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Cover Crops & No-Till Reduce Crop Insurance Claims According to New Study

March 6, 2023 | Posted in Economics

The extremely wet spring of 2019 caused 14.2 million acres of cropland to go unplanted in the Midwest. Farmers across the region had flooded fields that kept them from getting equipment onto the fields to plant their crops. This resulted in over $4 billion of prevent-plant crop insurance claims, which assists farmers when weather conditions keep them from planting a crop altogether.

Planning Before Prevent Planting Cover Crops

June 28, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Hays Post

Dale Younker, Soil Health Specialist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Jetmore, Kansas, shares insights on seedbed preparation and different types of cover crops for prevent planting.

The National No-Tillage Conference returns January 7-10, 2025! Build and refine your no-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 33rd Annual National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky. Jan. 7-10, 2025. Experience an energizing 4-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led No-Till Classrooms and collaborative No-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered.

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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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