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Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events with Cover Crops

By Dane Elmquist posted on October 30, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension

The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts projects Wisconsin will experience more extreme weather events in the future. This projection may not be surprising, given the State just dealt with a drought in 2023, followed by abundant rainfall and localized flooding events in spring 2024, and is now back into dry conditions this fall.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: July 8, 2022

July 8, 2022

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

[Podcast] Cover Crops Need Planning for Weed Management

This week’s podcast, sponsored by NewLeaf Symbiotics, features Dan Smith, Southwest Regional Specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Smith will discuss the ideal seeding rate for cover crops when used for weed suppression, which cover crop species are better at weed suppression, how long covers should grow to be effective at weed suppression, and more.

December 27, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

This week’s podcast, sponsored by NewLeaf Symbiotics, features Dan Smith, Southwest Regional Specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Smith will discuss the ideal seeding rate for cover crops when used for weed suppression, which cover crop species are better at weed suppression, how long covers should grow to be effective at weed suppression, and more.

[Podcast] Look for Signs of Soil Biology as Winter Approaches

This week’s podcast, sponsored by GS3 Quality Seed, features Jamie Patton, Senior Outreach Specialist, Nutrient & Pest Management, University of Wisconsin. Patton will discuss what soil health going into winter, why growers should invest in soil testing, when to conduct soil testing and more.

September 22, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

This week’s podcast, sponsored by GS3 Quality Seed, features Jamie Patton, Senior Outreach Specialist, Nutrient & Pest Management, University of Wisconsin. Patton will discuss what soil health going into winter, why growers should invest in soil testing, when to conduct soil testing and more.

[Podcast] Interseeding Means More Biomass

This week’s podcast, sponsored by GS3 Quality Seed, features Jason Cavadini, an agronomist at the University of Wisconsin Marshfield Research Station, in the second of a two-part series. Cavadini will discuss terminating interseeded covers, regrowth of cereal rye in the spring, how weather conditions affect cover crop establishment, and more.

July 29, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

This week’s podcast, sponsored by GS3 Quality Seed, features Jason Cavadini, an agronomist at the University of Wisconsin Marshfield Research Station, in the second of a two-part series. Cavadini will discuss terminating interseeded covers, regrowth of cereal rye in the spring, how weather conditions affect cover crop establishment, and more.

[Podcast] Interseed Covers in Corn at V3/V4 Stage for Best Results

This week’s podcast, sponsored by GS3 Quality Seed, features Jason Cavadini, an agronomist at the University of Wisconsin Marshfield Research Station, in the first of a two-part series. Cavadini will discuss ideal timing for interseeding cover crops, how earlier interseeding can help with better cover crop establishment, how interseeding affects corn yields, and more.

July 20, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

This week’s podcast, sponsored by GS3 Quality Seed, features Jason Cavadini, an agronomist at the University of Wisconsin Marshfield Research Station, in the first of a two-part series. Cavadini will discuss ideal timing for interseeding cover crops, how earlier interseeding can help with better cover crop establishment, how interseeding affects corn yields, and more.

[Podcast] Winter Rye, Triticale Good Choices for Fall Planted Cover Crops

This week’s podcast, sponsored by Bio Till Cover Crops, features Kevin Shelley, Farm Nutrient & Cover Crop Specialist with the University of Wisconsin Nutrient & Pest Management Program. Shelley will discuss planting cover crops after corn silage for spring forage harvest, setting up fall planted cover crops for success, managing cover crops for forage use, and more.

June 24, 2021 | Posted in Grazing

This week’s podcast, sponsored by Bio Till Cover Crops, features Kevin Shelley, Farm Nutrient & Cover Crop Specialist with the University of Wisconsin Nutrient & Pest Management Program. Shelley will discuss planting cover crops after corn silage for spring forage harvest, setting up fall planted cover crops for success, managing cover crops for forage use, and more.

[Video] Can Cover Crops Help Farmers Deal with Extreme Weather

March 17, 2020 | Posted in Economics

Chris Kucharik, Professor of Agronomy & Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin, discusses what weather trends he's seeing and how they could impact farmers, what additional rainfall levels will mean for growers, and how cover crops can play a role.

[Video] Start Planning for Spring Cover Crop Termination

December 17, 2019 | Posted in Termination

Now is the time to start planning for how to terminate cover crops in the spring. It all depends on what your purpose is for growing covers. Covers should be terminated 2 weeks prior to planting cash crops such as corn or soybeans or the temperature hits above 50 degrees F.

Online Extra

Evaluating Herbicide Carryover on Cover Crops

By Laura Barrera posted on June 10, 2017 | Posted in Seeding Practices

To get a sense of which herbicides can be used before a specific cover crop species and which can’t, Purdue University weed scientist Bryan Young compiled research from the University of Wisconsin, Purdue University, University of Missouri and Penn State University, as well as commercial research conducted by retired University of Illinois Extension agronomist Mike Plumer.