Cover crops and no-till – a physical defense against soil-borne disease
You may often think of cover crops as a way to prevent erosion and add diversity to your rotation, but they have another less obvious but very tangible benefit – they can create a physical barrier against soil insects and diseases. Foliar diseases in corn can be greatly reduced where cover crops and no-till/reduced tillage practices are…
Corn and Soybean Herbicides and Rotation to Cover Crops
By Bill Curran and Dwight Lingenfelter, Penn State Extension With silage harvest well underway and corn grain and soybean not far behind, a number of farmers are considering cover crop establishment this fall. Remember that some herbicides can persist and potentially influence successful cover crop establishment. Both the 2015/16 Agronomy Guide (Table 1.10-6) and the…
Tackle Herbicide Resistant Weeds with Cereal Rye
Palmer amaranthPhoto credit: Penn State One central strength of many cover crops is their allelopathy – their tendency to exude chemicals from the root system that inhibit the germination and growth of other plant species. In doing this, the crop creates conditions to favor itself and eliminate competition – an excellent survival strategy. In other words, the…
First-of-Kind Cover Crop Study
This is a research site in November 2011, approximately 3 months after cover crop planting. (Courtesy of Penn State Agriculture) Original article by Morning Ag Clips Planting a multi-species mixture of cover crops — rather than a cover crop monoculture — between cash crops, provides increased agroecosystem services, or multifunctionality, according to researchers in Penn…
Finance Programs 2016-2017
Our Pre-Pay Program kicks off in September with 8% credit for all prepay. 8% continues through October and then drops by one percentage point each month through February. Contact your local dealer today to learn more about our Pre-Pay Programs. PROGRAM PERIOD CASH DISCOUNT SEPTEMBER 1 – OCTOBER 31 8% NOVEMBER 1 – NOVEMBER 30…
New York Dairy Farm Runs on MC 5250
We started using Master’s Choice hybrids 3 years ago and now we are basically all Master’s Choice. We also appreciate the quality and yields of the King’s forage products. The products do not disappoint us. It makes farming a little more pleasant when you can deal and work with people who care about you. The corn pictured is…
BMR: How a gene mutation became a breakthrough in digestibility
Over the course of the last decade, Brown Midrib, or BMR forages have become widely familiar as the elite of summer annual forages. The “cream of the crop,” these corn hybrids, sorghums, and pearl millets are distinguished by a genetic makeup that reduces their lignin content and can be visually evident as a light to…
King’s AgriSeeds – A Value Driven Systems Approach
“I get a lot out of your Product Guide, I wouldn’t throw it way for anything,” exclaimed one committed King’s customer in Spotsylvania, VA. The guide referenced is chock full of not just products, but information related to their agronomic positioning, nutritional value and placement in a crop rotation system. Founded on the principal…
King’s AgriSeeds and Southeast AgriSeeds Summer Lineup Blossoms
King’s and Southeast AgriSeeds Millet Lineup Blossoms with Two New BMR Dwarf Additions King’s AgriSeeds and Southeast AgriSeeds’ foray into dwarf BMR hybrid pearl millets with the introduction of Exceed in 2015 was a rewarding one. We quickly noticed its yield rivaling older millet genetics of taller stature, excellent tillering and regrowth after cutting, and…
Grass Vs. Legume Expression in Soil Builder Plus
What’s in your soil matters more than you think. Three different spots in a field of Soil Builder Plus. Nitrogen carryover varied for each spot from uneven manure application (too much in some spots and too little in others), which meant the mix looked quite different, depending where you stood. More nitrogen in a spot…
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