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:

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Cover Crops in Semi-Arid Systems

This video shows footage from a recent field day in Oklahoma where extension researchers discuss new information regarding cover crop management strategies and how covers could help with common issues such as irrigation and erosion in semi-arid environments.

Testing the Soil Health Impact of Cover Crops

Check out this video to learn about the research project from Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), comparing conventionally tilled fields to fields that have been no-tilled with cover crops. The study aims to quantify some of the soil health values that cover crops and no-till can provide.

Can You Name the 4 Soil Health Principles Besides Keeping the Ground Covered?

Cover Crops are just 1 of the 5 main principles of soil health. Can you name the other 4? If not, check out this YouTube Short from Land Your Ground to learn about the importance of each in under 60 seconds.

Tips for Interseeding Cover Crops

In this video from Oklahoma State University Plant and Soil Sciences Extension, graduate research assistant, Barbara Maressa dos Santos, discusses everything you need to know about interseeding cover crops, including general management tips, planting timing, grazing, fertilizer rates and more.

First Time Roller Crimping Cover Crops

In this video, join the farmers at Banyan Farm in Josephine County, Ore., as they try out a roller crimper for the very first time. Using a roller crimper creates a natural mulch from cover crops rather than disturbing the soil with tillage.

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