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[Podcast] Making Cover Crops Work in Specialty Crops

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies Podcast, brought to you by the National Strip-Tillage Conference, Aries Haygood of Vidalia, Ga., talks about his unconventional path into the world of agriculture and how he first started learning about cover crops.
May 19, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health
In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by the National Strip-Tillage Conference, Aries Haygood of Vidalia, Ga., talks about his unconventional path into the world of agriculture and how he first started learning about cover crops
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Farmers Across the World Share Equipment They Use to Seed Cover Crops

CCS readers submit various cover crop seeding equipment used on farms across the world
May 15, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices
The editors at Cover Crop Strategies surveyed readers about the types of cover crop seeders they use on their farms and requested pictures and descriptions of their equipment. From standard air seeders to modified versions of classic seed drills all the way to horse and buggy, here are some of the most unique and thought-provoking responses.
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Species Selection for Interseeding Covers into Early Season Corn & Soybeans

By Nelson Winkel, Mary Drewnoski, Chris Proctor, Jenny Rees, Steve Melvin, and Katja Koehler-Cole posted on May 1, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
The goal with interseeding cover crops into corn and soybean early in the growing season is to allow for more time for a cover crop to be established. Having more time for establishment prior to harvest can aid in suppressing weeds, capturing excess nitrogen, providing additional nitrogen, increasing diversity and establishing forage for grazing.
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[Podcast] Arid Region Solutions to the Many Challenges of Cover Crops with Roy Pfaltzgraff

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, Roy Pfaltzgraff of Haxtun, Colo., talks about the unique cover crop strategies that he uses in his operation at Pfaltzgraff Farms.
March 23, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Termination

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, Roy Pfaltzgraff of Haxtun, Colo., talks about the unique cover crop strategies that he uses in his operation at Pfaltzgraff Farms.


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[Podcast] Completing The Holy Grail of Soil Health through Grazing with Jeff Gaska

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, assistant editor Mackane Vogel sits down with Jeff Gaska, who farms outside of Beaver Dam, Wis. Gaska uses almost every soil health practice in the book to build healthy soil and farm profitability
March 9, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Termination

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, assistant editor Mackane Vogel sits down with Jeff Gaska, who farms outside of Beaver Dam, Wis. Gaska uses almost every soil health practice in the book to build healthy soil and farm profitability


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