Cover Crops & Nitrogen Exchange

October 2, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

With growing interest in cover crops, it is important to understand how cover crops might impact soil fertility for the following cash crop. Nitrogen (N) provided by cover crop biomass may be used in the short-term by the following crop, and in the long-term through improving soil N content and reducing fertilizer input costs. Read more in this article from University of Nebraska Extension.

[Video] Cover Crops: Getting Started & Nitrogen Management

August 17, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

This video from Iowa Learning Farms discusses the many functions of cover crops, how cover crops help growers better utilize time and resources, the main categories of cover crops, and much more.

Finding the ‘Right’ Cover Crop Mix to Both Preserve and Supply N

May 1, 2019 | Posted in Economics

Source: Penn State University

Several researchers weigh in on what cover crop monocultures and mixtures do the best job of balancing nitrogen (N) sequestration to protect water quality while still contributing N to subsequent cash crops to improve yields.

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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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