Farmers for Soil Health, a collaboration between the National Corn Growers Association, National Pork Board and United Soybean Board to create a farmer-led cover crop program, has announced enrollment is now open for the second year of the initiative.
Associate Editor Mackane Vogel chats with
2024 National Cover Crop Summit presenter
Matt Burkholder, a grower from Lima, Ohio. They’ll discuss Burkholder’s presentation, “My Soil Health Journey: Learning from Past Mistakes, Turning Dirt Into Healthy Soil.”
Associate Editor Mackane Vogel chats with
2024 National Cover Crop Summit presenter
Jim Hoorman, a soil health specialist with Hoorman Soil Health Services. They’ll discuss Hoorman’s presentation, “Nutrient and Fertilizer Content of Cover Crops.”
Jake Warford, precision ag specialist with Linco-Precision, shares his experience working with the Sabanto autonomy kit. Although the kit is mainly being used for tillage and mowing tasks at the moment, Warford explains how he used it to plant cover crops and wheat in 2023. “Crawl, walk, run is Sabanto’s philosophy, and right now we’re walking,” Warford says.
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.
University of Idaho Extension Educator Steven Hines believes he’s found an effective way for farmers who interplant cover crops between corn rows to significantly boost forage production.
A discussion in the Organic Grain Resource and Information Network (OGRAIN) email group started with a question about interseeeding clover into soybeans. Several no-tillers proceeded to discuss the topic and how timing of planting could dramatically affect the outcome.
The National No-Tillage Conference returns January 7-10, 2025!Build and refine your no-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 33rd Annual National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky. Jan. 7-10, 2025. Experience an energizing 4-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led No-Till Classrooms and collaborative No-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered.
Last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues.