DIVERSIFYING THE CORN-SOYBEAN SYSTEM WITH THE ADDITION OF RYE FOR GRAIN AND FORAGE

Goals and Objectives. The goal of this project is to develop agronomic practices for optimizing the production of rye in order to contribute to increased crop diversity in the corn:soybean production system. Towards this goal, the objectives of the project are:Objective 1. Identify lines of rye, including hybrid rye, that have high grain yield and/or high forage production potential in our environment.Objective 2. Determine optimum levels of N for profitably producing rye as a grain crop.Objective 3. Measure the effect of planting date on rye grain production.Objective 4. Compare soybean, forage sorghum, and early-maturing corn as double crops following harvest of a rye forage crop.