Midwest Cover Crops Council

How Cover Crops Could Help the Midwestern Agriculture Business

November 18, 2024

Source: The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

As temperatures drop and winter approaches, many Midwesterners are planning for the holidays and eagerly awaiting the first snowfall. For the region’s farmers, though, winter means something else: the off-season, when their fields traditionally lie fallow.

Midwest Cover Crop Council Outlines Cover Crop Benefits to Congress

May 24, 2023 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

The Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) released its first legislative letter addressed to the house and senate ag committee chairs in partnership with the Southern Cover Crops Council, Northeast Cover Crops Council, Western Cover Crops Council, South Dakota Soil Health Coalition, and the North Central Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (NCRA).

New to Cover Crops? Try These Cover Crop Recipes

November 30, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Farmers new to cover crops can browse the Midwest Cover Crops Council's state-by-state list of cover crop recipes for help getting started.

Midwest Cover Crops Council Updates Decision Tool

October 14, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Purdue University press release

The Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) is rolling out an improved cover crop selection tool that will help farmers make decisions. Users select their state/province and county and then select the goals they have for cover crops — erosion control, nitrogen scavenger, fighting weeds and providing forage, etc. Read more in this press release from Purdue University.

Cover Crop Recipes for Post Corn, Post Soybean

February 24, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Wondering how to do cover crops? Ohio State University Extension, in collaboration with the Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC), has produced cover crop “recipes” for two scenarios: Post corn, going to soybean and Post soybean, going to corn.

Cover Crop "Recipes" Available

October 15, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Midwest Cover Crops Council recently distributed a publication intended to offer a starting point for farmers who are new to growing cover crops.

From the Web: Midwest Cover Crops Council Podcast

September 25, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

Looking for a podcast to help get you through long harvesting days? The Midwest Cover Crops Council offers this podcast that focuses on cover crops.

Eliminate Weeds & Dirt to Protect Cover Crop Seed

July 29, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Market News Reporter

Farmers are scrambling this summer to find ample cover-crop seed due to an ongoing tight provide of many key species. Of their haste, some could find yourself utilizing a less-than-perfect seed product. Prevent this from happening to you by considering the following practices, according to this article from Market News Reporter.

Mobile App Now Available for Cover Crop Field Guide

April 17, 2018

The app is available for both iOS and Android devices with an annual subscription for $2.99.

Finding Detailed Information on the Attributes of Cover Crops

May 25, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

Source: Kansas State University Extension

If you're considering planting a cover crop after wheat this year and are looking for ideas, the Midwest Cover Crops Council's selector tool is a good place to find some basic information, says Kansas State University Extension.