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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Midwest Farmers Are Using More Cover Crops

This audio segment from St. Louis Public Radio highlights a satellite image study that shows the use of cover crops on Midwestern farmland has quadrupled over the past decade, despite still being planted on less than 10% of farms.

Harmful Weed or Beneficial Cover Crop?

In this video, Rob Dowdle of Dowdle Family Farms in Caledonia, Miss., explains why chicory — despite what many people think — can actually be a valuable cover crop rather than an obnoxious weed.

Cover Crops Making Their Way Around the Globe

In this video, learn how Italian agronomist Roberto Porricelli is utilizing cover crops for soil protection and soil enrichment in northeast Italy.

The Unknown Powers & Origin Story of a Triticale Cover Crop

In this video, learn about Triticale, the supergrain many people have never heard of and its significance in agriculture and how it became more sustainable.

Conservation Outcomes Webinar Covers Effects of Cover Crops on Grassland Birds

In this video, take a look at cover crops through a bird’s eye view as Dr. Adam Janke of Iowa State University and Dr. David Buehler of the University of Tennessee present findings from recent studies examining bird use of cover crops in their respective states. They believe these findings could prove useful for farmers to support on-the-ground cropland management decisions informed by a better understanding of the potential role of cover crops in grassland bird conservation efforts.

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