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Four Keys to Succeeding With Cover Crops

By Laura Barrera posted on March 3, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Iowa no-tiller Steve Berger considers cover crops to be one of the best management decisions he's made. Here he shares the four tips he thinks will help any no-tiller find success with cover crops.

Corn, Soybean Herbicide Options for Seeding Cover Crops for Fall Forage

March 2, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

University of Nebraska Extension provides a list of herbicides that can be applied in corn or soybeans and allow for following fall-seeded cover crops to be used as forage.

Fall Cover Crops Lure Deer from Livestock Feed

February 24, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops

South Dakota State University is looking at how fall cover crops can provide nutrient-rich winter forage and help lure hungry deer away from hay and other stored livestock feed.

USDA Finds Cover Crops Can Reduce Nitrate Load Runoff

February 6, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Water Management

USDA researchers say that winter rye crops seeded in no-till corn-soybean systems have the potential to reduce annual nitrate loss in field drainage by about 18 pounds per acre.

Workshop Highlights Cover Crop Benefits, Effective Management

February 1, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops

The Louisiana AgCenter's recent cover crop workshop helped growers learn about some of the benefits in using cover crops and how to manage them effectively.

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The Pluses and Minuses of Today's Most Popular Cover Crops

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“The Pluses and Minuses of Today’s Most Popular Cover Crops” eGuide reveals how you can pick and utilize the cover crop species that are perfect for your farm, and it’s FREE!

Protect Soil, Produce More ‘N’ with Frost Seeded Red Clover

No-tillers raising winter wheat can use this time-honored practice to boost yields for the following crop, improve soil tilth and relieve compaction, all without hauling out a no-till planter or drill.

By Laura Barrera posted on January 9, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops

When Aaron McQueen started farming 3 years ago, he wanted to seed a cover crop after winter wheat harvest to reduce erosion and increase soil tilth and soil biological activity.

Don’t Let Lingering Herbicides Hamper Cover Crop Success

The wrong herbicide used at the wrong time, or impacted by the wrong environmental conditions, can limit — or even destroy — a costly cover crop seeding.

By Martha Mintz posted on January 9, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

Sometimes cover crops fail. This is especially true as no-tillers navigate the trial-and-error years of determining what species, seeding methods and timings work in their region and on their farm.

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Harvesting Sunlight, Feeding No-Till Soils

Jim Harbach and Schrack Farms Partnership is using a diverse no-till, cover-crop system to build up organic-matter levels in rocky limestone soils.

By Martha Mintz posted on January 9, 2015

Our farm perplexed our crop advisor, Gerard Troisi. He consults with many farms in our area of Pennsylvania with a diverse range of production practices. But he struggled to explain how we increased our soil organic matter by 1% in just 3 years while consistently removing virtually all biomass.

White Clover Benefits, Management Tips for Cover Crop Use

December 23, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Michigan State University Extension

White clover serves as the premier living mulch system over any other legume.

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