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Planting Corn Into a Cereal Rye Cover Crop

May 2, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

University of Nebraska Extension explains how to avoid poor germination, soil moisture reduction, allelopathy and nitrogen deficiencies when planting corn into cereal rye.

Managing Soils to Benefit Crops

April 28, 2016 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Although soil types are the primary determinant of physical quality and resilience, good management practices can improve and maintain the capacities of virtually any soil, says a research scientist from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

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It’s Never Too Late

By John Dobberstein posted on April 27, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

This week’s edition of Dryland No-Tiller seems to illustrate that it’s never too late for no-tillers to explore new options that can improve the diversity of their farm operations and increase profitability.

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Results of Cover Crop Research

April 27, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops

Roger Elmore, an agronomist for University of Nebraska Extension, gives an update on preliminary results from cover crop research at multiple sites across Nebraska.

Getting Positive Results from a Cover Crop ‘Addiction’

Bill Buessing leaves no stone unturned as he seeds various cover-crop species to feed cattle, build up soils and fix nutrients for cash crops.

By Julia Debes posted on April 16, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

While growers across the U.S. are experimenting with integrating cover crops into their rotations as a source of livestock forage, few do it with as much flair as Bill Buessing.

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Cover Crops Take Root for Indiana No-Tiller

Jamie Scott became the go-to cover crop guy for an expanding group of neighboring farmers after success with the practice on his own farm.

By Jamie Scott and Martha Mintz posted on April 16, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

A little nudging from the former owners of some of our farms helped move us to 100% no-till in the early 1980s. A little more nudging and before you know it we were diversifying our farm — and a large percentage of our neighboring farms — with cover crops.

How Cover Crop Mixes are Revving up No-Till Systems

From simple pairs to complex 15-way combinations, cover crop cocktails are helping no-tillers harness numerous soil-health benefits.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 16, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

A single species of cover crop like annual ryegrass, cereal rye or radish, seeded alone, can produce a large number of benefits for a no-tiller.

Progress has Certainly Been Made in Overcoming Cover Crop Concerns with Crop Insurance, but There’s Still a Need for Rule Change Refinements

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 16, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops

Over the last half dozen years, the No-Till Farmer editors have written extensively about cover crop concerns leading to disastrous results with crop insurance rules. With the many benefits of no-till and cover crops, we certainly don’t want to see growers losing crop insurance coverage because of significant differences in rule interpretation among government and crop insurance staffers.

May 2016 Poll: Cover Crops & Crop Insurance

By Laura Barrera posted on April 16, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

From April 16th - May 15th, we asked No-Till Farmer readers: "Do you grow cover crops and/or have crop insurance?"

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More Tips About Using Cover-Crop Mixes in No-Till Systems

Twenty-one more no-tillers share how they’re using cover crop ‘cocktails’ of every size to improve soil tilth, shade out weeds, capture and recycle soil nutrients and help reduce erosion.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 15, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Twenty-one more no-tillers share how they’re using cover crop ‘cocktails’ of every size to improve soil tilth, shade out weeds, capture and recycle soil nutrients and help reduce erosion.

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