Cover crops are driving the roots of Bruce Bartlett’s corn a little deeper into the southwest Missouri soil and delivering bonus fertility to boot.
Even though the Lockwood, Mo., no-tiller has learned a few lessons the hard way over the past couple of years, Bartlett discovered that he can use cover crops to improve his soil and reduce fertilizer inputs.
Bartlett, who has been no-tilling since 1996, credits USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) district…
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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.
