winter rye
Frost-tolerant cereal crop
Winter rye is a variety of rye planted in autumn and harvested the following summer.
The crop establishes roots before winter dormancy, then resumes growth in spring.
Farmers use it for grain, as livestock forage, or as a cover crop to prevent soil erosion: We planted winter rye after the corn harvest to hold the soil over winter.
- cereal grainEdible grass seed
- cover cropPlanting for soil health
- fieldArea of specialty
- green manurePlants tilled into soil
- erosion controlPreventing soil loss
overwintering · crop rotation · carbon sequestration · grass family · grain · soil fertility · forage · frost · monocot · animal feed · harvest · snowfall · tillage · bare soil · plowed field · dormant · flour · root system
- hardy plantssedum, hellebore, juniper, daylily, snowdrops
- cold-hardy cropskale, spinach, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, collard greens
- rye-related
- feed grainfeed corn, oats, milo, maize, cracked corn
- cold farmingcold hardy, cold frames, greenhouses, hoop houses, row covers
planting season
winter ryespring wheat
Grain sown in warmth
summer crops · corn · soybeans · sorghum · rice