MADISON, Wis. – More farmers are growing cereal-grain cover crops such as rye, oats, wheat, triticale and barley. Seeded after corn-silage harvest, they check runoff and soil erosion, compete with weeds, improve soil health, increase land productivity with double cropping and boost forage supply. Cereal-grain forage can be grazed late fall, though most farmers are utilizing it as spring-harvested forage before planting corn or soybeans.
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Jane Fyksen writes about crops, dairy, livestock and other agricultural topics; she is the crops editor for Agri-View based in Wisconsin. Email Jfyksen@madison.com to contact her.
