17 Ideas to Improve Your Cover Cropped Soils as a Source of Life

December 15, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Each year in early December, World Soil Day is celebrated around the world. To celebrate this annual event, the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation has pulled together a list of 17 soil moisture management concepts that can help you make soil and water a much better source of life.

Determining a Value for the Cover Crops on Your Farm

By James Hoorman posted on January 19, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Putnam County Sentinel

What value do cover crops bring to a farm field? James Hoorman of Hoorman Soil Health Services unpacks two sources that attempt to assign a value to cover crops.

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How One Iowa Farmer Reduced His Fertilizer Usage by 30%

Fredericks, who farms just 15 miles south of the Minnesota state line in a very cold climate, points out that what worked for him might not be the best for every single farmer.

By Mackane Vogel posted on November 21, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

Wayne Fredericks, a corn and soybean farmer from Osage, Iowa, has been no-tilling soybeans since 1991 and strip-tilling corn since 2001. But ever since he tried using cover crops in 2012, he has been able to reduce his use of fertilizer by 30%.

Soil Health, Profitability Depend on Soil Organic Matter

September 28, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Leavenworth Times

Soil organic matter (SOM) is an indicator of how healthy and productive a soil is and serves many important functions. The higher the SOM the better the soil is. Read more in this article from the Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, KS).

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.

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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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