Cover Crops

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Autonomous Mobile Grazing Brings Biodiversity Back to the Land

Moving livestock from place to place is nothing new, but a new solar-powered, autonomous system with integrated water collection may make it easier than ever.

AT THE END of 2019, when corn prices bottomed out at about $2.70 per bushel, Zack Smith realized he would need to find new ways to be profitable on his 305 acres of strip-tilled corn and soybeans.


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New Lines of Winter Camelina Show Promise for Profitable Relay Cropping

University of Minnesota scientists are tweaking winter camelina lines to provide Northern Plains growers a profitable winter cover crop to supplement corn-soybean rotations.
New lines of winter camelina are showing promise for northern growers who want to profitably use cover crops to exploit off-growing-season sunlight and rain, reduce erosion, improve soil health, sequester residual nutrients and combat weeds. 
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[Podcast] Autonomous Mobile Grazing with the Stock Cropper

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, we caught up with Buffalo Center, Iowa, strip-tiller Zack Smith to hear about the Stock Cropper, including why it has an inverted roof, how he envisions utilizing them at production scale, how it can help farmers keep more money in their pockets, the importance of transparency in the consumer relationship and more.
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, we caught up with Buffalo Center, Iowa, strip-tiller Zack Smith to hear about the Stock Cropper, including why it has an inverted roof, how he envisions utilizing them at production scale, how it can help farmers keep more money in their pockets, the importance of transparency in the consumer relationship and more.
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7 Tips for Frost Seeding Cover Crops

Clovers and alfalfa are good choices for cover crop species that can be frost seeded, according to a Penn State expert.
Frost seeding — broadcasting cover crops in late winter — is not the typical method for seeding cover crops, but that should not scare growers away from the practice, according to Sjoerd Duiker, professor of soil management at Penn State University. 


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[Podcast] Pollinator Habitat on the No-Till Farm

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, Frank Lessiter is joined by Amy Bartow with the NRCS, manager of the Plant Materials Center in Corvallis, Oregon to discuss the NRCS’ recent initiatives to promote the establishment of pollinator plots and strips.
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, Frank Lessiter is joined by Amy Bartow with the NRCS, manager of the Plant Materials Center in Corvallis, Oregon to discuss the NRCS’ recent initiatives to promote the establishment of pollinator plots and strips.
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Soil Health Investment Pays Dividends in Twin-Row System

When Roger Wenning began his soil health journey out of necessity back in the 1980s, he couldn’t have foreseen the transformation he’s seen in his soil that’s enabled the success of his twin-row system.
Roger Wenning has considered many different ways of improving the profitability of his farm. But after researching different possibilities, the Greensburg, Ind., grower quickly learned that adding more acres doesn’t quite pencil out.


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