Cover crops have many benefits, including suppressing weed emergence and growth. Planting soybeans in a standing cover crop and then terminating the cover crop stymies weeds without harming yield. Corn, however, is a bit trickier. Competition from the cover crop can reduce corn yield. In addition, failure to kill the cover crop in a timely manner and improper nitrogen management will result in fewer bushels.

Initial findings across over 2,400 acres in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska demonstrate positive trends for the implementation of cover crops at field scale as compared to conventional management practices.

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.

It was 1935 that Steve Groff's grandparents purchased the piece of earth that he now stewards and preserves – a legacy that the 4th generation is beginning to manage.

A discussion in the Organic Grain Resource and Information Network (OGRAIN) email group started with a question about upgrading a drain grill to seed complex combinations of different-sized cover crop seeds, and from there, snowballed into a larger conversation about other farm equipment preferences and advice.