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Things That Can Go Wrong With Cover Crops: Prevention and Management

July 26, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health, Economics, Termination

Source: Albert Lea Seed

Albert Lea Seed agronomists identify 9 unintended consequences that may arise with cover crops and a list of potential solutions.

Scientists Identify Cover Crops That Keep Nitrogen in Soil

July 25, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: High Plains Journal

To keep nitrogen where it can do the most good, a team of ARS scientists is developing new techniques for cover crop breeders. Their goal: to help the breeders identify plants whose extended underground root systems (known as the rhizosphere) are most effective at keeping nitrogen in the soil.

Consider Planting a Summer Cover Crop in Wheat Stubble

July 22, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: Hays Post

Dale Younker checks in from Kansas with some cover crop tips. The soil health specialist explains why planting a cover in wheat stubble this summer could pay dividends down the road.

Boost Vegetable Yields by Intercropping Cowpeas

July 21, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: SARE

Intercropping cowpea with vegetable crops can increase yields up to 50% according to a report from the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.

[Podcast] Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award Winners Share Secrets to Success

July 20, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

For this episode of Cover Crop Strategies, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, the Reddick family gives us an in-depth look at how conservation practices have improved their operation. We’ll learn about their favorite cover crop species, equipment, roller-crimping methods, rotational grazing system, wildlife population and more!

Penn State Shares Short-Lived Forage Trial Results

July 20, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Penn State Extension

Short-lived forages are gaining popularity for their important role in livestock rations in tandem with their utility as a cover crop. New variety comparison data is now available for the 2022 season.

Cover Crop Options After Wheat Harvest

July 14, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Ohio Country Journal

Farmers are working to wrap up wheat harvest and considering what to do next. Some will decide to do nothing, others may consider planting another crop, either soybeans or a cover crop. Cover crops give a farmer a little more flexibility, especially when planted in mixtures.

Early Seeding Key to Controlling Nutrient Loss with Cover Crops

July 13, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: American Society of Agronomy

Planting cover crops early helps them hold onto more excess nutrients. That’s good news for the polluted Chesapeake Bay.

Using Covers to Improve Soil and Water Quality

Davenport, Iowa’s, Robb Ewoldt implements innovative conservation practices to boost his bottom line while improving the environment.

By Noah Newman posted on July 13, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Robb Ewoldt, along with his wife, Jennifer, and teenage sons, Alex and Isaac, grows corn and soybeans in eastern Iowa, just three miles north of the Mississippi River. He farms 2,000 acres with a main goal always in mind.

[Podcast] New Cover Crop Offers Profitability in the South

July 12, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

In this edition of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, we’ll get the scoop from Nuseed North American marketing lead Roger Rotariu and Nuseed Carinata communications director Colleen Shaw.

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Earlier this week we paid another visit to this year’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick in Vincennes, Ind., and one thing about Ray is that even when it’s the “off season,” he’s still thinking ahead for next season.

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Things That Can Go Wrong With Cover Crops: Prevention and Management

Scientists Identify Cover Crops That Keep Nitrogen in Soil

Consider Planting a Summer Cover Crop in Wheat Stubble

Boost Vegetable Yields by Intercropping Cowpeas

[Podcast] Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award Winners Share Secrets to Success

Penn State Shares Short-Lived Forage Trial Results

Cover Crop Options After Wheat Harvest

Early Seeding Key to Controlling Nutrient Loss with Cover Crops

Using Covers to Improve Soil and Water Quality

[Podcast] New Cover Crop Offers Profitability in the South

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