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The establishment of cover crops following
silage corn is a problem in the Northeast due to late harvest and short
growing seasons. An alternative method for establishing cover crops in
the spring is being continued. Seeding cover crops at corn planting has
not been feasible due to commonly used residual pre-emergence
herbicides. Now, with the use of imidazolinone herbicides, such as
Pursuit, and corn hybrids resistant to them, the option of seeding cover
crops at corn planting is possible. The study, being conducted by the
NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center, is finding that this cover crop
system works well with red clover, white clover, orchard grass and
perennial ryegrass. A farmer is able to seed cover crops under silage
corn, have good corn yield and have a cover crop well established. The
Big Flats Plant Materials Center in Big Flats, New York has published
the following guide for corn producers.
If you encounter any problems with the
files provided on this page, please contact Leslie Glass at
701-250-4330.
Cover Crops in Corn - A Guide for Corn Producers. (PDF; 4.7 MB)
NRCS, Big Flats PMC; Cornell U.; Finger Lakes RC&D Council. 2007. NRCS,
Big Flats PMC, Corning, NY. second version, 11/07. 2p. (ID# 7690)
For additional information relating to
Cropland go to
Plant Materials Program Publications Relating to Cropland. |
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