When grain prices are tight and input costs remain stubbornly high, every dollar on the farm gets scrutinized. That reality often puts cover crops under the microscope. Many growers understand […]
Theresa Pedretti | Cover Crop Specialist Margaret Smith, PhD | Forage Agronomist Diversity is key for building soil health, and with diversity comes complexity. This new world of seeding complex […]
Cole Thompson | Staff Writer Theresa Pedretti | Cover Crop Specialist Margaret Smith, PhD | Forage Agronomist Carl Gaudian | Regional Sales Manager Come for the cover crop experiments, stay […]
Theresa Pedretti, Cover Crop Sales Agronomist Looking for a new underseeding option? Check out our Corn Builder CC12 cover crop mix: Product Details Designed for seeding with spring-seeded small grains […]
Can conventional farmers reduce herbicide expense by using a winter rye cover crop? Learn about the benefits of winter rye in conventional soybean farming from both a scientific (Jon Gaska, […]
James Schroepfer, staff agronomist for Crop Fertility Services, discusses fertility management in organic crop rotations. James touches on soil testing, crop rotations, cover crops and nutrient cycling, manure use, and […]
MN-Equinox will be available for growers to plant in Fall of 2022 through Albert Lea Seed by University of Minnesota Media Contact: Constance Carlson, UMN Forever Green, 612.709.6790 St. Paul, […]
by Margaret Smith, PhD Forage & Organic Agronomist Using winter rye for weed suppression in organic no-till soybeans is moving from novelty status to a proven practice. There are still […]
Lily Palokangas Albert Lea Seed Horticulturist When seeding new turf grass, we recommend a seed rate of 4-7 lbs of seed per 1,000 square feet (the equivalent of 175-250 lbs […]
MARGARET SMITH, PHD, FORAGE AGRONOMIST, ALBERT LEA SEED STEVEN J. CARLSON, PHD, RESEARCH AGRONOMIST Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense L.) is manageable in both organic and conventional farming systems, but the […]