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[Video] No-Till, Cover Crops, Buffer Zones Help Protect Chesapeake Watershed

October 23, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

Chip Bowling, Newburg, Md., is past-president of the Maryland Grain Producers Assn. He no-tills and uses cover crops and buffer zones on 1,600 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat to prevent soil erosion into the Chesapeake Bay watershed. For more detailed information on Chip, please see "What I've Learned from No-Till Farming" article in the October 2017 issue of No-Till Farmer.

Crain's Chicago Business Names Dawn Equipment as 2017 Most Innovative Company in Chicagoland

October 18, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Source: John Pletz, Crain’s Chicago Business

Driving isn’t the only thing that’s going to be autonomous. Planting crops also will be done on autopilot, and a small family-owned company is leading the way. That’s why Dawn Equipment topped Crain’s latest list of the most innovative Chicago-area companies, based on an analysis of patents.

Cover Crop 'Champions' Wanted

October 17, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation is accepting applications from farmers and conservation professionals to become "champions" for cover crop outreach and education.

[Video] No-Tilling, Cover Crops and Water Conservation in Alabama

October 9, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

Source: Alabama Farmers Federation

No-tiller Annie Dee, of the Dee River Ranch, operates a 10,000-acre row crop and cattle farm with her family near Aliceville, Ala. In addition to using cover crops in their no-till practices, they also have built a reservoir as part of a water conservation effort. This video is part of a television production called, Time Well Spent, and is sponsored in part by the Alabama Soybean Producers.

Cover Crops Increase Destruction of Weed Seed

September 28, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Purdue University

The threats to crop cover thanks to weed seed and the predators who eat it.

Using Cover Crops with Fall Manure Applications

September 26, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Ohio State University Extension

Manure is being used on cover crops to help keep nutrients from escaping during fall and winter.

[Video] Cover Crops: 16 Demonstration Plots and Their Seed Mixes

September 25, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: University of Wisconsin

Kevin Shelley, from the University of Wisconsin’s Nutrient and Pest Management Program, tours multiple cover crop demonstration plots and provides a fundamental overview of crop benefits, with growth expectations, timing, challenges and costs.

Lady the Cow Enjoys Cover Crops

September 21, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: NRCS Oklahoma

Ever wonder what cows are doing when we're not looking? Watch this cow's-eye-view of cows exploring and chowing down on a cover crop. Cover crops are an exceptional farming tool to build soil health, stop erosion and retain soil moisture. As it turns out, cows are very fond of covers, too.

Considerations When Formulating Cover Crop Mixes

September 18, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: La Crosse Seed

Growth in the use of cover crops creates opportunities to examine seed blends for fall planting.

No-Tiller Taking the Right Angles on Soil Remediation, Cover Crops

Tiling and belief in no-till’s benefits are helping Sheldon Overmyer convert 140 acres of poorly drained land into highly productive cropland for his northwest Ohio farm.

By Mark McNeely posted on September 16, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Tiling and belief in no-till’s benefits are helping Sheldon Overmyer convert 140 acres of poorly drained land into highly productive cropland for his northwest Ohio farm.

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