cover crops and no-till

How to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck with Cover Crops

Understanding cover crop trends can shed light on how to increase widespread cover crop adoption

By Mackane Vogel posted on July 13, 2024 | Posted in Grazing, Soil Health

Finding a way to make a solid ROI on cover crops (and no-till) is the key to making these practices more widespread.

Growers Say Cover Crops Made It Easier to Adopt No-Till

By Mackane Vogel posted on January 26, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

70% of growers said that cover crops made the transition to no-till easier, according to the Conservation Technology Innovation Center's 2023 National Cover Crop Survey.

Cover Crops, Other Regenerative Ag Practices Could Impact Future of Food Sales

By Molly Harris posted on December 21, 2023 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: Tasting Table

No matter how tuned in or out of farming standards you might be, chances are you are aware that some foods are deemed "healthier" because of how they were raised. One example of this is organic farming, which includes everything from produce to coffee to wine. But what if there was another type of farming, an alternative to traditional and organic farming, that promised even more? This is where regenerative farming comes into play.

Covers, No-Till Build Resilient Soil

March 5, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Aberdeen News

South Dakota soil health farmers aren’t worried. They’ve built resilience into their soils so they can make the best use of the moisture they get. Read more in this article from the Aberdeen News.

Cover Crops, No-Till Could Slow Climate Change

August 31, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: The Lane Report

Cover crops combined with no-tillage systems can increase soil organic carbon, which could help slow climate change on farms, according to a recent study by University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment scientists. Located at UK’s Spindletop Research Farm in Lexington, the plots are only one of a few sites in the world that have been continuously in no-till agriculture for more than 50 years. Read more in this article from The Lane Report.

Crop Residue, Cover Crops Boost Soil Health Benefits

By Sarah Hill posted on July 8, 2020

More and more growers are becoming interested in cover crops and no-till and the soil health benefits they can provide. A 4-year study conducted by South Dakota State University (SDSU) and USDA-Agricultural Research Service reiterates just that fact.

[Video] Growing 365 Days a Year

August 26, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

Jim Hershey farms 500 acres in Southeast Pennsylvania, where he grows corn, wheat, soybeans and barley along with raising organic broiler chickens and hogs. He has been using cover crops for the last three years.