Another season of farmer-to-farmer learning is here! Nearly 60 farms across Iowa, as well as Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin, are opening their farm gates to share knowledge about small grains, orcharding, grazing, agritourism, weed control and more.
Lee Buchholz farms outside of Avoca, Nebraska. He harvests the rye for seed to plant the following year and plants a diverse mix of high-carbon cover crops for grazing cattle after the rye. Lee has experimented with different ways to terminate the rye, including roller-crimping, chemicals and planting green. He’s also changed rye varieties to help with the crimping. Join Lee at this field day to learn from his challenges and successes in using cereal rye as a cover crop.
Field Day: Why Plant Rye? Benefits of Adding Rye To Your Rotation
Avoca, NE
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Albion, IA
Field Day: Diversifying an Organic Farm: Row Crops, Small Grains and Holstein Heifers
Manning, IA
Cover Crop Phone-a-Friend Series
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Iowa City, Iowa
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