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, […]
by Matt Leavitt, agronomist and organic team lead; and Mac Ehrhardt, president and co-owner Albert Lea Seed is proud to support two crucial research programs at the University of Minnesota’s […]
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 […]
by Margaret Smith, PhD Forage Agronomist High nitrate levels in water-deficient forages are likely this late summer and fall in the drought-stressed parts of the Upper Midwest and west. In […]
Albert Lea Seed hosted two 2021 Virtual Conference Days: Forages Day and Small Grains Day. The videos of each of those sessions is now available on the Albert Lea Seed […]
By Chaunce Stanton, Marketing Manager With its proven winterhardiness, rapid establishment, disease resistance, and consistent and rapid pollination, hybrid winter rye varieties dominated cereal rye trials again in 2020. In […]
After our first two virtual conference sessions back in December, we’re gearing up for two new, free virtual conference sessions for farmers. Farm Forages Virtual Conference – February 3, 2021, […]
2020 hasn’t been kind to in-person meetings, but we’re excited to announce upcoming free virtual conferences that we hope you’ll attend. Even though we aren’t hosting an in-person conference this […]
by Margaret Smith, PhD Forage Agronomist Drought Conditions Across the Upper Midwest Parts of the Upper Midwest have been under pre-drought or drought conditions. Much of the western half of […]
by Margaret Smith, PhD ∙ Agronomist Tips for Rolling and Crimping Winter Rye before Organic Soybeans Decisions for Less-than-Ideal Conditions Two neighbors in north-central Iowa are fairly new to organic […]