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| The MN Department of Agriculture and Zumbro Watershed farmers team up to try a new concept of aerial seeding winter rye. |
Farmers Take to the Air In a New Concept of Aerial Seeding Winter Rye
August 30, 2005
Five farmers in the Zumbro Watershed were part of a Minnesota Department of Agriculture demonstration project. Also
involved in this demonstration project were the BALMM (Basin Alliance of the Lower Mississippi in Minnesota), cover crop
strategy team and the Whitewater Watershed Project. Winter rye was seeded at a rate of 50 lbs. per acre by a
helicopter in standing crops of field corn, soybeans and sweet corn. The goal of this demonstration project was to see if
a cover crop could be established before the crops were harvested. The participating farmers were optimistic about the
program and seeded 430 acres. Some farmers were using this new seeding method to get an early start on their cover
crop planting, some 2-6 weeks earlier than normal. While other farmers were planning on grazing the winter rye
growing on these fields, after they harvested their field corn and soybeans.
More information and pictures coming soon..............
August 30, 2005
Five farmers in the Zumbro Watershed were part of a Minnesota Department of Agriculture demonstration project. Also
involved in this demonstration project were the BALMM (Basin Alliance of the Lower Mississippi in Minnesota), cover crop
strategy team and the Whitewater Watershed Project. Winter rye was seeded at a rate of 50 lbs. per acre by a
helicopter in standing crops of field corn, soybeans and sweet corn. The goal of this demonstration project was to see if
a cover crop could be established before the crops were harvested. The participating farmers were optimistic about the
program and seeded 430 acres. Some farmers were using this new seeding method to get an early start on their cover
crop planting, some 2-6 weeks earlier than normal. While other farmers were planning on grazing the winter rye
growing on these fields, after they harvested their field corn and soybeans.
More information and pictures coming soon..............
2007 aerial seeding update
The 2007 aerial seeding will take place on August 15th, 2007. The fields will be seeded by helicopter, using 75 lbs. per
acre of winter rye. For more information, contact Andy Hart at 507-259-7885
The 2007 aerial seeding will take place on August 15th, 2007. The fields will be seeded by helicopter, using 75 lbs. per
acre of winter rye. For more information, contact Andy Hart at 507-259-7885