Corn Ears
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Northeast Pasture Consortium
We came across this valuable resource for graziers, grazingguide.net, which describes itself as a public-private partnership and “multistate research coordinating committee and information exchange group”. It looks like a great organization to become a part of, a link to government programs and information, and potentially a valuable resource for us and many of our customers. “The…
Barley: The Difference A Month Makes
From left, Abby Kautz, King’s Customer Service Rep, in front of a strip of late-planted barley and ryegrass; Genevieve Slocum, King’s Assistant Marketing Manager, in front of a strip of early-planted barley and crimson clover. Barley is a high quality, high-yielding forage and grain crop, but it needs a little more time to get…
Dormant Seeding and Frost Seeding
If you are thinking about thickening your pasture or hayfield, winter may be the perfect time and lends itself to two opportunities – dormant seeding and frost seeding. Both allow you to get the seed in the ground in time for the first of the spring weather and the very start of the growing season,…
Winter Meetings A Success in PA
The King’s Agriseeds Educational meetings continue across the state of Pennsylvania. Despite sub-zero temperatures of -8 degrees F and some gelled up diesel fuel lines on Wednesday January 22, Pennsylvania farmers continue to make it out to attend the King’s Agriseeds winter meetings. They’ve been rewarded with farm fellowship and the chance to learn about…
Small Grain Growth Stages and Harvest
By Abby Kautz, King’s Customer Service Rep, and Joshua Baker, King’s Marketing Manager Now that the spring has dawned, our minds focus again toward small grain management. Cereal growth stages can be described in Feekes growth stages explained in the graphic below. Wheat at Boot Stage (Purdue University) The Feekes scale of cereal development describes…
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