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Biomass Production of Winter Annual Cover Crops in Corn and Soybean

August 16, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management

A four-year University of Nebraska cover crop research project is exploring whether winter cover cropping in no-till corn and soybean systems can benefit soil quality despite their short growing season.

A 'Better Way' Breathes New Life into Soil

By Ron Nichols posted on August 10, 2016 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: NRCS

Two years into a soil health management system, Texas no-tiller Zack Yanta is seeing improvements above and below ground.

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Cover Crops Contributing to the Bottom Line

By John Dobberstein posted on August 10, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Not convinced cover crops are a good investment? Many of your fellow no-tillers may disagree. See SARE’s fourth annual cover crop survey to find out why.

In Their Own Words: Making Cover Crops Work

By John Dobberstein posted on August 10, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Three no-tillers and ranchers speaking at the Southern Soil Health Conference in Ardmore, Okla., share how integrating cover crops into their livestock operations improved soil health, productivity and profitability.

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Cover Crops Prove Profitable in 2015

By Laura Barrera posted on August 2, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops

Once again, growers who seed cover crops have higher yields — and profits — than those who don’t, say the results of Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) and Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)’s fourth annual Cover Crop Survey.

New Faba Beans Offer Multiple Benefits

August 1, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: USDA's Agricultural Research Service

Four cold-tolerant faba bean germplasm lines are now available for developing pulse or cover crops that can be rotated with wheat and other cereal grains grown in the Pacific Northwest, says the USDA's agricultural research service.

Opening the Door to Change Sparks No-Tilling Success

Steve Tucker sees a profitable future for his no-till operation with a commitment to cropping diversity and keeping soils covered.

By John Dobberstein posted on July 30, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Water Management

Steve Tucker still remembers driving around on the farm with his grandfather and hearing him say, “I should hope you never have to go through something like the 1930s and the drought that I went through.”

No-Till Evolution Begins with a First Step

After nearly going broke with heavy tillage and weathered soils, Johnny Hunter is staking his farming future on planting green.

By John Dobberstein posted on July 30, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Water Management

The journey Johnny Hunter is taking isn’t for the faint of heart. It started during the summer of 2012, when a historic drought blasted the Missouri Bootheel and much of the U.S.

Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study

Cover Cropping, Twin-Row Strip-Till Continue to Rise

More than 50% of benchmark respondents utilize cover crops, while the percent of strip-tillers planting twin rows has more than doubled.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on July 30, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops

As strip-tillers search for efficient, economical ways to retain moisture and nutrients in their soils, an increasing number are turning to cover crops. Analysis of the 3rd Annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study revealed another uptick in their use.

Committing to Cover Crops Brings Added Benefits to No-Till

After seeing the changes cover crops made to one farm, the Eberhard family is going all in to take out weeds and secure and produce nutrients.

By Laura Barrera posted on July 30, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Fifteen years ago, Lynn Eberhard began farming a field that was in bad shape. The ground was hard and the yields were poor. So he decided to seed cover crops, which he had been using on and off since the early 1990s, on that farm every year.

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