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Tips for Growing Soybeans Following a Crimped Cover Crop

March 14, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Current literature and two years of experiences at the South Central Ag Lab (SCAL) near Clay Center and at three cooperating farms point to best management practices for crimping a triticale or rye cover crop to suppress weeds in soybeans.

How Planting Date, Varieties Affect Spring Cover Crop Growth

May 10, 2018 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Even though the risk of failure increases with later cover-crop planting dates, establishment costs for many small grain cover crops are often low enough that successful years — years where rye establishes and grows well — often outweigh the years when failure occurs, says Nebraska Extension.

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Cover Cropping in Integrated Farming Systems

Last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues.

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