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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Harvesting Corn, Seeding Cover Crops All At Once

In this video, Adam Fennig of Fennig Equipment describes how the Corn Head Seeder works. This machine is a 2-in-1 way to harvest corn and seed cover crops all in one pass.

Talking Conservation Podcast Features No-Tiller Ed Hegland

Ed Hegland, who farms in western Minnesota, joins this episode of the Talking Conservation Podcast to highlight his conservation evolution, including strip-till, no-till and cover crops. Hegland is also part of the Farmers for Soil Health program.

Challenges of Cover Cropping in the Eastern Corn Belt

In this video from Albert Lea Seed, watch as Luckey, Ohio grower and fourth-generation farmer Lou Kozma discusses cover cropping in the Eastern Corn Belt on his farm which has been certified organic since 1981.

The Nuts & Bolts of Farming Regeneratively

On a recent episode of the Back to the People Podcast with Nicole Shanahan, No-Till Innovator Rick Clark joins the show to discuss how he has developed and is constantly improving a systematic approach to regenerative farming in line with the goal of increasing profitability and long term sustainability. Rick says he is most proud of incorporating regenerative farming practices with all acres being certified organic. He calls it regenerative organic stewardship with no-tillage. He will suppress weeds and build soil health with cover crops and no-tillage. Rick also cares deeply about human health, as it is another important driver behind organic no-till farming.

The #1 Reason to Plant Cover Crops

In this clip from the Barn Talk Podcast, co-host Sawyer Whisler explains what his number one reason for planting cover crops is. He also touches on agricultural history and the Dust Bowl and why more farmers should look at that as a lesson to plant cover crops and reduce tillage today.

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