UTILIZING CEREAL RYE COVER CROP IN A CORN/SOYBEAN ROTATION
Extension Education
Alan Sundermeier
Extension Educator
The Ohio State University Extension
BOWLING GREEN
Abstract
\r\n Cereal rye can be utilized to increase the amount of cover crop acres in a corn / soybean crop rotation. According to a recent survey of Northwest Ohio grain farmers, 37.7% would plant more cover crops if custom planted and they are willing to spend $20 - $30 per acre on cover crop seed. Also, 39.3% of surveyed farmers broadcast, mix with fertilizer, or aerial seed cover crops. A high clearance sprayer or detasseling machine can be outfitted with a seeding attachment to custom plant cereal rye seed between rows of corn before harvest. The following spring, Round Up Ready soybeans can be no-till planted into the cereal rye. A glyphosate herbicide application will then kill the cover crop and any weeds. This system has increased soybean yield by 2.8 bushels per acre with a net return of $17.20 per acre. Extension educators could collaborate with custom planters to promote this utilization of cereal rye cover crop in corn and soybean fields
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Authors: A. Sundermeier, J. Hoorman
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Sundermeier, A. Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Ohio, 43402
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Hoorman, J. Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Ohio, 45822