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February 18, 2015

Winter forage and other ways crop-livestock integration improves resilience

Alan FranzluebbersUSDA – Agricultural Research Service

On a bright sunny day in late March, Steven Knapp walks his cropland fields inspecting the lush growth of rye cover crop that has become an oasis of winter forage for his cattle. Across the road, a neighbor drives by another field – likely in astonishment that the previous night’s rain has washed away so […] ...
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