NPM creates university research-based informational resources to help farmers and crop production professionals with selection and management of cover crops for use in common Wisconsin crop rotations. Included are publications, videos and newsletter articles covering a variety of cover crop topics.
Cover crops publications created by NPM:
- Selection and management guidelines
- Frost Seeding Red Clover into Winter Wheat
- Cover Crop Options on Wisconsin Prevented Plant Acres
- Cover crops after corn silage for spring forage harvest
- Planting Winter Rye after Corn Silage: Managing for Forage
- Cover Crop Termination
- Herbicide Rotational Restrictions
- Prevent Cover Crops From Becoming Your Next Weed Problem
- Termination of winter rye and annual ryegrass using glyphosate
Cover Crops 101 (A4176) is an 8- page booklet that provides basic information specific to Wisconsin farmers and agronomists about the challenges and benefits of adding cover crops to their cropping systems. Topics include establishment, residual herbicide considerations, termination guidelines, forage and grazing information as well as many others. Available for viewing and purchase from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Learning Store:
https://learningstore.extension.wisc.edu/products/cover-crops-101
Cover crop videos from IPCM (17 videos)
Using cover crops after corn silage (9 videos). Special series!
Recent Wisconsin Crop Manager articles
Should I Be Applying Fungicide to My Fall Forage Oat Crop?
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Shawn Conley, Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Record prevent-plant acres and lack of on-farm forage has …
September 4, 20192019 On-farm Rye Forage Comparison: Progas Hybrid Forage Rye vs. VNS Rye
Authors: Kevin Shelley, UWEX Nutrient and Pest Management Program, 608-575-4746 Meffert’s Homestead Dairy, Waunakee, WI Many Wisconsin farmers harvesting corn as silage are following that with a winter cereal grain, such as rye or triticale, …
August 22, 2019Cover Crops Becoming Your Next Weed?
Daniel H. Smith, Mimi Broeske, and Kevin Shelley- Nutrient and Pest Management Program University of Wisconsin-Madison Spring fieldwork has been a challenge so far and termination of cover crops can be a challenge under less …
May 3, 2017Summer Annual Cover Crop Considerations For Prevented Planting
Matt Ruark (mdruark@wisc.edu), in collaboration with the Midwest Cover Crop Council (mccc.msu.edu) The Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) recommends the use of cover crops for prevented plant acres when feasible and cover crops can be …
June 26, 2019- For articles like these and all crop related topics, visit or subscribe to the Wisconsin Crop Manager blog