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In a Nutshell Small grain crops, like oats, are seeing renewed interest by farmers in Iowa. Iowa was once a nationwide leader in oats production, but many farm families have not grown them for a generation or two. …


Publish Date
October 16, 2017

PFI Staff
Stefan Gailans
Cooperators
Matt Schnabel
Ken Pecinovsky
Brian Lang
Wayne Koehler
Description

In a Nutshell Cereal rye, oats and other small grains grass species have been proven as effective cover crops in corn-soybean systems in Iowa. Cooperators screened grass, legume and brassica species for fall and spring groundcover in hand-seeded plots …


Publish Date
July 25, 2017

PFI Staff
Stefan Gailans
Cooperators
Jeremy Gustafson
Chad Ingels
Clarke McGrath
Mark Peterson
Myron Rees
Bil Schrader
Paul Kassel
Description

In a Nutshell Small grain crops, like oats, are seeing renewed interest by farmers in Iowa. Iowa was once a nationwide leader in oats production, but many farm families have not grown them for a generation or two. …


Publish Date
September 13, 2016

PFI Staff
Stefan Gailans
Cooperators
Matt Schnabel
Ken Pecinovsky
Brian Lang
Wendy Johnson
Description

In a Nutshell Cereal rye, oats and other small grains grass species have been proven as effective cover crops in corn-soybean systems in Iowa. Cooperators screened popular grass, legume and brassica species for fall and spring groundcover in …


Publish Date
July 7, 2016

PFI Staff
Stefan Gailans
Cooperators
Jeremy Gustafon
Chad Ingels
Clarke McGrath
Mark Peterson
Myron Rees
Dave and Meg Schmidt
Bill Schrader
Neal Williamsen
Description

In a Nutshell: Hybrid rye is a grain commonly fed to pigs in Europe. It is high in fiber and low in energy. Cooperator Tom Frantzen raised and incorporated hybrid rye into feeder pig rations in order to …


Publish Date
June 12, 2019

PFI Staff
Celize Christy
Cooperators
Tom and Irene Frantzen
Description

In a Nutshell: Farmers were interested in the effects of integrating sheep grazing to their vegetable production beds during fallow periods. Two farmers completed experimental trials to evaluate the yields of fall brassica crops following a spring cover …


Publish Date
May 23, 2019

PFI Staff
Liz Kolbe
Cooperators
Carmen Black
Mark Quee
Description

In a Nutshell Cover crops are recognized for their ability to scavenge nitrogen and possibly improve soil characteristics in corn-soybean production systems. Farmer-cooperator Jack Boyer investigated three different cereal rye cover crop seeding dates in his seed corn …


Publish Date
July 5, 2015

PFI Staff
Stefan Gailans
Cooperators
Jack Boyer
Description

We have completed our third year of transition from traditional, confinement dairy to a grass-based system. Our farm is located in Northeast Iowa on gently rolling Floyd-Kenyon loam soils. All of our pasture had been in corn-hay rotation …


Publish Date
February 2, 1997

PFI Staff
Practical Farmers of Iowa
Cooperators
Matt and Diana Stewart
Description

In a Nutshell Cereal rye, oats and other cool-season, small grains grass species have been proven as effective cover crops in Iowa crop production systems. Cooperators screened pure seedings and mixtures of grass, legume and brassica cover crops …


Publish Date
July 16, 2015

PFI Staff
Stefan Gailans
Cooperators
Jeremy Gustafson
Paul Kassel
Clarke McGrath
Mark Peterson
Dave and Meg Schmidt
Description

This project was funded by KWS and Albert Lea Seed. In a Nutshell: Hybrid rye is a grain commonly fed to pigs in Europe. It is high in fiber and low in energy. To evaluate the performance of …


Publish Date
April 30, 2020

PFI Staff
Celize Christy
Cooperators
Tom and Irene Frantzen