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 â rather than a cover crop monoculture â 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…
Planting Green into a Cover Crop to Keep Soil Life Active
Planting corn green into hairy vetch. The planter cut through the young living crop easily. Even a short time without living roots in the soil can impact your farm ecosystem. If you practice no-till religiously, you are probably quite familiar with this concept. Although at Kingâs we generally donât preach no-till orthodoxy, we do…
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 âcream of the crop,â 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…
Regulating the Sugar Intake of Horses on Pasture
Q: I am an equine conservationist in Maryland. I am working to promote rotational grazing for small horse property owners. I would really like to see some information about record keeping options for small property owners (5-20 acres) and grass combinations for horses with insulin resistance and varieties that would allow for longer grazing times. …
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 AgriSeedsâ 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…
Seeing the Pasture for the Trees
Shaded pastures are among the more challenging conditions faced by anyone trying to establish a productive pasture. This scenario varies but often involves a grazier who wants to set up a very intentional form of silvopasture, managing both trees and forage to balance the productivity of both. To be clear, there is no forage crop…
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…
Illegally bagged seed: more pain than gain
From American Agriculturist, May 10, 2017 âBrown baggersâ more pain than gain Buying cheaper seed isnât worth the aggravation that follows â especially if itâs illegal. Thatâs why state ag secretaries and commissioners warn against buying and selling âbrown bagâ seed almost every spring. If itâs not tested for purity and germination and doesnât carry your stateâs…
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