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Cover Crop Innovator Jim Hershey Among Leopold Conservation Award Finalists

September 18, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Sand County Foundation

Three finalists have been selected for the 2024 Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award.

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.

[Podcast] Making Cover Crops Work in Area with Less Than 20-Inch Rainfall: Part 2

While cover crops are being utilized across the U.S., in all 50 states, adoption has lagged behind a bit in semi-arid climates due to concerns about soil moisture being depleted.

January 8, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

While cover crops are being utilized across the U.S., in all 50 states, adoption has lagged behind a bit in semi-arid climates due to concerns about soil moisture being depleted. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

[Podcast] Making Cover Crops Work in Area with Less Than 20-Inch Rainfall: Part 1

While cover crops are being utilized across the U.S., in all 50 states, adoption has lagged behind a bit in semi-arid climates due to concerns about soil moisture being depleted. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

November 26, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

While cover crops are being utilized across the U.S., in all 50 states, adoption has lagged behind a bit in semi-arid climates due to concerns about soil moisture being depleted. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

[Podcast] Tips for Planting into Green Cover Crops Successfully

The concept of planting cash crops into living cover crops is gaining more momentum among growers every year. But is your planter and management up for the task? (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

June 12, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

The concept of planting cash crops into living cover crops is gaining more momentum among growers every year. But is your planter and management up for the task? (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

[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)

[Podcast] Strategies for Making Roller-Crimpers Work in Cover Crops: Part 2

In the second part of a two-part series on this topic, Holtwood, Pa., farmer and Cover Crop Coach Steve Groff will discuss management decisions for rolling with or without using herbicides, the weed-control potential of rolled covers, using cover crop mixes in this type of system, and how to evaluate whether your planter can work effectively in rolled covers. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

May 14, 2019 | Posted in Termination

In the second part of a two-part series on this topic, Holtwood, Pa., farmer and Cover Crop Coach Steve Groff will discuss management decisions for rolling with or without using herbicides, the weed-control potential of rolled covers, using cover crop mixes in this type of system, and how to evaluate whether your planter can work effectively in rolled covers. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

[Podcast] Strategies for Making Roller-Crimpers Work in Cover Crops: Part 1

In the first part of a two-part series on this topic, the Holtwood, Pa., farmer and cover crop coach will discuss some strategies for succeeding with a roller-crimper system, including what realistic expectations should be for results, which cover crop species are best to roll and proper seeding rates.

April 30, 2019 | Posted in Termination

In the first part of a two-part series on this topic, the Holtwood, Pa., farmer and cover crop coach will discuss some strategies for succeeding with a roller-crimper system, including what realistic expectations should be for results, which cover crop species are best to roll and proper seeding rates. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

[Podcast] Understanding Allelopathy with Cereal Rye When Planting Corn

Many growers avoid planting corn into fields where cereal rye has been seeded over fears that allelopathic issues from decomposing rye will stunt corn growth and ding yields. But Steve Groff believes allelopathy is often misdiagnosed and yellow corn could be related to other management issues.

April 23, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Termination

Many growers avoid planting corn into fields where cereal rye has been seeded over fears that allelopathic issues from decomposing rye will stunt corn growth and ding yields. But Steve Groff believes allelopathy is often misdiagnosed and yellow corn could be related to other management issues. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

Sensing Industry Trends, Cover Crop Innovators Expands Educational Reach

April 18, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Cover Crop Innovators

Holtwood, Pa.-based grower and veteran cover crop coach Steve Groff announces new enhancements this year to Cover Crop Innovators, an online educational resource for cover crop education and management.