It is a bunch type grass with upright tillers just like wheat and rye. Leaves are rolled in the whorl. Triticale has a spike with one spikelet per node each containing several florets. The stems grow ...

Iowa farmers who seeded cover crops this fall may have to wait until spring before seeing their fields carpeted in green, as ...

With so many different types of fungi growing across the state, how could I possibly be sure what I might forage would be safe to eat? On Sept. 1, I joined a guided foraging experience about 15 ...

Examples of typical and not-so-common cover crops used in corn and soybean rotations were featured in a recent plot tour on ...

The Conservation Agriculture in Crop-Livestock Systems (CLCA) project, funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), involved National Agricultural Research and Extension ...

This page shows pictures of small grains that are ideal for forage. Move your mouse over a grass picture and click. This will take you to a page that has specific information.

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University of Idaho graduate student Adam Kennedy sees promise in using volunteer wheat as a cover crop to rid sugarbeet ...

Understand the diverse roles of forages and identify selection criteria to determine forage species options suitable for organic ... fall rye, spelt, and triticale. Understand the role of small grains ...