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:

Building Resilient Soil with Cover Crops, No-Till & Strip-Till

With an incredible CO2 Burst Score of 511.51, Josh has showcased the power of soil biology in building long-term resilience. Farming in northern Wright County, Iowa, Josh uses strip-till and no-till practices, diverse cover crop blends and manure applications to restore soil health and efficiency.

Why One Farmer is Moving Away from the Most Popular Cover Crop

In this video from Dowdle Family Farms, Rob Dowdle explains why he is moving away from Cereal Rye even though it is widely accepted as the most popular cover crop in the U.S.

Terminating Cover Crops — What You Need to Know

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Kevin Elmy with Cover Crops Canada, Jim McComb with the Farmer's Edge Agri-Coaching and Jake Munroe with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness to discuss terminating covers — what's the harm in waiting? Is spring better than pre-winter?

Challenges & Successes with No-Till & Cover Crops

Kristin and Pat Duncanson, owners and managers of Highland Family Farms, have a goal of making sure future generations have productive soil to farm. They are working to add cover crops and advance no-till and low-till practices. When they first considered planting covers, they weren’t sure if it was going to work for them.  In this webinar, Kristin discusses the challenges and successes they've had adding cover crops to their rotation.

Growing a Cover Crop Business: Murphy Seed Shop

Michael Murphy of Dike, Iowa talks about why he and his brother, Jason Murphy, started Murphy Seed Shop and speaks to other farmers considering starting or growing their own cover crop businesses. Since 2020, PFI and the Iowa Soybean Association have partnered to provide the Cover Crop Business Accelerator program to new and established businesses around the Midwest.

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