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Cover Crops Can Help Counteract Climate Change

June 15, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: Roll Call
Major farm and livestock groups held a press conference in February to project a united voice on an issue they’ve long avoided. The coalition leaders said they wanted to join the fight against climate change rather than remain cast as villains avoiding the responsibility. Read more in this article from Roll Call.
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Study: Cover Crops Improve Soil Health

June 12, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: Las Cruces Sun News
A five-year study by a New Mexico State University researcher found that integrating cover crops, such as legumes and grasses, into existing cropping systems can increase the biological health of soils on hot and dry semiarid lands. Read more in this article from the Las Cruces Sun News.
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[Podcast] Applying Manure to Cover Crops

Can manure be successfully used as fertilizer for cover crops? The answer is yes, but how manure is used depends on your goals and situation, says Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)
June 9, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
Can manure be successfully used as fertilizer for cover crops? The answer is yes, but how manure is used depends on your goals and situation, says Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)
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Applying Manure to Cover Crops

June 9, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health
Can manure be successfully used as fertilizer for cover crops? The answer is yes, but how manure is used depends on your goals and situation, says Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff. A few considerations when applying manure to cover crops, particularly in the spring, includes application timing, the growth stage of the cover crop, application rate, application method, and more.








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[Video] Soil Biology Basics

June 5, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
Soil health is the basis for all types of agriculture. In this webinar, Mark Schonbeck with the Organic Farming Research Foundation discusses the role of soil health in crop nutrition, how the soil food web works, how bacteria and fungi play into soil health, and more.
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[Podcast] Wrangler Jeans Endorses Cover Crops

The new “Rooted Collection” from Wrangler Jeans are made from cotton grown on farms that use cover crops. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)
June 5, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
The new “Rooted Collection” from Wrangler Jeans are made from cotton grown on farms that use cover crops. Roian Atwood, Senior Director of Sustainability with Wrangler & Lee, talks about the opportunity for land stewardship in cotton systems, consumer pressure on corporate decision making, how grazing systems add value to natural systems, and more. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)
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Winter Cover Crop Mix Improves Crop Productivity, Clemson Study Finds

June 5, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: Clemson University press release
Clemson researchers have found a cover crop mixture that can reduce costs for South Carolina farmers, rejuvenate farm soil and help conserve the state’s water supply if included in crop rotations. “Farmers in the southern United States grow cover crops primarily for biomass production and erosion control. We wanted to determine which cover crops would be most beneficial during the winter seasons in South Carolina," said Clemson graduate student Ricardo St. Aime.
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Basalt Rock Dust Could Help Soils Store More CO2, Increase Yields

June 5, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: Technology Networks
Adding basalt rock dust to farmers’ fields could help soils to store four times more carbon dioxide (CO2) and increase crop yields, according to new research by academics at the University of Sheffield. The study, published in Global Change Biology, found that adding the dust increased yields of the cereal crop sorghum by as much as 20 percent. Read more in this article from Technology Networks.
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