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Hard Seed in Hairy Vetch: What You Need to Know Before Planting

Cover Crop EconomicsGetting StartedPlanting & EstablishmentSoil HealthSpecies Selection

Hard Seed in Hairy Vetch: What You Need to Know Before Planting

Hard seed dormancy is why many farmers avoid hairy vetch—but it doesn't have to be a problem. Learn what hard seed is, why it matters, and how seed age and variety selection can drop your hard seed count below 3%. Find out why Winter Warrior hairy vetch outperforms typical VNS varieties.

Video · Sep 2026

Fall Cover Crop Species: Your Questions Answered

Getting StartedPlanting & EstablishmentSpecies Selection

Fall Cover Crop Species: Your Questions Answered

Webinar · Aug 2026

Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

BiologicalsCover Crop EconomicsGetting StartedLivestock & GrazingPlanting & EstablishmentSoil Health

Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

Podcast · Jul 2026

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Soil Health

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Hard Seed in Hairy Vetch: What You Need to Know Before Planting

Hard Seed in Hairy Vetch: What You Need to Know Before Planting

Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

Why Weed-Free Horse Pastures Make Horses Sick

Why Weed-Free Horse Pastures Make Horses Sick

On-Farm Research: Testing Cover Crops and Practices on Your Own Fields

On-Farm Research: Testing Cover Crops and Practices on Your Own Fields

Food Plot Questions Answered: Soil Health, Planting Timing & Weed Management

Food Plot Questions Answered: Soil Health, Planting Timing & Weed Management

Soil Biology

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Why Weed-Free Horse Pastures Make Horses Sick

Why Weed-Free Horse Pastures Make Horses Sick

Why Healthy Soils Don't Blow in the Wind: A Soil Health Perspective on Erosion

Why Healthy Soils Don't Blow in the Wind: A Soil Health Perspective on Erosion

Finding Freedom in Farming: Why Regenerative Agriculture Offers Real Hope

Finding Freedom in Farming: Why Regenerative Agriculture Offers Real Hope

How Soil Microbes Fix Nitrogen and Build Crop Resilience

How Soil Microbes Fix Nitrogen and Build Crop Resilience

Understanding Soil Biology: What Lives in Your Soil and Why It Matters

Understanding Soil Biology: What Lives in Your Soil and Why It Matters

Cover Crop Economics

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Hard Seed in Hairy Vetch: What You Need to Know Before Planting

Hard Seed in Hairy Vetch: What You Need to Know Before Planting

Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

On-Farm Research: Testing Cover Crops and Practices on Your Own Fields

On-Farm Research: Testing Cover Crops and Practices on Your Own Fields

Why Healthy Soils Don't Blow in the Wind: A Soil Health Perspective on Erosion

Why Healthy Soils Don't Blow in the Wind: A Soil Health Perspective on Erosion

Finding Freedom in Farming: Why Regenerative Agriculture Offers Real Hope

Finding Freedom in Farming: Why Regenerative Agriculture Offers Real Hope

Water & Drought

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Why Healthy Soils Don't Blow in the Wind: A Soil Health Perspective on Erosion

Why Healthy Soils Don't Blow in the Wind: A Soil Health Perspective on Erosion

Foxtail Millet for Fast, Budget-Friendly Forage

Foxtail Millet for Fast, Budget-Friendly Forage

Livestock & Grazing

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Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

Perennial Grasses for Grass-Fed Cattle: What Mark Thomas Learned in 30 Years

Perennial Grasses for Grass-Fed Cattle: What Mark Thomas Learned in 30 Years

Why Weed-Free Horse Pastures Make Horses Sick

Why Weed-Free Horse Pastures Make Horses Sick

On-Farm Research: Testing Cover Crops and Practices on Your Own Fields

On-Farm Research: Testing Cover Crops and Practices on Your Own Fields

Cover Crops for Cattle and Crop Ground: What Tyler Tobald Learned Going No-Till

Cover Crops for Cattle and Crop Ground: What Tyler Tobald Learned Going No-Till

Biologicals

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Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

Finding Freedom in Farming: Why Regenerative Agriculture Offers Real Hope

Finding Freedom in Farming: Why Regenerative Agriculture Offers Real Hope

How Soil Microbes Fix Nitrogen and Build Crop Resilience

How Soil Microbes Fix Nitrogen and Build Crop Resilience

Understanding Soil Biology: What Lives in Your Soil and Why It Matters

Understanding Soil Biology: What Lives in Your Soil and Why It Matters

Can You Use Green Cover Seeds if You're Certified Organic?

