Cover crops can provide good grazing material for farmers with both row crops and cattle. Many farmers have diversified operations with both row crop production and livestock. Integrating those ...

Cover crops can be used as a tool to achieve happy, healthy soil, according to southern Iowa cattleman Brian Kessel. Kessel started using cover crops about seven years ago mainly as a tool to prevent ...

Beef herd owners short on pasture for their cows can provide fall grazing by planting cereal grains. "Cereal oats, rye or wheat can supply needed pasture this fall if the seed is planted and rains ...

Most fall-planted cover crops will have higher growth than last year, even though 2018 corn and soybean harvests extended a few weeks longer than normal. Among the mix of cover crops selected, cereal ...

EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - Many producers use a winter pasture to lessen the burden of hay. The most common winter grazed forages can be ryegrass, small grains like oats wheat or cereal rye, and clovers ...

Farmers planting cover crops for better water filtration and weed suppression also face challenges such as time, cost, risk ...