Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Nov. 10, 2023

November 10, 2023

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.

Clemson Study Finds Interseeded Cover Crops Do Not Compete with Cash Crops

September 25, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: Clemson News

A team of Clemson University researchers has found certain cover crops do not compete with cash crops for nutrients and water when grown in upstate South Carolina’s sandy loam soils.

Winter Cover Crop Mix Improves Crop Productivity, Clemson Study Finds

June 5, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Clemson University press release

Clemson researchers have found a cover crop mixture that can reduce costs for South Carolina farmers, rejuvenate farm soil and help conserve the state’s water supply if included in crop rotations. “Farmers in the southern United States grow cover crops primarily for biomass production and erosion control. We wanted to determine which cover crops would be most beneficial during the winter seasons in South Carolina," said Clemson graduate student Ricardo St. Aime.

Soil: Our Most Precious Resource

December 9, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: South Carolina Now

Healthy crops begin with healthy soil, and researchers with the Clemson University’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program are teaching farmers how they can benefit from keeping their soils fit. The researchers teamed up with other agricultural professionals and farmers who have implemented soil-health principles by using cover crops, no-till and livestock integration to hold a conference to teach about soil health and tools to use to promote healthy soil.

Suppress Weeds in Vegetable Crops with Covers

Weeds are behind a $32 billion annual crop loss due to taking necessary nutrients from the soil.

By Sarah Hill posted on June 18, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health, Termination

Now that planting season is nearly wrapped up, it’s time to start thinking about protecting plants from their age-old nemesis: weeds.

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Cover Crop Tactics on Display at Soul of the Soil Conference

This week we are in beautiful Galena, Ill., and we got a choice to check out the first ever Soul of the Soil Conference. This is put on by the Fields of Sinsinawa who'll talk a little bit about what’s going on in the world of cover crops at the first annual soul of the Soil Conference.

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