We are also connected to the land and soil. Soil Health is defined as the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans . Soil health affects water quality and air quality. Good soil health improves the productivity of your land, making it possible to raise more food or energy. It’s all connected!

It's a good idea to have in mind what you are planning for next year when you consider the options available for prevent plant crops and cover crops. If you have cattle (or have friends and neighbors with cattle) there are warm season grasses that can still produce at least one hay crop. We have a variety of millets available for different situations along with sorghum sudangrass hybrid, Piper sudangrass, and cover crop mixes.

Pulses are by definition the edible seed from a legume plant. Legumes are considered to be the plant that includes the leaves, stems, and pods containing the pulse seed. Pulses can include peas, lentils, edible beans, and chickpeas.

Disease management is important with all crop types, but it is especially important in pulse crops. Crop rotation and the use of fungicides are just a few key management options for controlling disease in your fields. One of the best ways to protect your pulse crop from disease is by buying seed with strong disease resistant traits.

An important step in purchasing seed is knowing exactly what you’re buying.

Pulse USA has over 50 plant species in our warehouse for mixing cover crops and wildlife mixes. With all these species, I wanted to give you some options to consider using alone or in a multi-species cover crop mix when dry weather is a concern.

Nitrate poisoning occurs in animals that ingest feed and forage with high Nitrate levels. There are several contributing environmental factors that can cause plants to have high Nitrate levels.

One of the steps to improving soil health on your farm is to understand C: N ratios and how you can alter that ratio to make a positive impact on your soils nutrient cycling abilities.

The idea behind planting corn in 60” rows is to take advantage of more sunlight from wider row spacing to give the plants energy they need to grow.

Winter annual grasses have two major purposes: to guard the soil as a cover crop in preparation for a subsequent grain crop and to provide a quick forage in the Spring.

We’ve put together a list of the different millets we carry at Pulse USA to help you determine which one is right for you & your situation.

Using a cover crop blend of species that will address your specific goals will also add crop diversity, add soil nutrients, break up compaction, use extra water and provide better weed control.