Information on Alfalfa Winterkill
A recent article from one one the world’s largest alfalfa breeding companies describes various aspects of alfalfa winterkill. The article, written by Dr. Don Miller, describes factors that contribute to winterkill, types of plant damage that may occur,
CHS Seed Resources Updated Product Catalog
A new edition of the CHS Seed Resources Product Catalog is now available. The latest edition, released July 2018, includes information on new products, such as cutting edge alfalfa, forage sorghum, forage grass and cover crop products. The Product Catalog also...
Fall Edition of Forage + Cover Crop Management Guide Published
CHS Seed Resources recently published the latest edition of Forage + Cover Crop Management Guide. The fall 2018 edition mails mid-July to growers around the U.S. The latest edition features informative articles on cover crops and planting alfalfa in late summer or...
CHS Seed Resources Publishes Spring 2018 Edition of Forage + Cover Crop Management Guide
CHS Seed Resources recently published and distributed to growers around the U.S. the latest edition of Forage + Cover Crop Management Guide. The spring 2018 edition features articles on new alfalfa products, summer cover crop options, and success stories from growers...
CHS Seed Resources Publishes Fall 2017 Forage + Cover Crop Management Guide
CHS Seed Resources just released the latest issue of Forage + Cover Crop Management Guide. The fall 2017 issue focuses exclusively on cover crops and helps answer questions that many growers have. Are cover crops worth the cost? What species or mix should I plant this...
Survey Says: Farmers See Benefits of Cover Crops
On July 28, SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education) and CTIC (Conservation Technology Information Center) released their annual Cover Crop Survey. CHS is a sponsor of the project. The survey provides detailed information from more than 2000 growers...
CHS Seed Resources Mails Grower Cover Crop Newsletter
CHS Seed Resources recently mailed its summer/fall edition Forage + Cover Crop Management Guide to growers around the country. This edition focuses on explaining the benefits of cover crops, how to select the best species or seed mix, approximate grower costs, seeding...
CHS Distributes Spring Edition of Forage and Cover Crop Management Guide
Growers around the country will soon receive the spring 2016 edition of The Forage and Cover Crop Management Guide published by CHS Seed Resources. This edition of the semi-annual newsletter focuses on numerous topics of interest - managing fertility for peak alfalfa...
Cooperative CHS Returns $519 Million to Owners
ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States will share in an estimated $519 million cash distribution from CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), the nation's leading agricultural co-op and a global energy, grains and...
Cover Crops: 25 Additional Bushels of Corn Per Acre, in a Drought Year.
On Feb. 6, the New York Times published an interesting article on cover crops. It briefly details the benefits several growers have witnessed after using cover crops. How about producing 25 more bushels of corn per acre on ground planted with cover crops, in a drought...