STARKVILLE, Miss.—Cover crops provide a host of benefits including protecting fallow ground during winter. However, the crops may offer more rewards than soil health and erosion control when used as a ...

This is the third part of a four-part series examining the promise of cover crops, the potential for them to meet the nation’s environmental goals that rest on their success, and the possible pitfalls ...

MORA, Minn. — Beef cattle can graze many things, but grazing cover crops may be new for many. Anytime livestock move into a new eating regime, there can be performance and cost fluctuations. Eric ...

Cattle producers can maximize the productivity of their farm ground while improving soil health by grazing cover crops. Producers can learn more about the benefits of cover crop grazing and practical ...

AMES, Iowa — For forage- and grass-based livestock farmers, the cost of stored feeds, like hay, is often the single greatest cost of maintaining their animals over the winter. Thus, extending the ...

As fields start to green up from last fall’s cover crops, cattle producers can’t wait to get cows out of calving yards and onto fresh grass. Cover crops can also provide feed for dairy replacement ...

An ongoing University of Idaho Extension trial shows early promise for east-central Idaho farmers and ranchers hoping to raise two forage crops from a single field within the region’s short growing ...

Even though over crops can provide an excellent opportunity for livestock producers to extend the grazing season, it’s often difficult to achieve a grazeable cover crop in the fall on the same ground ...

Lastly, some producers want to plant cover crops after the main cash crop is harvested, often in early August, to use for late fall or winter grazing. These mixes tend to be a mix of warm season and ...

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 ...