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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: July 1, 2022

July 1, 2022

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. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

[Video] Cover Crop Strategies with Adam Chappell

June 29, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

In this video from University of Arkansas Extension, grower Adam Chappell explains how he selects cover crop species, how timing of cover crop seeding affects cover crop species selection, why growers should choose cover crops based on their goals, and more.

[Podcast] Damon Reabe Shares Tips for Flying on Cover Crops Successfully

June 27, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

In this edition of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by La Crosse Seed, we go inside the aerial application business with Damon Reabe, owner of Dairlyand Aviation and Reabe Spraying Service in Waupun, Wis.

[Video] Dale Stevermer Shares his Homemade Interseeder

June 26, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Dale Stevermer, Easton, Minn., shares info about a homemade interseeder he modified from two pieces of equipment for seeding cover crops on his farm.

[Podcast] Analyzing Glyphosate Resistant Weeds and Yield Response to Different Cover Crops

June 23, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

In this edition of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by La Crosse Seed, managing editor Julia Gerlach sits down with Jim Stute, an independent research agronomist who’s been studying cover crops since the 1980s.

Cover Crop Use Spreading Across the Globe

June 23, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Cover crops are seeing popularity increase overseas, from Europe to Asia to Australia to New Zealand, as farmers look for many of the same benefits on their own farms.

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PSU Study Evaluates Economic Impact of Grazing Cover Crops

June 23, 2022 | Posted in Grazing, Economics

Source: Penn State Extension

Researchers went out about 2-3 weeks after farmers started grazing a cover crop field to measure standing and post-grazing cover crop biomass, and soil health before, the day after, and 2-3 weeks after grazing. One big factor determining profit was the number of times the cover crop could be grazed, and the quantity of grazed biomass consumed.

True Armyworm Causing Issues in Cover Crops and Corn in Minnesota

June 22, 2022

Source: University of Minnesota

The first true armyworm infestation in corn has been reported in south central Minnesota.

Blog: How Do Working Lands Conservation Programs Shape Cover Crop Adoption?

June 20, 2022 | Posted in Economics

Source: NSAC

A recent study led by the American Soybean Association (ASA) claims to demonstrate the differing value of two agricultural working lands conservation programs and their ability to create increased adoption of cover crops. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) takes issue with several aspects of the study.

South African Farmer Grows Massive Tillage Radish

By Noah Newman posted on June 20, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Jannie Keet shows off a mino early tillage radish that's as big as him! The South African farmer seeded it in the middle of spring with a no-till planter in the province of North West. It's part of his pollinator mix around the field, housing beneficial insects for pest control, Keet tells Cover Crop Strategies.

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Earning the Right to Plant Cover Crops

Mackane Vogel here at the Acres Eco-Ag Conference and Trade Show in Madison, Wis., and for this week’s segment we are going to toss it off to Gary Zimmer to talk a little bit about his cover crop strategies.

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