Summer Cover Crops for Winter Grazing Cattle – Practical Cover Croppers

Kevin Prevo of Bloomfield, Iowa, winter grazes livestock to improve soil health, save money on hay and extend the grazing season.

“Any day they’re out grazing saves five bales of hay,” Kevin comments as he talks about the benefits of grazing from November until spring calving in March. In this video, Kevin shares about the timing of their grazing operation, benefits, how fertilizer is used and the 12-plus cover crop varieties including sudangrass, turnips, radishes, millet, sunflowers, buckwheat, cereal rye, clover and more.