[Podcast] Every Drop of Water Counts

This week’s podcast, sponsored by NewLeaf Symbiotics, features Anthony Bly, Soils Field Specialist with South Dakota State University.

September 28, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

This week’s podcast, sponsored by NewLeaf Symbiotics, features Anthony Bly, Soils Field Specialist with South Dakota State University. Bly will discuss the interconnecting relationship between water and soil, how cover crops fit into profitable cropping systems, the importance of minimal soil disturbance and more.

[Podcast] Managing Pest Populations with Cover Crops

This week’s podcast features an interview with Justin McMechan, assistant professor for crop protection and cropping systems with the University of Nebraska Extension.

September 10, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

This week’s podcast features an interview with Justin McMechan, assistant professor for crop protection and cropping systems with the University of Nebraska Extension.

How to Change with the Climate to Maintain No-Till Yields, Productivity

More erratic precipitation patterns and shifting seasons are reinforcing the value of a comprehensive no-till plan for improving soil health.

By Clair Urbain posted on September 19, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

For Jerry Hatfield, laboratory director at the USDA National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, climate change isn’t something that’s coming — it’s already here.

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.

Fourth Generation Farmer Finds Success with No-Till, Covers

July 8, 2016 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Natural Resources Conservation Service

Bob Fogler is using aerially seeded cereal rye and annual ryegrass, and no-till practices, to improve productivity on his 1,400-acre operation in Maine.

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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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