Specialist says late cover crop planting could hurt winter survivability

A cover crops specialist says many farmers faced challenges utilizing the practice this fall. Laura Lant-Haney with Midwest Grass & Forage in Macomb, Illinois, tells Brownfield, “Because so much of the state was so dry.”  She says, “A lot of times, in late August, early September is when we fly our cover crops on with […]

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