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Feeding trial Succotash swine

Feeding trial Succotash swine Project timeline: May 2012 – August 2012 Published: January 2, 2013 Download PDF (817 kB) View Fullscreen The post Feeding trial Succotash swine appeared first on...

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Thinking about letting a winter cereal cover crop go to grain?

Winter cereal rye cover crop after “green-up” in the spring. We are considering allowing some rye to mature and harvest for cover crop seed this fall. How do I know if the stand is adequate? How much N...

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Cover Crop Variety Trial, 2013-2014

Practical Farmers of Iowa has recently released a research report evaluating 18 cover crop entries across 13 locations in 2013-2014. You can read the full report here. This was the third iteration of a...

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RESEARCH REPORT: Green manure cover crops established with small grains

Extending and diversifying a crop rotation to include a small grain presents farmers with the opportunity to also include green manure cover crops. These green manures can be seeded with the small...

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Field day recap: Bill Frederick, Aug. 19

Bill Frederick explaining why they like to raise small grains on their farm. Close to 50 people came to the Frederick family farm just south of Jefferson. Bill was quick to point out to the group that...

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Growing Good Small Grains at the 2016 PFI Conference

On January 21-22,  around 85 farmers from across the state gathered in Ames to learn about small grains crops (oats, wheat & barley) from industry professionals, researchers and fellow farmers at...

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If biodiversity is the goal…

When selecting any new practice, farmers must answer the question: Why am I doing this? What goal will this new practice help me achieve? For cover crops, the list of answers to the question is long:...

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