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:
- Tough Years, Tough Soils — Cover Crops Can Help
- Cover Crops Are Most Efficient Way to Improve Soil Health
- Benefits of Cover Crops for Better Soil Structure
- Conservation Ag is Not a ‘One Size Fits All’ Method
- Bill Nye the Science Guy Visits the Farm to Talk Clean Jet Fuel
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Bio Till Cover Crops, a pioneer and leader in cover crop seeds, represents a complete lineup of seeds suitable for use in diverse soil types and growing conditions. Our focus on cover crop and regenerative forage seeds sets us apart from suppliers invested in other markets. Dealers in our distribution network are committed to your success by providing local resources, education and guidance to ensure you have the correct foundation for success. With over 50 years of experience in production, processing, packaging, and shipping, you won’t find a better fit for your farm.
Tough Years, Tough Soils — Cover Crops Can Help
From water savings to carbon and soil organic matter increase, cover crops are one of the heaviest hitters. RioGro has pioneered cover cropping systems in the desert southwest. Austin Schweizer speaks about his experience with cover crops in a low rainfall, arid environment and how cover crops have helped with water savings, grazing, building organic matter, carbon and biology into the soil.
Cover Crops Are Most Efficient Way to Improve Soil Health
Planting cover crops is one of the best things you can do to build soil health on your farm. They can also help to capture carbon, retain water, and build biodiversity. In this video, Miguel Garcia and other soil health experts weigh in on why cover crops are so important in achieving optimal soil health.
Benefits of Cover Crops for Better Soil Structure
Cover crops help to form soil aggregates—clusters of soil particles held together by organic matter, minerals and microbes. These aggregates improve soil structure and biology, boost nutrient availability and enhance water retention, all of which significantly improve soil health and support stronger plant growth.
Conservation Ag is Not a ‘One Size Fits All’ Method
In this article, unpack some numbers from recent tillage practice surveys and learn why different methods of conservation ag such as cover crops and no-till may be better in certain regions than in others.
Bill Nye the Science Guy Visits the Farm to Talk Clean Jet Fuel
The day Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' comes to your farm to talk about jet fuel is one for the books. Shawn and Mike Feikema run their family's 7,000-acre row crop and 6,000-head beef farm in southwestern Minnesota. They know exactly what works across their acres and feedlot, what doesn't and most importantly, why or why not.
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Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by Saddle Butte Ag.
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Bio Till Cover Crops, a pioneer and leader in cover crop seeds, represents a complete lineup of seeds suitable for use in diverse soil types and growing conditions. Our focus on cover crop and regenerative forage seeds sets us apart from suppliers invested in other markets. Dealers in our distribution network are committed to your success by providing local resources, education and guidance to ensure you have the correct foundation for success. With over 50 years of experience in production, processing, packaging, and shipping, you won’t find a better fit for your farm.
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