Cover crop strategies

John Dobberstein Returns to Lessiter Media as Senior Editor

October 4, 2024

Dobberstein will serve as Senior Editor of No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies.

Farmers Across the World Share Equipment They Use to Seed Cover Crops

CCS readers submit various cover crop seeding equipment used on farms across the world

May 15, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

The editors at Cover Crop Strategies surveyed readers about the types of cover crop seeders they use on their farms and requested pictures and descriptions of their equipment. From standard air seeders to modified versions of classic seed drills all the way to horse and buggy, here are some of the most unique and thought-provoking responses.

5 Tips & Strategies for Managing Cover Crops in Spring

With spring just around the corner, check out 5 tips and strategies for spring cover crop management from experienced cover croppers.

By Mackane Vogel posted on March 20, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Grazing, Soil Health, Termination

With spring just around the corner, check out 5 tips and strategies for spring cover crop management from experienced cover croppers.

Crummett Expands Role with No-Till Farmer

December 13, 2022

The Ag Division of Lessiter Media is pleased to announce that Dan Crummett will take on an expanded role at Lessiter Media editorial team as a contributing editor in 2023.

USDA: Using Single Species of Cover Crops Most Common on Commodity Acres

December 6, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Data from the field-level USDA Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) provide information on which cover crops were grown in the fall before planting corn, cotton and soybeans.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Nov. 25, 2022

November 25, 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.

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How One Iowa Farmer Reduced His Fertilizer Usage by 30%

Fredericks, who farms just 15 miles south of the Minnesota state line in a very cold climate, points out that what worked for him might not be the best for every single farmer.

By Mackane Vogel posted on November 21, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

Wayne Fredericks, a corn and soybean farmer from Osage, Iowa, has been no-tilling soybeans since 1991 and strip-tilling corn since 2001. But ever since he tried using cover crops in 2012, he has been able to reduce his use of fertilizer by 30%.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Nov. 18, 2022

November 18, 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.

2020 National Cover Crop Summit: Fall Edition

Fall Cover Crop Summit Will Energize Your Cover Crop Plans

Experienced growers and industry experts to share their best seeding strategies, grazing and feeding tips, variety selection secrets and more at the National Cover Crop Summit: Fall 2020 Edition, Nov. 17-18.

October 14, 2020 | Posted in Economics

Due to popular demand, the editors of Cover Crop Strategies are pleased to present a fall edition of the National Cover Crop Summit. This free, 2-day virtual event on Nov. 17-18 will feature 6 sessions sharing ideas, tips and information from crop industry experts and growers who have experience using cover crops to maximize economic and soil-health building benefits.

Cover Crop Innovators Acquisition Announcement

Lessiter Media Ag Division Acquires Cover Crop Innovators

January 8, 2020

The acquired property will be part of Lessiter Media’s Cover Crop Strategies division, which the Wisconsin firm launched as a digital property in 2019 and was immediately followed by a successful National Cover Crop Summit.