Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week:
- Western Innovator: Early Bet on Cover Crops Pays Off
- Podcast: Growing Cover Crops as Living Mulch
- Build More Resilient Soils on Your Farm with Cover Crops
- Use Cover Crops as Your Weed Control
- Cover Crops 101: Types, Uses and Benefits
Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by Salford Group.
Salford Group knows cover crops. Salford’s Valmar 56 series seeders set the bar for versatility and accuracy in cover crop seeding. These machines accurately handle a wide variety of seed and blends, while pairing with virtually any implement to seed cover crops while performing other field operations. Salford has a variety of tillage implements that are suitable for seeding with the 56 series applicators. Some Salford tillage machines can be used for hay and pasture renovation, and others can be used to work in standing cover crops as green manure. Check out Salford’s cover crops solutions at salfordgroup.com
Western Innovator: Early Bet on Cover Crops Pays Off
President of GO Seed, a producer of turf, forage and cover crops in Salem, Ore., discusses the company’s recent work with a variety of experimental “falcata” alfalfa native to Siberia that can survive for decades.
Jerry Hall, president of GO Seed, at the company’s headquarters in Salem, Ore. The company breeds and sells seed in the turf, forage and cover crop markets. (Mateusz Perkowski/Capital Press)
Living Cover Crop Systems Podcast
In this podcast episode, learn about the interesting concept of growing cover crops as living mulch within a cash crop. From the establishment of such a system to pest management and all the benefits and obstacles in between, this conversation with Dr. Nick Basinger is sure to make you wonder about what’s possible in a row crop field.
Build More Resilient Soils on Your Farm with Cover Crops
In this article, learn about how increasing organic matter and improving soil structure by using cover crops is crucial when dealing with extreme weather.
Photo from FarmProgress.com
Cover Crops and Weed Control
While herbicides can control various weed species, sometimes they have residual carryover that can negatively impact the establishment of cover crops. An alternative method of weed control may be the actual use of cover crops to suppress weeds.
Photo from OCJ.com
Cover Crops 101: Types, Uses and Benefits
In this episode of the Gather to Grow Podcast, five varied Agriculture experts compare their reasoning for using cover crops and the different ways they can benefit their unique farming systems.
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Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by Salford Group.
Salford Group knows cover crops. Salford’s Valmar 56 series seeders set the bar for versatility and accuracy in cover crop seeding. These machines accurately handle a wide variety of seed and blends, while pairing with virtually any implement to seed cover crops while performing other field operations. Salford has a variety of tillage implements that are suitable for seeding with the 56 series applicators. Some Salford tillage machines can be used for hay and pasture renovation, and others can be used to work in standing cover crops as green manure. Check out Salford’s cover crops solutions at salfordgroup.com
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