When using coated seed, does a farmer need to change the seeding rate? Dr. Bouton explains why the answer is usually no.

Dr. Bouton addresses the question of potential problems with using pre-inoculated seed.

Is it better to inoculate seed manually or buy it pre-inoculated and coated? Dr. Bouton compares the two choices.

Dr. Bouton helps us see that farmers have valued the need for inoculating seed even before they understood the process.

Dr. Bouton answers the fundamental question and explains the opportunity cost of not inoculating compared to the potential gains when legumes are properly inoculated.

Inoculation is fundamentally a numbers game and one rhizobium per seed is definitely too low of a number! Dr. Bouton describes the underground battle that face rhizobium.

Dr. Bouton explains the nodulation process in simple to understand terms.

Learn the basics of rhizobium, how they are formed and their benefit to legumes.

Increase pasture productivity, attract and feed wildlife, reduce fertilizer cost, capture free nitrogen, dilute toxic fescue pastures, and control erosion with Renovation White Clover.

Walk through one rep of the Ohio State University’s 2020 fall planted cover crop trial in early December before winter’s cold sets in.

This is the spring walkthrough of one rep of the Ohio State University’s 2020 fall planted cover crop trial.

Vernal alfalfa is a hardy perennial legume valued for its drought tolerance, winter hardiness, and high-quality forage. After evaluating this variety during a 175-day trial, here is a summary of the key characteristics we observed.