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Iowa Farmer Utilizes Cover Crops to Prevent Soil Erosion

September 14, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: Waukon Standard
An Iowa farmer is breaking up his rotation, reducing erosion, and providing additional forage benefits for his cattle by planting cover crops. Erik Helgerson, who farms near Lansing, Iowa, tried a unique sequence of cover crops this year on 11 acres near his home. Read more in this article from the Waukon Standard (Waukon, Iowa).
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Using Cereal Rye & Narrow-Row Soybeans to Manage Herbicide-Resistant Waterhemp

September 11, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Iowa State University Extension
Waterhemp control is an increasing challenge for soybean producers due to the evolution of multiple herbicide-resistant populations. With dwindling herbicide resources, there is a need to integrate non-chemical strategies into current weed management programs in soybean. Read more in this article from Iowa State University Extension.
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Indiana Leads the Nation in Cover Crop Acres

September 9, 2020 | Posted in Economics
Source: AgriNews
An annual survey that was published recently shows Indiana continues to lead the nation in the acres of cover crops planted. The information collected during the fall transect also shows farmers are implementing no-till and strip-tillage practices. Read more in this article from Agri-News.
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Soil Health Defined

September 9, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: Ohio's Country Journal
Soil health is a term that everyone seems to be confused about or have their own opinion. Soil health is about three things: soil organic matter (SOM), soil microbes and organisms, and plants. Read more in this article from Ohio's Country Journal.
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60-Inch Corn Ideal for Cover Crops

September 7, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Farms.com
Conservation authority staff planted 60-inch corn near Clinton, Ont., as part of a project seeking to better understand how planting cover crops between corn rows may benefit both the crop and the soil. Ross Wilson, the water and soils resource coordinator for Ausable Bayfield Conservation, is collaborating with Bill Gibson, the landowner, on the project. Read more in this article from Farms.com.
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Double Cropping Pays Dividends

September 4, 2020 | Posted in Grazing
Source: Alberta Farm Express
Craig Lehr along with his family, owns and operates Short Grass Ranches, a third-generation operation consisting of a 7,000-head backgrounding feedlot, 1,200-head cow-calf ranch as well as both irrigated and dryland farmland for feed and cash crop production. One of the ways Lehr is working to combat challenges due to drought is by using cover crops on irrigated land. Read more in this article from Alberta Farm Express.
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Ensuring Seed Quality Essential Ahead of Cover Crop Seed Shortage

September 4, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Following last fall’s record amount of acreage going into cover crops as part of USDA’s prevent plant program, farmers and ranchers need to be diligent when it comes to cover crop seed purchases this year, says Jerry Hall, director of research for GO SEED. “The market is definitely seeing some shortages in a few different crops like radishes, hairy vetch and annual clovers because prevent planting consumed a lot more seed than anybody had prepared for,” explains Hall.
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