Seeding Practices - Articles

Cover Crops Can Help with Superweeds

May 15, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Capital Press

Weed suppressing methods such as crop rotation and cover cropping as non-chemical modes of action. Farmers say they’ve seen herbicide-resistant weeds decrease when using cover crops. Read more in this article from Capital Press.

[Video] Getting Your Drill Ready to Seed Cover Crops

May 13, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Paul Gross, Field Crops Educator with Michigan State University Extension, explains why calibrating your grain drill is one of the most important things to do when planting cover crop seed, the differences when preparing to plant a single cover crop species or a cover crop mix, why you should always measure 200 feet in the field before calibration, and more.

Cover Crops & Crop Insurance

May 13, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

In this week’s podcast, crop insurance expert and Wisconsin farmer Ryan Stockwell with the National Wildlife Federation discusses why crop insurance regulations are outdated, why crop insurance eligibility rules are unfavorable to cover crops, how crop insurance will be evolving, and more.

Tips for Terminating Cover Crops Without Glyphosate

With the popular weed killer in legal straits in the U.S., no-tillers say they’d turn to other chemicals, rollers or other options. But most won’t give up on cover crops.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 8, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Termination

Glyphosate has been invaluable to no-tillers in North America and overseas as an inexpensive, effective tool for not only killing weeds but also terminating cover crops ahead of or after planting.

Is Organic No-Till Soybean Production Feasible in Ontario?

May 8, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)

Organic soybean production relies on a significant amount of tillage. When done well, yields can rival conventional production. Read more in this article from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs.

Growers Using Cover Crops Are Mostly New to the Practice

By Sarah Hill posted on May 7, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Data from the first-ever Cover Crop Benchmark Study finds many growers are new to cover crops and are starting with smaller plantings.

Cover Crop Seed Product Roundup 2020

Check out the latest cover crop seeds from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

May 6, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Check out the latest cover crop seeds from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

Rolling Covers, Planting Non-GMOs ‘Green’ Leads to Efficient, Thriving No-Till System

By relying on good farm data to improve their operation, Rick Clark and family are capitalizing on the non-GMO crop market while cutting costs, building soil health and stabilizing yields.

By Laura Barrera posted on May 5, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Yield doesn’t drive Rick Clark’s no-till system. Instead, the fifth generation no-tiller intensely focuses on building soil health as the driver of his family’s 7,000-acre operation near Williamsport, Ind.