Articles by Brian O'Connor

NASS Survey: Confidence, Benefits Exceeding Cost Motivate Cover Cropping

By Brian O'Connor posted on November 1, 2022 | Posted in Economics

A recent survey of 34,000 U.S. producers found that about 59% are using cover crops on an average of 40% of their acres.

Seeding Rye? You may Already be Too Late.

By Brian O'Connor posted on October 24, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health, Termination

Seeding winter rye too late is a major contributor to its failure, according to a University of Wisconsin organic farming expert.

Midwest Cover Crops Council Offers Two New Recipes

By Brian O'Connor posted on October 5, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Termination

The recipes in question are aimed at Minnesota, and they're intended for post-corn-silage use going into corn and soybeans. The recipes call for special handling of any fall fertilizer soil treatments, including manure.

Fertility Expert Harold Reetz Dies at 74

By Brian O'Connor posted on August 18, 2022

Reetz, a No-Till Farmer Innovator in 2010, was seminal to integrating high technology into his research into no-till. He was also a past speaker at the National No-Tillage Conference.

Study: Heavy N Use Can Block Cover Crops' Biological Impact

By Brian O'Connor posted on June 9, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

In a study published in April in the journal Agronomy, researchers set out to use genetic sequencing down to the level of genus.

K-State Pumpkin Study Shows Cover Crop Benefits For Horticulture

By Brian O'Connor posted on April 12, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

The study looked a pumpkin plots in Kansas, where the Halloween staple is frequently grown in rotation following soybeans, and are a staple of agritourism, according to the study published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal.

Wisconsin Farm Credit Coop Starts Carbon Collaberation

Compeer Financial, Indigo Ag partner to offer farmers access to credit market

By Brian O'Connor posted on December 9, 2021 | Posted in Economics

Compeer Financial and Indigo Ag will partner to expand options for carbon credit purchases for producers.

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Ray McCormick’s Conservation Buffer

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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