Wednesday, July 29, 2009


There are many good catches of underseeded red clover as you travel through Southwestern Ontario.The one shown here is underseeded in a heavy stand of Pioneer brand 25R56 soft red winter wheat.Clovers are invaluable at improving soil structure.Good catches can reduce the need for Nitogen application to a following corn crop by up to 70lb per acre.Higher N prices make it agronomic sense to underseed wheat with clover.Best management practices to establish a good stand of clover include 1)incorporation of the soybean residue either by utilizing a coulter cart in front of your No-til drill or a single pass of a high clearance cultivator prior to planting 2)Inoculation of your clover seed 3)underseeding early ( preferably the first week of March 4) use of a minimum of 8lb per acre seeding rate but preferably 10 and 5)purchase of underseeding crop insurance to protect your investment.

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