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Calculating the Value of Cover Crops

By Julia Gerlach posted on August 2, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Cover crops and other regenerative agriculture practices have been getting a massive amount of attention lately. There have been stories about them in major news outlets like Forbes and the New York Times and politicians have been working these concepts into their speeches and climate platforms, spreading the word about the benefits of keeping the soil covered with diverse living plants.

Lessons on Cover Crops from the Heart of Dixie

The Southern Cover Crops Conference, held in July in Auburn, Ala., was chock-full of great information related to cover crops.

July 26, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health

The decision to use cover crops is like getting married. It takes time, a little money, commitment and a willingness to listen to make it work for the long-term. A grower has to be committed to doing whatever it takes to get covers seeded so they can do their part, according to long-time cover crop grower Myron Johnson of Headland, Ala.

Pulling Out the ‘Recipe’ for Cover Crop Success

March 6, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops

New easy-to-use fact sheets made available by the Midwest Cover Crop Council are designed to help beginning cover crop users get off to a successful start.

Creating a Blanket of Benefits with Cover Crop Creativity

For Clare, Ill., grower Trent Sanderson, leaving his comfort zone and working with trial and error is the best way to determine which cover crop mixes work best in his fields.

By James DeGraff posted on October 7, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting, Strip-Till Farming

The greatest of growing seasons has little effect on Trent Sanderson’s approach to utilizing cover crops across his family’s 2,000-acre corn, soybean and wheat operation in Clare, Ill.

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