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Tips for Terminating Cover Crops Without Glyphosate

With the popular weed killer in legal straits in the U.S., no-tillers say they’d turn to other chemicals, rollers or other options. But most won’t give up on cover crops.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Glyphosate has been invaluable to no-tillers in North America and overseas as an inexpensive, effective tool for not only killing weeds but also terminating cover crops ahead of or after planting.

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The New $867 Billion Farm Bill Includes Benefits for No-Tilling, Strip-Tilling, Terminating Cover Crops, Improving Soil Health and Sequestering More Carbon

January 6, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Tile, Covers and Manure Tame Tough, Variable Soils

Mark and Phyllis Legan have improved both soil health and crop yields with a highly managed nutrient program and a 100% commitment to no-till practices.

By Ian Gronau posted on October 17, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Mark Legan and his family share the tenets of their no-till program and how tile, manure applications and cover crops have ramped up their soil health.

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Is a Roller Crimper the Right Choice?

May 25, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment

Source: UTGingerRowsey

Garret Montgomery of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture evaluates the effectiveness of a roller crimper as a cover crop termination tool before planting corn and soybeans.

Timing of Cover Crop Termination and Related Factors

April 25, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

With cold spring conditions this year, cover crop plant growth has been delayed and questions have come up as to whether that should affect timing of cover crop termination. Nebraska Extension shares some tips on this issue.

7 Considerations for Chemically Terminating Your Cover Crop

April 7, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Source: Michigan State University Extension

Cover crop species and stage, weather, weeds and the following cash crop are all important factors to consider when terminating cover crops with herbicides.

From Green to Brown: Tips for Getting Better Results Terminating Cover Crops

Spraying covers at the right time, with the right product is key to killing covers and improving nutrient release, residue breakdown.

By John Dobberstein posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management, No-Till 101

While choosing the right cover crop, or mix of covers, for a farm can be a challenge, there’s also an art to terminating covers that don’t winterkill with the right products at the right time.

Cover Crops Can Make Organic No-Till Work

March 3, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Crop Protection

Source: American Society of Agronomy

A roller crimper allows organic growers to use cover crops for weed control and terminate them without the use of herbicides.

Getting an Effective Cover Crop Kill

April 14, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Source: Penn State Extension

Most cover crops are fairly easy to control in a burndown program as long as you pay attention to detail, says Penn State Extension.

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Strip Cropping and Interseeding Cover Crops with Marty Weiss

Capturing sunlight and keeping living roots in the ground as long as possible is the goal of Beaver Dam, Ws., no-tiller Marty Weiss. The co-chair of the Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil & Healthy Water talks about strip-cropping and interseeding cover crops at a field day in the summer of 2020.

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