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From Dixon Springs Ag Center: Noticeable impacts on tomato transplants from cover crops

May 30, 2025

Mechanical termination of the annual ryegrass cover crop has continued to be a problem in the treatment tunnel. Some of the annual ryegrass plots have continued to regrow even after two cuttings. These last two cuttings were a challenge because the tomato transplants were already set and tied with...

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From Dixon Springs Ag Center: Noticeable impacts on tomato transplants from cover crops