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Forage Matters: Cover Crops, Grazing & Nitrogen Fixation

By James Rogers posted on May 4, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Legumes do have the ability, when conditions are right, to fix large amounts of nitrogen, no doubt about that. To capture the most of that fixed nitrogen, the legume should be cycled back into the soil through plant decay or by grazing and cycling through the animal and back to the soil.

Microbes, Mycorrhizae Key to Understanding Nutrient Content of Cover Crops

No-Till Innovator Jim Hoorman unearths relationship between cover crops & nutrient content in the soil

By Mackane Vogel posted on September 4, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

Understanding the nutrient content of cover crops can be challenging because it depends on many different factors.

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Why Aren't More Farmers Planting Cover Crops?

No-Till Living Legend Randall Reeder explains the long-term advantages of cover crops

By Randall Reeder posted on July 12, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

My question today is, if cover crops are so good, why don’t more farmers like them?

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.

By Sarah Hill posted on August 6, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

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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No-Till Innovator Keeps Planting Green After 60-Bushel Boost

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we get the scoop on the benefits of planting green with Jackson, Wis., no-tiller Ross Bishop.

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