Cover crop benefits

Getting Paid to Raise Cover Crops

November 10, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Farmers had several state and national opportunities to receive payments or premiums from planting cover crops. Some deadlines are past, others have been extended. Farmers may want to review some of these programs and look at the current benefits from planting cover crops yet this fall. Read more in this article from Ohio's Country Journal.

Reaping Cover Crop Rewards

September 10, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Capital Journal (Pierre, SD)

The longer farmers use cover crops, the more likely they are to see the benefits and to use the conservation practice on a higher percentage of their farmland, according to a survey of eastern South Dakota producers. Read more in this article from the Capital Journal (Pierre, SD).

Cover Crop Establishment Can Be Challenging

September 6, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Ohio's Country Journal

There are many benefits cover crops offer when they are properly established. These benefits range from protecting soil, to reducing run-off of soil particles in an effort to retain nutrients, to increasing soil productivity and overall farm profitability. Read more in this article from Ohio's Country Journal.

[Video] Cover Crop Termination Timing

July 14, 2021 | Posted in Termination

In this video from the Iowa Soybean Association, Teresa Middleton discusses when to terminate cover crops, the benefits of cover crops, achieving substantial amounts of biomass, and more.

Cover Crop Interseeding Increasing Amongst Growers

The practice was up 20 percentage points over the findings of the 2020 Cover Crop Benchmark Study.

By Sarah Hill posted on June 24, 2021

Roughly one-third of growers participating in the 2021 Cover Crop Strategies Cover Crop Benchmark Study are using the practice, compared to 13.5% in the 2020 study.

Cover Crops Decrease Phosphorus Runoff, But More Herbicides Being Used for Termination

By Sarah Hill posted on June 9, 2021

One of the many benefits of cover crops is they let growers reduce nutrient runoff and help improve water quality in local watersheds. However, in some cases farmers may need to terminate covers and using herbicides is often the go-to method.

Money Making with Covers

December 14, 2020 | Posted in Economics

Source: Globe Gazette (Mason City, IA)

Every year we learn more about the soil saving and water quality protecting benefits of cover crops. A cover crop protects the soil surface from erosion. Read more in this article from the Globe Gazette (Mason City, IA).

Cover Crop Corner: The Gift of Cover Crops

December 3, 2020 | Posted in Grazing, Soil Health, Economics

Source: GO Seed

Producers, researchers and cover crop experts from GO SEED share the cover crop gifts they are most thankful for.

Summer Annual Cover Crops for Prevented Planting

July 1, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Midwest Cover Crops Council

A full season cover crop is a great opportunity to improve soil health and function.

[Podcast] 5 Ideas for Making Cover Crops Pay for Themselves

Cover crops certainly produce a lot of benefits for growers in terms of soil health and nutrient management — but how, exactly, do you make them pay? Steve Groff says there are a several directions to go in that will build a solid foundation for economic benefits. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

June 5, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Cover crops certainly produce a lot of benefits for growers in terms of soil health and nutrient management — but how, exactly, do you make them pay? Steve Groff says there are a several directions to go in that will build a solid foundation for economic benefits. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

Articles Tagged with ''cover crop benefits''

Getting Paid to Raise Cover Crops

Reaping Cover Crop Rewards

Cover Crop Establishment Can Be Challenging

[Video] Cover Crop Termination Timing

Cover Crop Interseeding Increasing Amongst Growers

Cover Crops Decrease Phosphorus Runoff, But More Herbicides Being Used for Termination

Money Making with Covers

Cover Crop Corner: The Gift of Cover Crops

Summer Annual Cover Crops for Prevented Planting

[Podcast] 5 Ideas for Making Cover Crops Pay for Themselves

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