Warm Season Cover Week
Hello friends,
Did you miss our Warm Season Cover Week?
This week-long event brought together experienced farmers from across the prairies to share their knowledge and experiences growing our Warm Season Cover blend. The goal of the week? To bring awareness to the value warm season plant species can have on the farm.
Enjoy the read.
Warm Season Cover Week
Monday: c4 plant species
The Warm Season Cover is composed of primarily warm season (C4) plant species. This allows you to put the right plant species in the right context (warm season plants = summer months).
Warm Season Plants (C4) have evolved in hot/dry conditions.
Cool Season Plants (C3) have evolved in cool/wet conditions.
Warm Season Cover Week
Tuesday: Frequently Asked Questions
We understand that implementing a new practice on the farm can be challenging. That's why, on Tuesday, we provided answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions to help you easily transition to multi-species cover crops.
We highly recommend watching this video before seeding the Warm Season Cover.
Warm Season Cover Week
Wednesday: Uses On The Farm
C4 plants have evolved to photosynthesize more efficiently in dry climates/high temperatures to accumulate significantly more biomass than their C3 counterparts.
Silage/dry hay (50-60 days)
Swath grazing
Sow after cereal rye, winter wheat, winter triticale (double cropping)
Grazing
Potholes/unseeded acres
To learn more about the advantages C4 plants have over C3 plants in conditions of little moisture or high temperatures.
Warm Season Cover Week
Thursday: Swath Grazing Tips
On Thursday, Owen Taylor shared his farm experiences over the past few years on swath grazing the Warm Season Cover blend.
"When using a swather, the bigger, the better. This will help cattle find it easier to locate the swaths, especially in heavy snow conditions. We had a customer this year who put two 35ft swaths together, and his cows easily grazed/found the swaths through several feet of snow."
Warm Season Cover Week
Friday: Farmer Testimonials
Farmer Testimonials were on the agenda for Friday! Our favourite day. We heard from farmers across the prairies with first-hand experience adopting multi-species cover crops, specifically the Warm Season Cover on their farms.
Click Here to see more testimonials & feedback from farmers across Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta.
Warm Season Cover Week
Saturday: Wrap Up
We wrapped up the week by bringing some awareness to some very easy-to-implement strategies to help you adopt multi-species cover crops on the farm.
OFCAF funding available ($35.00/acre off).
We are now offering FCC financing to better align with your farming operation. Please email karen@coversandco.ca to get the application process started.
Warm Season Cover Week
Grower Price = $70.00/acre
Reach out to your local dealer or book online & receive a free Carhartt Hat.
Thank you to everyone who followed along for Warm Season Cover Week!
To learn more about the Warm Season Cover, click here.
Safe seeding, friends.
