Manure application changes with winter crop can cut nitrogen loss, boost profits
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 04:00
in Earth & Climate
Dairy farmers in the Northeast can improve water quality and boost the profitability of their operations by changing the timing and method of applying manure to their fields in the fall, along with planting rye as a cover crop between corn crops—or by double-cropping rye and corn, according to Penn State researchers.