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Penn: Consider Early Kill for 2022 Non-Legume Covers

April 25, 2022

Source: Penn State Extension

When a cover crop is terminated, the fresh residue is broken down by microbes in the soil. These microbes use N and other key nutrients found in the cover crop residue as fuel sources for the break-down process. However, if there is not enough N in the residue to complete the process, microbes will use N from the soil instead.

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Cover Crop Tactics on Display at Soul of the Soil Conference

This week we are in beautiful Galena, Ill., and we got a choice to check out the first ever Soul of the Soil Conference. This is put on by the Fields of Sinsinawa who'll talk a little bit about what’s going on in the world of cover crops at the first annual soul of the Soil Conference.

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