Cover Crops
Terralife Cover Crop Mixes
The TerraLife® cover crop mixes offered by Byron Seeds are strong in diversity. Each mix has an intelligent combination of at least six species of cover crops. These species are carefully selected to build soil health, recycle nutrients, and break up pest cycles. They also include a proportion of quick-growing species to suppress weeds and stop soil erosion efficiently. The rationale for our TerraLife mixes comes from over 90 years of European research in cover crops. This research has uncovered the best ratios for increased biodiversity above and below the soil surface. The varying root systems, plant structure, and top height of TerraLife thrive together in a powerful symbiotic relationship.
- Rigol DT is a diverse cover crop for before soybeans.
- This mix is extremely effective in penetrating compacted soils thanks to its intensive rooting activity.
- The low carbon-to-nitrogen ratio allows rapid nitrogen availability for the following crop.
- It works very well planted after wheat and prior to soybeans.
- Rigol DT Tech Sheet
- MaizePro DT is a powerful cover crop for before corn.
- This mix is ideal for corn crop rotations as it supports the formation of mycorrhiza and improves soil structure.
- This mix has several winter-hardy components that will likely need to be terminated before planting corn.
- It also has components that will grow quickly in the fall and die over the winter, providing fall weed suppression and quick nutrient availability in spring.
- MaizePro DT Tech Sheet