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:
- How to Get Started with Cover Crops and Livestock
- Farmers in Washington to Save Glyphosate
- On Farms, Tillage Intensity Shown to Affect Beneficial Insect Communities
- Cover Crop Termination Done Right
- Illinois Governor Moves to Slash Cover Crop Funds Despite Rising Demand
How to Get Started with Cover Crops and Livestock
In this video, Rob Dowdle from Dowdle Family Farms in Caledonia, Miss., sits down with Keith Berns of Green Cover Seed and discusses growing nutritious cover crops for pastured pigs that nourish the pigs, the soil and the farmer. By the end of the conversation they point to cover crops mixes that are great places to start.
Farmers in Washington to Save Glyphosate
A small group of farmers had the chance to meet with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's team last week to discuss glyphosate. They described the conversation as enlightening and eye-opening.
On Farms, Tillage Intensity Shown to Affect Beneficial Insect Communities
University of New Hampshire research reveals how different tillage practices influence key arthropod communities in agricultural soils.
Cover Crop Termination Done Right
In this YouTube Short, listen to Jacob Appleberry from Live Oak Ag share his insights on cover crop termination, herbicide selection and the importance of water quality in spraying.
Illinois Governor Moves to Slash Cover Crop Funds Despite Rising Demand
Farmers and environmental advocates warn conservation efforts could stall without it. Read more here.
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