No-tillers who have avoided using cover crops in the past because of conflicts with insurance adjusters should find some new flexibility beginning this fall.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) this year released new guidelines on when cover crops should be terminated in various cropping systems.
The new rules — tailored to individual regions and climates — revised polices that sometimes created conflicts with crop insurance provisions. They give more power to local NRCS agents…
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Last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues.
