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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Rainfall Simulator Highlights Importance of Cover Crops & No-Till

In this video, watch as a rainfall simulator shows the difference in topsoil loss from several different types of fields including conventionally tilled fields, fields with no-till and cover crops and fields with no-till but no cover crops.

Demining Ukrainian Farm Fields with Howard Buffett

In this YouTube Short from Farm Journal, Howard Buffett shares how his team has been testing explosives on equipment used to demine farm fields in hopes of expediting the process of doing so in Ukrainian farm fields that have been riddled with mines.

6 Considerations for Selecting the Right Cover Crop Species for Your Farm

This video from NC State Extension breaks down 6 considerations that growers can make to help narrow down and select the cover crop species that works for them.

Cows Would Rather Go for a Swim Than Graze Cover Crops

In this video, you might be surprised by what these cows are doing instead of grazing cover crops in a field.

Cover Crops for Vegetable Growers

In this video from Practical Farmers of Iowa, hear from Jordan Clasen of Grade A Gardens in Earlham, Iowa as he shows how he integrates cover crops with cash crops to support crop and soil health while keeping weeds at bay. Jordan also discusses how he seeds covers, makes use of empty row space and how regenerative growing methods increase the profitability of their farm.

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