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Considerations for No-Till Weed Control Before Early Cover Crop Seedings

By Dwight Lingenfelter and John Wallace posted on August 26, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Source: Penn State University Extension

Consider herbicide carryover injury potential and rotation interval restrictions when seeding cover crops this fall.

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Ask the Operator: Harvest Edition [Webinar]

October 6, 2023

2023 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Loran Steinlage broadcasts live from FLOLO Farms in West Union, Iowa, for the October harvest edition of the Ask the Operator webinar series

4 Things to Consider When Buying Seed for Fall Planting

September 2, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

As we approach the fall cover crop planting season, the industry is starting to see shortages of a few different crops like radishes, hairy vetch and annual clovers due to the record amount of acreage that was planted last year as part of USDA’s prevent plant program. Read more in this article from Go Seed.

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No-Tillers Share New Approaches to Seeding Fall Cover Crops

July 25, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Seeding & Planting

We asked No-Till Farmer readers about their plans for seeding crops in fall 2020. From inoculants to bio-strips, readers share their visions for getting the perfect stand.

Plant Cover Crops ASAP

By Sjoerd Duiker posted on August 12, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Source: Penn State Extension

Cover crops are an important component of any cropping system. Planting them immediately after silage or grain harvest is key to success, according to researchers at Penn State University.

Illinois Incentivizes Planting Fall Cover Crops in 2020 Budget

Crop Insurance Reward Pilot Program promotes cover crops as an in-field management practice.

June 3, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Source: American Farmland Trust press release

The Illinois Department of Agriculture will adopt and implement a crop insurance reward program for cover crops that American Farmland Trust and a coalition of agriculture, environmental and conservation organizations developed.

Swapping ‘Jugs’ for Cover Crops Leads to Greener No-Till Future

Matt Griggs says embracing biomass in his fields has improved soil tilth and health, stabilized yields, enhanced weed control and produced a better-looking balance sheet.

By John Dobberstein posted on June 9, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting, Water Management

When Matt Griggs decided to embark on no-till practices more than a decade ago he was already dealing with a degraded soil resource. More than 100 years of conventional tillage and a monoculture of cotton on his family’s rolling farm ground had caused erosion and stripped soils of organic matter.

Triticale and Fall Cover Crop Management

August 31, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: Penn State University Extension

Three-year project demonstrates improved forage inventories and soil quality on two Pennsylvania farms where fall cover crops were used, says Penn State University Extension.

November 2015 Poll: Fall Cover Crops

By Laura Barrera posted on October 15, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops

From October 16th - November 15th, we asked No-Till Farmer readers: "What cover crops did you plant this year?"

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