Home / Topics / Content Areas / Editors' Picks

Editors' Picks
Editors' Picks RSS Feed RSS

CCS Podcast

[Podcast] Farmers for Soil Health Program Aims to Increase U.S. Cover Crop Acres, Provide Funds to Cover Croppers

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, listen to a conversation with Ben West, executive director of Farmers for Soil Health, and Ryan Heiniger, a 4th generation farmer and executive director of Conservation Technology Information Center.
January 26, 2024 | Posted in Seeding Practices
In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, listen to a conversation with Ben West, executive director of Farmers for Soil Health, and Ryan Heiniger, a 4th generation farmer and executive director of Conservation Technology Information Center.
Read More
Conventional-Tillage-vs.-Cover-Crops-&-No-Till--Rainfall-Simulation.png
Cover Crop Connection

Conventional Tillage vs. Cover Crops & No-Till: Rainfall Simulation

By Mackane Vogel posted on January 19, 2024 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions

At last week’s 32nd Annual National No-Tillage Conference in Indianapolis, I caught up with USDA’s soil health specialist for the state of Indiana, Amanda Kautz. Check out this simulation of a heavy rainfall, and how a conventionally tilled field responds to the rainfall compared to a field with no-till and cover crops.



Read More
CCS Podcast

[Podcast] Can We Count the Nitrogen Credits of Cover Crops for the Following Cash Crop?

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, we're joined by Marisol Berti, Endowed Professor & Plant Sciences Graduate Program Coordinator at North Dakota State University.
December 29, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices
In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, we're joined by Marisol Berti, Endowed Professor & Plant Sciences Graduate Program Coordinator at North Dakota State University.
Read More
11-3-23_Slides_CAU2_for_web.png
Cover Crop Connection

Montag’s Cover Crop+ — Designed for Smaller Seeds

By Noah Newman posted on November 3, 2023 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions
Roger Murdock, director of sales & marketing for Montag Manufacturing, took some time to show me one of the company’s newest cover crop innovations. Check out this clip of Murdock talking about the key features of Montag’s Cover Crop Plus and what makes it ideal for planting cover crops of all different species, especially those with smaller seeds.
Read More
NNTC_Logo_2025_4c.png

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.

Learn More

Top Articles

Must Read Free Eguides

Download these helpful knowledge building tools

View More

Videos

Cover Cropping in Integrated Farming Systems

Cover Cropping in Integrated Farming Systems

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.

View More
All Things Cover Crop

Get all things Cover Crop all the time!

Start Your Membership