Items Tagged with 'Cover crop termination'

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Can Planting Green Can Help Manage Multiple-Resistant Waterhemp?

January 19, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

For the past two years, we have been participating in a multi-regional U.S. Soybean Board funded experiment that is investigating the effects of planting green on no-till soybean production and management of multiple-resistant waterhemp populations.

Study: Low-Seed-Rate Rye and Planting Green For Stable Yields

June 1, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: American Society of Agronomy

Overall, planting green had many benefits. It doubled the cereal rye biomass because it was able to live longer. While it resulted in drier soil at planting, planting green saved soil moisture later in the season and kept the soil cooler.

The Long-Term Costs of Covering Up

November 29, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: University of Minnesota Extension

How much cover crops cost to implement and whether they can make you money is a subject of heated debate. Costs are obvious: seed, time and fuel to plant and terminate them. Read more in this article from University of Minnesota Extension.

Adapting Cover Crop Termination Timing to Manage Soil Moisture

May 5, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

Source: Purdue University

In both wet spring weather and drought conditions, the timing of cover crop termination can have a big impact on soil moisture levels, according to Purdue University.

Considerations, Guidelines for Cover Crop Termination

February 12, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Kansas State University Extension

Experts at Kansas State University Extension review important considerations and guidelines for terminating cover crops properly, including NRCS rules and challenges that can be posted by herbicide programs.

NRCS Updates Cover Crop Termination Guidelines

July 19, 2019 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: NRCS

Here are the latest guidelines on cover crop termination from the NRCS — for crops planted in the 2020 crop year and later — for growers who are utilizing crop insurance.

USDA Adds Flexibility for Cover Crop Management in Crop Year 2020

June 28, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: USDA press release

A press release from USDA explains how the 2018 Farm Bill mandated changes to the treatment of cover crops, including adding more flexibility to when cover crops must be terminated while remaining eligible for crop insurance.

No-Till, Cover Crops Pay Dividends on Dairy Farm

A pursuit of economical cattle feed leads to full-blown adoption of a diversified no-till, cover crop system.

By Julia Gerlach posted on March 1, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment

Fourth generation farmer Derek Van De Hey and his family may not become millionaires overnight, but over the long haul they expect their switch to a 100% no-till, cover crop system will save them nearly that amount, or possibly more.

Rolling Covers, Planting Non-GMOs ‘Green’ Leads to Efficient, Thriving No-Till System

By relying on good farm data to improve their operation, Rick Clark and family are capitalizing on the non-GMO crop market while cutting costs, building soil health and stabilizing yields.

By Laura Barrera posted on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment

Yield doesn’t drive Rick Clark’s no-till system. Instead, the fifth generation no-tiller intensely focuses on building soil health as the driver of his family’s 7,000-acre operation near Williamsport, Ind.

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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

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 11, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Crop Protection

While much has been written on the economic aspects of the 2018 Farm Bill, the legislation included a number of items of special interest to no-tillers. Probably the most important one is new language specifically defining the rules for cover crop termination.

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