Cover Crop Options After Wheat Harvest

July 14, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Farmers are working to wrap up wheat harvest and considering what to do next. Some will decide to do nothing, others may consider planting another crop, either soybeans or a cover crop. Cover crops give a farmer a little more flexibility, especially when planted in mixtures.

Seeding Cover Crops After Wheat

July 21, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Ohio's Country Journal

Wheat will be maturing early due to 90-degree F temperatures. Wheat harvest may start soon, so start ordering cover crop seed now. Read more in this article from Ohio's Country Journal.

Planting Cover Crops After Wheat

July 31, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Ohio's Country Journal

Warm season cover crops grow in the summer but die with the first frost while cool season species generally survive the winter. Major categories include brassicas, grasses, legumes, and other broadleaves with over 60 species. Read more in this article from Ohio's Country Journal.

How Seeding Cover Crops Can Slash Your Fertilizer Bills

No-till pioneer David Brandt shares how he uses varied mixes of covers to build and recycle soil nutrients and notch major reductions in input costs.

July 23, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

David Brandt may like the nice, green color his fields take on after one of his cover crop mixes emerges. But he also likes to see another kind of green — the color of money.

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