Rye

Video: Impact of Winter Rye Cover Crop on Conventional Soybean Yields, Insects, and Weed Control

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, senior research agronomist at the University of Wisconsin) and practical (Sam Bennett, Iowa farmer) perspective. This presentation was part of our annual Conventional Corn & […]

January 18, 2022 | Categories: Annual Conference, Cover Crops, hybrid rye, Rye, Soybeans, Weeds Read More >>

Albert Lea Seed pledges $125,000 for Winter Rye & Winter Barley Research at the University of Minnesota

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 College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences: Dr. Jochum Wiersma’s Winter Rye research program, and Dr. Kevin Smith’s Winter Barley breeding program. Why do […]

January 12, 2022 | Categories: Announcements, barley, hybrid rye, Rye, small grains Read More >>

Albert Lea Seed Cover Crop Catalog Now Available

The Albert Lea Seed Cover Crop Catalog will be hitting mailboxes in a couple of weeks, but it’s available for you to read and download now. Check it out! What is it? It’s Albert Lea Seed’s seed catalog of cover crop mixes, grass cover crops, broadleaf, brassica, and legume cover crops. All the cover crops […]

July 1, 2020 | Categories: Cover Crops, Forages, Legumes, Organic, Rye Read More >>

Rolling and Crimping Rye for Weed Management in Organic Soybeans

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 a lot of nuances to this technique, with various production aspects still being researched, tested, and refined. Even so, more and more organic producers are […]

November 1, 2021 | Categories: Cover Crops, Organic, Rye, Soybeans Read More >>

Potential Nitrate Toxicity from Drought-stressed Forages—Take Precautions

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 addition to the chance of nitrate accumulation in forages and corn slated for harvest, there is concern that some growers in the most severely affected […]

August 4, 2021 | Categories: Corn, Forages, Oats, Rye, Soybeans Read More >>

Virtual Conference Videos Now Available: Forage Day & Small Grains Day

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 Youtube channel, or you can simply view them in this post. Happy learning! Forages Day Optimizing Animal Use of Summer Annuals Presented by Mary Drewnowski, […]

February 8, 2021 | Categories: Alfalfa, Annual Conference, barley, Cover Crops, Forages, hybrid rye, Oats, Organic, Rye, small grains Read More >>

KWS Hybrid Winter Rye Crushed Trials Across Region in 2020

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 six trials, representing a total of 18 locations from North Dakota to New York, KWS hybrid rye crushed open-pollinated cereal rye. In fact, the first-place […]

January 8, 2021 | Categories: hybrid rye, Rye, small grains Read More >>

Albert Lea Seed Hosting Two February Virtual Conference Events

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, 10 am – 2 pm (Please pre-register at: bit.ly/34BVeRg) Small Grains Virtual Conference – February 4, 2021, 10 am – 2 pm (Please pre-register at: […]

January 7, 2021 | Categories: Announcements, Annual Conference, Forages, hybrid rye, Oats, Organic, Rye, small grains Read More >>

2020 Virtual Conferences for Albert Lea Seed

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 year, we have a really strong line-up for our online-only Virtual Conferences. The first two are coming up fast, so block out some time on […]

October 30, 2020 | Categories: Annual Conference, Corn, Cover Crops, Organic, Rye, Soybeans Read More >>

Drought & Nitrate Poisoning in Livestock: Managing the Risk

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 Iowa, central and northeastern Minnesota are either abnormally dry or under drought warning. Other parts of the Midwest have had too much rainfall. If only […]

July 21, 2020 | Categories: Corn, Forages, Oats, Rye, Soybeans Read More >>

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