Norman Dunne is six years into his regenerative farming journey and is using a flock of 200 laying hens to graze down cover crops on his heavy land farm. Sign in. LATEST. LATEST.

The hens are moved every seven to 10 days on cover crops or pasture. They are good at using cover crops, and the droppings return nutrients to the soil, he says. He adds that they see good egg ...

What if grasses acted as a kind of cover crop for the annuals, ... Today, Seis and his son Nicholas run around 4,000 Merino sheep on Winona and pasture crop around 200 hectares (500 acres) ...

Dale Strickler, from Green Cover Seed, Bladen, Nebraska, presented Maximizing Pasture Production and Profit at the recent Cattle U and Trade Show, an event sponsored by High Plains Journal.

Cover crops have gained increased attention in recent years as farmers look for ways to build soil health and, ... Wiltse was unsure at the time if the pasture could support livestock.

The Fort Braden Community Garden was begun on a field of pasture grass which had been mowed and maintained by Leon County for a number of years. ... Cover crops improve soil health for next planting.

Cover crops can help a farmer minimize costs incurred during soil protection activities and produce pasture that can be used as animal feeds. Cover crops can be grown between regular crops like ...

MARQUETTE, Iowa - A pasture walk featuring cows grazing a cover crop of rye and hairy vetch, grass finishing, and a new "bird friendly" marketing opportunity is planned May 22.

More cover crops and pasture mean more plants and roots to transfer carbon dioxide out of the air (which desperately needs it) and into our soil (which desperately needs it).