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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The Surprising Results of Feeding Cows with Full-Season Cover Crops

In this YouTube Short, Dean Weigand shares his experience feeding cows with full-season cover crop bales and the surprising results he's seen. Learn why he calls it the "cheapest high quality feed you’ll ever make.”


Cover Crops in Organic Rotations

Organic farmer Paul Hoffman shares about his diverse crop system in Illinois, discussing his crop rotations and how he fits cover crops into the mix. From sunn hemp interseeded with his buckwheat crop, to roller crimped cereal rye to hybrid brassicas, hear all about what has worked well and what hasn’t.


Benefits of Winter Cover Crops

In this video from Weather World Penn State University, Ben Reppert speaks with the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance about the benefits of planting winter cover crops and reducing plowing.


A Voice For Resilience: Mississippi Farmer Builds On Climate-Smart Legacy

USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities is advancing equity through projects like the National Black Growers Council (NBGC) climate-smart regenerative agriculture project, through which more than 100 black row-crop farmers are gaining access to financial and technical assistance to test regenerative agricultural practices and determine which can build climate resiliency into their operations. Fourth-generation rice and soybean farmer Christi Bland-Miller enrolled in both NBGC’s project, as well as USA Rice Federation, Inc.’s climate-smart rice project, to further build on her father’s sustainable legacy. A proactive spokesperson for minority farmers, she hopes that her participation demonstrates the benefits of climate-smart, regenerative agriculture practices – sequestering carbon, reducing methane, improving soil health and creating additional income sources beyond traditional commodity sales.


Why One Farmer Plants Chicory in Every Cover Crop Mix

In this video from Dowdle Family Farms, Rob Dowdle of Caledonia, Miss., explains why he thinks chicory is one of the most important cover crops and why he uses it in every cover crop mix he plants on his farm.


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