What the USDA's Ag Census Says About Cover Crops

February 14, 2024

The response rate for the 2022 Census of Agriculture was 61%; more than 40% of responses were submitted online.

When Do Cover Crops Pay Off?

A new report from USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education explores cover crop profitability.

June 19, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

Source: USDA-SARE

Farmers around the country are planting cover crops on millions of acres to protect and improve the soil, and the more that farmers use cover crops, the more they value this conservation practice. Cover Crop Economics, a new report published by USDA-SARE looks at the economics of cover crops to help farmers answer that big question: "When do cover crops pay?"

Cover Crops Planted on More Indiana Acres Than Any Other Commodity Crop

Indiana farmers planted more than 1 million acres of cover crops in 2018.

June 17, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health, Economics

Source: WBIW

According to a recent survey, Indiana farmers planted more than 1 million acres of cover crops in 2018, up 32,000 acres from the previous year.

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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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