[Video] Three Reasons to Use Covers

November 4, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Barry Martin plants peanuts, cotton, corn, soybeans, wheat and grain sorghum, and uses strip till. Rye is his main cover crop, which he burns down before planting peanuts to minimize problems with the cornstalk borer, which appears to thrive in heavy vegetation.

[Video] Florida Cover Cropping on a Diversified Vegetable Operation

October 21, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Cody Galligan runs a certified organic, highly diversified vegetable operation on seven acres, with local sales through a CSA, farm-to-table events and direct to restaurants.

Cover Crops After Corn Need More Time

September 27, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

Cover crops have to produce a certain amount of growth, or biomass, in order to effectively reduce erosion and soil nutrient loss, suppress weeds, and supply forage. Several studies have indicated a threshold or minimum biomass (dry matter) of 1,000 lb/ac, which is similar to 6 to 8 inches of above-ground growth, although more biomass will likely lead to better outcomes. Read more in this article from University of Nebraska Extension.

Historic Crop Resurfaces as Biomass Producer, Forage Cover Crop

By Sarah Hill posted on September 23, 2019

Corn is one of the most common agricultural crops around the world. The crop got its start from the humble teosinte, a Mexican grass that was selectively bred and domesticated over 10,000 years to increase ear size and number of kernels to become the corn crop we know today.

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Cover Cropping in Integrated Farming Systems

Last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues.

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