Seeding Practices

[Video] How to Gain a “Seedbed Edge” with Strategic Cover Cropping

Dr. Abbey Wick, North Dakota State University Soil Health Extension Health Specialist, visits with Havana, N.D., strip-tiller and no-tiller Joe Breker in the field to evaluate some of the challenges of strip-tilling on sloped acres, and the value of capturing the advantages of strip-till seedbed preparation with the use of strategic cover cropping mixes and termination techniques.
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Cover Crops as Alternative Weed Control

Cover crop use was steadily rising on farms in the early 2000s, with 60% of corn growers reporting their use. But in recent years consistency has wavered. Read more in this article from North Carolina State University.
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[Podcast] Growing Cover Crops & Fueling a Dairy

This week’s podcast, sponsored by Yetter Equipment, features Daniel Olson, a grower and dairyman from Lena, Wis. Olson will be a speaker at the upcoming Spring 2021 National Cover Crop Summit. Olson shares a sneak peek of his presentation, discussing how he utilizes cover crops as forage for his dairy.
This week’s podcast, sponsored by Yetter Equipment, features Daniel Olson, a grower and dairyman from Lena, Wis. Olson will be a speaker at the upcoming Spring 2021 National Cover Crop Summit. Olson shares a sneak peek of his presentation, discussing how he utilizes cover crops as forage for his dairy, how he transitioned to using cover crops, how he’s overcome cover crop challenges, and more.
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[Podcast] Get Ahead of Weeds with Cover Crops

This week’s podcast, sponsored by Yetter Equipment, features Gared Shaffer, Weeds Field Specialist with South Dakota State University Extension. Shaffer discusses how to utilize cover crops to make weeds less competitive, which weed species to watch out for, how temperature and moisture fluctuations can impact cover crops and weeds, and more.
This week’s podcast, sponsored by Yetter Equipment, features Gared Shaffer, Weeds Field Specialist with South Dakota State University Extension. Shaffer discusses how to utilize cover crops to make weeds less competitive, which weed species to watch out for, how temperature and moisture fluctuations can impact cover crops and weeds, and more.
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Aerial seeding cover crops

6 Tips for Flying On Cover Crops Successfully

A pilot explains how a no-tiller’s choice in applicator, cover crop species, rate and timing play important roles in achieving a strong, uniform stand.
One of the biggest concerns and complaints no-tillers have about aerially seeding cover crops is that it doesn’t result in a good stand.
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[Video] Test Plot of Cover Crops & Corn

Ohio grower Nathan Brown discusses how he created a test plot where he compared 60-inch rows and 30-inch rows of corn, including seeding population rates, how he added cover crops to the plot, how the cover crops performed amongst the wider rows, and more.
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