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[Podcast] Drill & Planter Calibration for Planting Cover Crops

Planting is always a challenging process, but planting cover crops can take that challenge to the next level with different seed shapes, sizes and densities.
July 24, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Planting is always a challenging process, but planting cover crops can take that challenge to the next level with different seed shapes, sizes and densities. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)
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Drill & Planter Calibration for Planting Cover Crops

July 24, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health
Planting is always a challenging process, but planting cover crops can take that challenge to the next level with different seed shapes, sizes and densities. Each type of cover crop requires that the planter be calibrated differently, and multi-species mixes make it even more puzzling to find the best calibration. Whether you use a drill or a planter can also impact your approach. Steve Groff, Pennsylvania cover crop expert, shares some different methods for calibrating drills and planters to prepare for planting cover crops.





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[Video] Organic Crop Rotation & Cover Crops

July 23, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Larry Thompson rotates a diverse array of 30 to 40 warm- and cool-season crops on small plots across his 120-acre organic farm. He sells all of his produce directly to consumers through farm stands. His father started the farm in 1947, and he has been growing cover crops since the 1960s.
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[Podcast] Tips for Using Cover Crops in a Tillage System

It's a bit more challenging to fit cover crops into a tillage system, but there are opportunities if you create them, says Steve Groff.
July 16, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices
It's a bit more challenging to fit cover crops into a tillage system, but there are opportunities if you create them, says Steve Groff. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)
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No-Till Farmer Web Page Offers Tips on Managing Prevented Planting Acres, Disaster Aid

The editors of No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies assembled this web page to serve as a source for growers looking for options on prevented-planting acres in the U.S. and potentially find sources of disaster aid.
July 15, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health, Economics
The editors of No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies assembled this web page to serve as a source for growers looking for options on prevented-planting acres in the U.S. and potentially find sources of disaster aid.
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The National No-Tillage Conference returns January 7-10, 2025! Build and refine your no-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 33rd Annual National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky. Jan. 7-10, 2025. Experience an energizing 4-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led No-Till Classrooms and collaborative No-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered.

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Ray McCormick’s Conservation Buffer

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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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