Spring-planted oats can provide many possibilities for ... gap until summer pasture is available or even provide cover for a summer crop. While oats can be grazed, the crop can’t handle ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plant over-winter cover crops to improve your soil for next season.

On a cool, cloudy spring day, Landon Plagge could see hints of what was ... Through the program he gets both technical assistance and some money to plant oats and cover crops. “I’d like to plant more ...

Some examples of commonly used cover crops are buckwheat, barley, clover, hemp, millet, mustard mixes, oats, radishes ... can be turned into the ground in spring. In addition, hairy vetch can ...

This spring, you may have passed farm fields that ... What’s growing are cover crops. Cover crops are not actually a crop that can be harvested and sold. The "covers" are grown by responsible ...