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More Predator Insects in Cornfields with Cover Crops

June 16, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Farm Forum
University of Minnesota Extension researchers have started a small trial examining the predation rate of insect pests in differently managed row crop fields. We compared pest predation in row crop fields with cover crops to predation rates in fields without cover crops. Read more in this article from Farm Forum.
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Using Cover Crops as Forage for Livestock

June 11, 2021 | Posted in Economics
Source: Hay & Forage Grower
There are costs associated with establishment and termination of cover crops, and oftentimes the economic returns are slowly recaptured, if measurable at all. One way to quickly recoup the cost of cover crops is to use them as an annual forage for livestock. Read more in this article from Hay & Forage Grower.
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Carbon Markets 101

June 9, 2021 | Posted in Economics
Source: Messenger-Inquirer
To boil it down, a farm business or forest owner that grows crops or owns trees that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and return it to the soil can be paid by an electricity generator, manufacturing, or consumer product business that emits carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The transaction is a method of offsetting what we know of as “greenhouse gas emissions.” Read more in this article from the Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY).
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Most Cover Crops Seeded in Fall, Winter

The second annual Cover Crop Strategies Cover Crop Benchmark Study also found that drilling and broadcasting are the two most common cover crop seeding methods.
By Sarah Hill posted on June 8, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices
With so much to be done during fall harvest time and over the winter, 85% of growers are also seeding cover crops during this time frame. That is what the results of the second annual Cover Crop Strategies Cover Crop Benchmark Study found to be the case.
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Burning Down Covers Before Planting

June 4, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Lancaster Farming
As corn and soybean planting approaches, a few best management practices for pre-plant burndown herbicide programs should be considered. John Wallace, a Penn State Extension weed management specialist, says burndown programs are most successful when applied in weather conditions that ensure targeted weeds and cover crops are actively growing (day temperatures above 55 degrees, and above 40 degrees at night). Read more in this article from Lancaster Farming.
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