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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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[Video] 60 Years of Cover Crop Use

June 3, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices
In this video from the Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education program, Larry Thompson, a grower from Damascus, Ore., farms 120 acres of 30-40 organic crops. The operation has been using covers since the 1960s to improve soil tilth.
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Rethinking Cropland Management with Planting Green

June 2, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: South Dakota Soil Health Coalition
Peter Sexton, associate professor and South Dakota State University Extension sustainable cropping systems specialist at the SDSU Southeast Research Farm, has found that planting green has water quality benefits. Read more in this article from the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition.
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Managing Weeds with Cover Crops After Wheat

May 28, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: South Dakota State University Extension
Weed control has focused on resistance management, with a greater reliance on residual herbicide programs, use of multiple sites of action at full rates and over lapping residual programs. As use of cover crops have increased in recent years managing weeds through a longer residual herbicide program has become more complicated. Read more in this article from South Dakota State University Extension.
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Options Abound for No-Tilling Cover Crops

May 14, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Crescent News
Farmers have several planting options, depending on whether they are conventional tillage farmers or planting no-till with cover crops. What options farmers choose and their success may depend upon soil and moisture planting conditions. Read more in this article from the Crescent News (Defiance, OH).
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