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Harvest conditions conducive to cover crops

Two Minnesota farmers say conditions have been favorable for cover crops this fall.

Rochelle Krusemark of Trimont tells Brownfield their grain drill chases the combine during harvest.

“To get the cover crop seeded. And we’ve had just, you know even a couple tenths of an inch of rain, and that seems to be enough to germinate the first cover crops that we planted. (They are) doing very well, they’re several inches tall, great emergence.”

Bryan Biegler of Lake Wilson in southwest Minnesota says his cover crop seed was aerial applied in late August.

“We’ve had just a little bit of rain, probably three or four tenths, and that (cover crop) was, you know it’s not a fantastic stand or anything, but it is emerging. So we’ve been having pretty good luck with it this year, getting a good stand on it and established and hopefully it will continue growing after this rain again.”

Krusemark also has cattle and says she uses some of her cover crops for feed.

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