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Managing Grass Cover Crop Termination This Spring

April 8, 2022 10:35 PM
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With a warm-up in the forecast, spring fieldwork like cover crop termination will begin when fields are fit. While some farmers may opt to use mechanical methods of cover crop termination like tillage or roller-crimping, chemical termination is the most common and often most effective way to kill a cover crop in preparation for the following cash crop. With the high cost and tight supply of inputs, we’ve compiled some tips to make cover crop termination is effective.

Spring Cover Crop Termination

March 21, 2019
cereal rye cover crop spring growth

Spring weather has finally arrived and fieldwork will begin soon. Iowa State University research suggests cereal rye should be terminated at least 10-14 days prior to planting corn, so the favorable weather forecast may allow some farmers to begin terminating overwintered cover crops in the next few weeks.

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Herbicide options for grazing cover crops

December 9, 2015 3:34 PM
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Interest in cover crops has dramatically increased due to their many potential benefits. In addition to conservation purposes, cover crops can provide forage for livestock producers. It is important for livestock producers to consider restrictions on labels of herbicides used earlier in the growing season if they intend to use the cover crop as a forage source.


A new bulletin describes your herbicide options for grazing cover crops: https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/crop3082