cover crop acres

Sign-Ups Open for Program Seeking to Double Cover Crop Acres

October 25, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

In its first year alone, 238 farmers enrolled, covering more than 78,000 acres, pushing the initiative closer to its goal of doubling cover crop adoption to 30 million acres across the U.S. by 2030.

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Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities to Result in 10.5 Million New Cover Crop Acres

February 29, 2024 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

A recent survey by the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) found that an added 10.5 million acres of cover crops will be planted in the next five years as a result of USDA’s Partnerships for Climate Smart-Commodities projects.

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.

Are Cover Crops Right for Your Farm?

October 25, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Farm Progress

Getting the greatest benefit out of cover crops requires a management level on par with corn and soybeans. Growers should start by testing a cover crop on a single field and expand.

Can Burndown Herbicides be Used Before Cover Crop Establishment?

Consider herbicide options before cover crop establishment if problem weeds are an issue.

By Dwight Lingenfelter posted on August 18, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: PennState Extension

Consider herbicide options before cover crop establishment if problem weeds are becoming an issue.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

Cover Crops Numbers Look Good — But More Work to Do

Momentum for the cover crop movement is certainly growing, but it will take additional support and fine-tuning of the message at the regional and local level to get more farmers hooked.

April 19, 2019

Momentum for the cover crop movement is certainly growing, but it will take additional support and fine-tuning of the message at the regional and local level to get farmers hooked.

Benchmark Study: Cover Crop Acres Increase for 2018 Among No-Tillers

In spite of challenging weather conditions last year, most no-tillers continued to show faith in cover crop benefits.

March 8, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Economics

The average No-Till Farmer reader seeded slightly more cover crop acres in 2018 than during the previous year — although the percentage of readers who seeded covers took a slight dip, according to the most recent No-Till Farmer Operational Benchmark Study.

Making Cover Crops Pay — For You

Farmers looking to invest in their soils and put more money in their pocket should consider what cover crops have to offer.

February 1, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

Cover crops have been used on American farms for over 75 years, but it wasn’t until 2012 that the practice really started to be tracked in annual surveys.