Posted by the Nutrient and Pest Management Program
Interested in using cover crops after silage corn harvest? We just published 9 new videos about that exact subject. This series of short and to the point videos takes you into the field with several Wisconsin agricultural specialists to learn about establishing and using a rye or similar cover crop following corn silage harvest.
- Planting Cover Crops Early by Interseeding
- No-till Drill Establishment of Cover Crops
- The Soil Health Benefits of Cover Crops Planted in a Corn Silage system
- Fall Cover Crop Growth, Above and Below the Surface
- Manure Management on Fall Cover Crop Fields
- Spring Growth & Soil Benefits of Cover Crops
- Comparing the Soil between Rye Cover and No Cover Fields
- Spring Termination Options and Weed Management Benefits
- Planting No-Till Corn into Living Rye Cover Crops, Planting Green
Click here to view videos in the playlist. Or click on the picture below.
We would like to thank the ag specialists and and all the agribussiness groups which helped make this video series possible. Funding: North Central Region SARE, Professional Development Grant Program. Partners: Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, UW-Madison Nutrient and Pest Management Program, UW-Madison Integrated Pest Management Program, Wisconsin Conservation Cropping Systems Coalition, Arlington Agricultural Research Station, University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension.