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Grow Cover Crops

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The importance of cover cropping.

Learn what cover cropping is and how it will benefit your operation. Decide which cover crop is best for you and take steps to include it into your practices.

Soil Management

  • The Best Soil for Your Forage
  • Forage Soil Types
  • What is Humus and How is it Formed?
  • Learn More About Humus
  • Symptoms of Unhealthy Soil
  • Weed Management & Best Practices
  • Watering Best Practices for Crops
  • Soil Life Types

Crop Science

  • The Anatomy of Grass
  • How Weeds Grow (and what that tells you about your soil)

Choosing Seeds

  • Choosing Forage Seeds
  • Forage Types: Cocksfoot
  • Forage Types: Ryegrass
  • Forage Types: Silage
  • Forage Types: Sunn Hemp
  • Even More Forage Types
  • Forage Mixtures: General Purpose
  • Forage Mixtures: Silage
  • Forage Mixtures for Poultry and Pigs

Planting

  • Seedbed Preparation for Forage
  • Planting Density for Forage

Inputs

  • Using Lime to ‘Restock’ the Soil
  • Grass Nutrient Comparison

Harvesting

  • When to Harvest Forage and Grasses
  • How to Measure Alfalfa Quality

Rotational Advice

  • Self-sustaining Rotations

Diseases & Pests

  • Common Pests
  • Troubleshooting Nutrient Deficiencies

Data

  • Brix Measurement Standards

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