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Posted on: September 15th, 2009 at 10:11:20
Under the Covers: Underseeding cover crops and more.
Oct. 7th 2009
9 am at OSCIA demonstration site which is on Northwood Rd. between the Mull and Harwich Roads (in Harwich township -East of Chatham) 10:30 am at Ridgetown Campus at the back research plots turn off of Victoria Rd, just north of the Gosnell Line.
Lunch provided after the tour
Seeding or underseeding the cover crop in a standing seed or sweet corn crop may allow for enough time for sufficient biomass accumulation to minimize erosion and nutrient (N+P) losses. As well, with alfalfa and other legumes there should be a N credit to the following crop. Many different cover crops (alfalfa, vetch, crimsom clover, winter pea, oilseed radish, buckwheat, sorghum and other grasses, as well as mixtures) have been tested in field demonstration plots. In addition to underseeding, cover crops were planted after wheat, sweet corn, and cucumbers. Now is a good time to see cover crop stand and growth. Funding provided by OSCIA Nutrient Management BMP Demonstration Grant, Seed Corn Growers of Ontario, Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers and OMAFRA.
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