Cover Crops Cited as Tool for Combating Drought

By Doug Collie posted on January 17, 2024 | Posted in Seeding Practices

The organizer of an event to introduce producers to a different way of farming says it could help farmers not only survive droughts but improve profitability.

Canadian Growers Can Do Better with Cover Cropping

September 2, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Alberta Farm Express

Farmers in Western Canada received good marks for increasing organic matter in their soil but a grade of D when it comes to cover cropping. The Soil Conservation Council of Canada released its first national soil health report card this spring — the first attempt to evaluate the state of Canada’s soil since the 1980s. Read more in this article from the Alberta Farm Express.

The Value of Cover Cropping in Western Canada

December 3, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Country Guide

In this article from Country Guide, Yvonne Lawley from the University of Manitoba discusses ongoing efforts to quantify the value of cover crops in western Canada where shorter growing seasons are a major challenge.

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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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