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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Using a Combine-Mounted Cover Crop Seeder

James and Aaron Black plant cover crops earlier and with less time and tractor passes using a combine-mounted cover crop seeder. This video features them talking about how they got this idea and how this approach is impacting their operation.

Strip-Till Running in Cereal Rye Cover Crop

In this YouTube Short from Global Alliance of Independent Ag Consultants, check out some footage of strip-till running in a field of cereal rye cover crop. And be sure to register for the 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference in Madison, Wis., this coming August.

Results of Cover Crop & No-Till Soil Experiment Compared to Tillage

In this video, watch as South Georgia grower Patrick Shivers demonstrates top dressing fertilizer and examines the differences between no-till and conventionally tilled grain sorghum.

There’s an Easier Way… Just Ask No-Till Legend Steve Groff

This video of a make-shift roller crimper speaks volumes to the innovative capabilities of farmers all over the world. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Just ask No-Till Legend Steve Groff about what gave him the idea to create the first roller crimper on U.S. soil.

Must-Knows for Winter Rye Cover Cropping

In this episode of the Talking Crop Podcast, guest Daniel Smith and host Kathryn Seebruck discuss winter rye cover cropping for weed suppression and soil health, general economics of cover crops and practical advice for implementing cover crops in areas with shorter growing seasons like northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

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