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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Spooky Season: Cover Crops, No-Till & Witchcraft

The only thing scary about cover crops is how *SCARY* beneficial they are in no-till systems. Or so that’s what I thought, until reading this tale from Hay & Forage Grower’s Amber Friedrichsen about the connection between cereal rye and the Salem Witch Trials. Happy Halloween!

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Achieving 94-Bushel Soybean Yield with Ryegrass

Ride along with Carl Clark as he harvests soybeans that were planted on a cover-cropped field. The soybeans were planted green into 5-foot-tall ryegrass. Clark shares some of the challenges he encountered this growing season.

@cfr.cfc #farmtok #covercrop #rye #soybeans ♬ original sound - Carl Clark

What I’ve Learned from No-Till & Cover Crops in Southeastern Minnesota

Tom Pyfferoen uses no-till and cover crops on his 1,000-acre farm in Olmsted County, Minn. In this video from the Minnesota NRCS, Pyfferoen shares his no-till playbook and cover crop strategies for maximizing forage and fertilizer value, soil testing, residue management and weed control.

25 Years of Cover Crop & No-Till Success

Longtime no-tiller Myron Sylling checks in from Spring Grove, Minn., to discuss his family’s soil health journey and how cover crops have played a crucial role in his system.

Replenishing the Ground w/ Cover Crops in Lancaster County's Amish Land

At one time tobacco was known to severely deplete the soil of nutrients. Growing a crop year after year on the same ground without rotation will have that effect. Today, many tobacco farmers in Lancaster County, Pa., not only rotate their tobacco crops from year to year but also plant cover crops on the harvested fields. In this video, you will watch tobacco being harvested and the work needed to get the ground ready for cover crops.

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Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by Saddle Butte Ag.

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