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Key Resources for Enhancing Cover Crop Management in Favor of Profit & Pollinators

By Sarah Fronczak posted on June 29, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

This article focuses on the three leading resources on cover crops produced by SARE, for more information about how to integrate cover crops into your farm management contact the MSU Extension cover crops team.

Can Interseeding Cover Crops Work?

Using the right equipment and planting in corn early might be the keys to success.

By Chris Torres posted on May 9, 2024 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Farm Progress

Using the right equipment and planting in corn early might be the keys to successful interseeding.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: April 12, 2024

April 12, 2024

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 Saddle Butte Ag.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Feb. 16, 2024

February 16, 2024

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 Saddle Butte Ag.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Jan. 5, 2024

January 5, 2024

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 Saddle Butte Ag.

[Podcast] 4 Alternative Cover Crops to Try on Your Farm with Rob Myers

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, listen to Rob Myers, director of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture at the University of Missouri, as he discusses 4 alternative cover crops.

October 27, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, listen to Gary Zimmer giving a presentation at his farm in Spring Green, Wis.

Cover Crop Survey Extended: Farmers Encouraged to Share Views on Cover Crops by End of Weekend

March 29, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health, Investing in Regenerative Ag

A national survey is being extended through the weekend to gather insight from farmers who plant cover crops, as well as farmers who don't.

Biden's Proposed Budget Plan Would Make Cover Crop Pilot Programs Permanent

March 14, 2023 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag, Economics

The Biden administration released a $6.8 trillion budget proposal last week that could propel more farmers toward cover crops and other conservation agriculture practices if approved.

Farmers: Share Your Experience with Cover Crops in National Survey

A national survey was launched to collect information from farmers who plant and don't plant cover crops.

March 2, 2023 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: CTIC

A national survey launched to gather insight from farmers who plant cover crops, as well as farmers who don't.

Looking for Info on Cover Crops?

August 16, 2019 | Posted in Economics

Source: Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education program

Free fact sheets from the Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) program explore the many ways cover crops can maintain soil and benefit the farm ecosystem, including improving soil conditions and preventing pollution; keeping nutrients out of waterways; covering the soil to prevent erosion; sequestering carbon and more.