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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Why This Widely Grown Cover Crop Is a Total Game Changer

Cereal Rye is the most widely grown cool-season cover crop in the U.S., valued for grazing, weed suppression and soil health. This year, during a drought, Rob Dowdle of Dowdle Family Farms in Caledonia, Miss., discovered a surprising benefit of cereal rye that could change how he uses it for his pastured pigs, cattle and soil health on his regenerative farm.

Protecting Soil & Water: How Cover Crops Make a Difference from a Farmer's Perspective

Cover crops aren't just for farmers - they benefit everyone. In this interview, Dale Theel of Greendale Farms explains how cover crops improve soil health and water quality, plus, why he’s trialing 18 different species on his farm.

No-Till Planting Winter Wheat

In this video, one farmer explains how he plants winter wheat into his fields which grew corn in the summer and how his no-till drill works.

Glyphosate Loss Could Cost Farmers 2.9 Billion

What does a future without glyphosate look like? How about a nearly $2.9 billion drop in net farm income, food inflation more than doubling and an additional 33.72 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year, for starters. The grim details were spelled out in a new report from The Directions Group, which highlighted farm bill programs and the role of crop protection tools.

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John Deere Names Jackson Laux as Chief Tractor Kid

Check out this article and video to see a young farmer who may only be 9 years old — but already has the attitude of a much more tenured farmer.

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