Can You Use Green Cover Seeds if You're Certified Organic?

No-Till

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Why Healthy Soils Don't Blow in the Wind: A Soil Health Perspective on Erosion

Why Healthy Soils Don't Blow in the Wind: A Soil Health Perspective on Erosion

Cover Crops for Cattle and Crop Ground: What Tyler Tobald Learned Going No-Till

Cover Crops for Cattle and Crop Ground: What Tyler Tobald Learned Going No-Till

NRCS Funding Programs for Cover Crops and Regenerative Agriculture

NRCS Funding Programs for Cover Crops and Regenerative Agriculture

How Green Cover Got Started: Keith Berns on Cover Crop Mixes and Regenerative Farming

How Green Cover Got Started: Keith Berns on Cover Crop Mixes and Regenerative Farming

How to Plant MILPA: Drilling, Broadcasting, and No-Till Options

How to Plant MILPA: Drilling, Broadcasting, and No-Till Options

Planting & Establishment

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Hard Seed in Hairy Vetch: What You Need to Know Before Planting

Hard Seed in Hairy Vetch: What You Need to Know Before Planting

Fall Cover Crop Species: Your Questions Answered

Fall Cover Crop Species: Your Questions Answered

Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

Food Plot Questions Answered: Soil Health, Planting Timing & Weed Management

Food Plot Questions Answered: Soil Health, Planting Timing & Weed Management

Why Healthy Soils Don't Blow in the Wind: A Soil Health Perspective on Erosion

Why Healthy Soils Don't Blow in the Wind: A Soil Health Perspective on Erosion

Regenerative Agriculture

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Perennial Grasses for Grass-Fed Cattle: What Mark Thomas Learned in 30 Years

Perennial Grasses for Grass-Fed Cattle: What Mark Thomas Learned in 30 Years

Why Weed-Free Horse Pastures Make Horses Sick

Why Weed-Free Horse Pastures Make Horses Sick

Why Healthy Soils Don't Blow in the Wind: A Soil Health Perspective on Erosion

Why Healthy Soils Don't Blow in the Wind: A Soil Health Perspective on Erosion

How a Nebraska Farmer Built a Regenerative Movement in Japan

How a Nebraska Farmer Built a Regenerative Movement in Japan

Finding Freedom in Farming: Why Regenerative Agriculture Offers Real Hope

Finding Freedom in Farming: Why Regenerative Agriculture Offers Real Hope

Getting Started

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Hard Seed in Hairy Vetch: What You Need to Know Before Planting

Hard Seed in Hairy Vetch: What You Need to Know Before Planting

Fall Cover Crop Species: Your Questions Answered

Fall Cover Crop Species: Your Questions Answered

Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

Cut Your Nitrogen Bill with Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, and Microbes

Perennial Grasses for Grass-Fed Cattle: What Mark Thomas Learned in 30 Years

Perennial Grasses for Grass-Fed Cattle: What Mark Thomas Learned in 30 Years

Why Weed-Free Horse Pastures Make Horses Sick

Why Weed-Free Horse Pastures Make Horses Sick

Food Plots & Wildlife

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Why Weed-Free Horse Pastures Make Horses Sick

Why Weed-Free Horse Pastures Make Horses Sick

Food Plot Questions Answered: Soil Health, Planting Timing & Weed Management

Food Plot Questions Answered: Soil Health, Planting Timing & Weed Management

Growing Cover Crops in Home Gardens and Homesteads

Growing Cover Crops in Home Gardens and Homesteads

Identifying Plants in Your Milpa Garden

Identifying Plants in Your Milpa Garden

Milpa First Acre Program: Free Seed to Grow and Give Back

Milpa First Acre Program: Free Seed to Grow and Give Back

Species Selection

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Hard Seed in Hairy Vetch: What You Need to Know Before Planting

Hard Seed in Hairy Vetch: What You Need to Know Before Planting

Fall Cover Crop Species: Your Questions Answered

Fall Cover Crop Species: Your Questions Answered

Perennial Grasses for Grass-Fed Cattle: What Mark Thomas Learned in 30 Years

Perennial Grasses for Grass-Fed Cattle: What Mark Thomas Learned in 30 Years

Cover Crops for Cattle and Crop Ground: What Tyler Tobald Learned Going No-Till

Cover Crops for Cattle and Crop Ground: What Tyler Tobald Learned Going No-Till

Growing Cover Crops in Home Gardens and Homesteads

Growing Cover Crops in Home Gardens and Homesteads