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Finding the Silver Bullet: A Cover Crop That Suppresses Weeds & Supports Pollinators

A researcher from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale sought to find a cover crop that was an effective weed suppressor, but also supported floral resources for beneficial insects.
June 19, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Southern Illinois University
Farmers are always talking about weeds. Whether it is through herbicides, cover crops, irrigation or no-till, the conversation usually focuses on key ways to suppress and reduce weeds from taking up valuable landscape.
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[Podcast] Cover Crop Planting Dates Revisited

Determining the best time to plant covers is a critical element to their success. It’s important to know how late in the season you can plant covers to plan buying cover crop seed and working around potential fall inclement weather.
June 17, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Determining the best time to plant covers is a critical element to their success. It’s important to know how late in the season you can plant covers to plan buying cover crop seed and working around potential fall inclement weather. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)
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Proposed FEEDD Act Enables USDA to Allow Producers to Graze, Hay or Chop Cover Crops for Livestock

Cover crops could be harvested before Nov. 1 in the event of a feed shortage due to excessive moisture, flood or drought.
June 14, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Grazing, Economics
Source: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson press release
U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Angie Craig (D-MN-02) introduced the bipartisan Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act (FEEDD Act). The FEEDD Act will provide farmers and ranchers additional emergency flexibility to help alleviate feed shortages during planting seasons with high levels of prevent plant due to extreme moisture or drought.
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[Video] 20 Years of Cover Crop Experience

June 12, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Trey Hill and his father own Harborview Farm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where they grow corn, soybeans and wheat. He has been growing cover crops for 20 years, and in the last few years has been planting them on all of his acreage.
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[Podcast] Tips for Planting into Green Cover Crops Successfully

The concept of planting cash crops into living cover crops is gaining more momentum among growers every year. But is your planter and management up for the task? (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)
June 12, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices
The concept of planting cash crops into living cover crops is gaining more momentum among growers every year. But is your planter and management up for the task? (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)
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Sign Ups Open June 21 for Annual Maryland Department of Ag Cover Crop Program

This popular grant program provides farmers with cost-share assistance to offset seed, labor, and equipment costs associated with planting fall cover crops.
June 7, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health, Termination
Source: Maryland Department of Agriculture
The annual sign-up period for the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s cover crop program will take place June 21 – July 17 at soil conservation district offices statewide.
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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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