Learn About Grains, Grasses, Millets, & Sorghums

Grower’s Library key growing information How to Grow Teff How to grow teff as a cover crop or hay: weed suppression, firm seedbed, warm-soil sowing, rates, soil, hay cuttings and termination. Open resource →

Grower’s Library key growing information How to Grow Winter Rye How to grow winter rye as a cover crop: benefits, sowing depth and dates by zone, seeding rates alone or in mixes, soil, grain harvest and termination. Open resource →

Grower’s Library article guide Cover Crops Information Library A library of cover crop and farm seed resources: articles, charts and webinars on cover cropping, soil health, farmscaping and climate adaptation. Open resource →

Grower’s Library key growing information How to Grow Spring Grains How to grow spring grains (barley, oats, spring wheat) as cover or grain crops: sowing, rates, soil, grain harvest and termination. Open resource →

Grower’s Library key growing information Buckwheat Cover Crop | Key Growing Information How to grow buckwheat as a fast summer cover crop: planting dates, seeding rates, soil and light, grain harvest, and when and how to terminate it. Open resource →

Grower’s Library key growing information Millet and Sudangrass | Key Growing Information How to grow pearl millet, Japanese millet and sudangrass as summer cover or forage crops: planting, rates, soil, mowing, harvest cautions and termination. Open resource →

Grower’s Library key growing information Sunflowers Cover Crop | Key Growing Information How to grow sunflowers as a cover crop: benefits, warm-soil sowing, rates, soil, seed harvest for birds or eating, and termination and residue. Open resource →

Grower’s Library key growing information How to Grow Ryegrass How to grow annual ryegrass as a cover crop: uses, sowing method and season, rates alone or with legumes, soil, turning under and termination. Open resource →