Know your cover crops

Jager Robinson
Oct 28, 2019
Oct 28, 2019

Brassicas are one of the alternative cover crops Mary Drewnoski recommends for grazing, if it fits in the grazing timetable.
LeeAnne Bulman/For Agri-View

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Cover crops are seen as a saving grace for soil health, and livestock is a big key to adding diversity and working cover crops into an operation.

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Reach Reporter Jager Robinson at 605-335-7300, email jager.robinson@lee.net or follow on Twitter @Jager_Robinson.