When cover crops become a forage crop it’s important to treat them as such and to understand the risks associated with utilizing them as supplemental forage, especially as our environmental conditions begin to change. This becomes critical as we move into fall, says University of Nebraska Extension.

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Broadcast cover crop seeds often don't have good seed-to-soil contact, and stand counts of broadcast cover crops are often lower than those of drilled cover crops, says the University of Nebraska. A recent study shows that increasing the seeding rate can improve cover crop productivity, but only in some cases.

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Cover crop seeding date can influence spring biomass production, which is an important indicator of the potential for the cover crop to provide soil health and water quality benefits as well as weed suppression, says the University of Minnesota. A new study shows that waiting to seed a cover crop until after harvest may leave little if any time for a cover crop to establish and grow in the fall.