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Study on Cover Crop Mixtures Delivers Surprising Results

By Johannes Seiler posted on October 27, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Phys.org

Farmers usually plant cover crops after harvesting their main crop. This prevents erosion of the soil and nutrient leaching. The roots of these crops also stabilize the structure of the soil. It had been assumed that a mixture of different cover crops would result in particularly intensive rooting.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Dec. 9, 2022

December 9, 2022

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Nov. 4, 2022

November 4, 2022

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

10 Reasons Why You Should Love Winter Rye

September 6, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: Dairy Herd Management

Winter rye is an ideal partner to seed together with legumes like hairy vetch and/or clovers. It will initially grow faster than the legume seed, protecting the soil, scavenging nitrogen, and acting as a nurse crop to the legume(s).

2 Cover Crops Have Potential to Reduce Nitrate Leaching

November 23, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Minnesota Extension

Research results from a study led by Extension specialist Fabian Fernandez at the Rosholt Research Farm in Westport, Minnesota show data from 2016 to 2019 for two cover crop systems: winter rye and Kura clover living mulch. The farm is in the Bonanza Valley and has an irrigation system. Read more in this press release from the University of Minnesota.

Watch for Volunteer Winter Rye in Wheat

September 23, 2020 | Posted in Termination

Source: South Dakota State University Extension

A few wheat fields scouted this summer were found with volunteer rye infested with ergot. It is becoming more common to see cereal rye being grown as a cover crop or for seed for the cover crop market. Read more in this article from South Dakota State University Extension.

Interseeding Camelina and Rye Into Soybean at R6

August 13, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: North Dakota State University Extension

Interseeding cover crops into soybean is not a common practice in North Dakota due to limited soil water, a short growing season and the need for adapted winter hardy species to produce a good established stand of a cover crop. A study from North Dakota State University Extension evaluated the impact of interseeded winter camelina and winter rye using two soybean varieties with different relative maturities and row spacing.

[Video] Optimizing Corn Yields After Cereal Rye

July 17, 2020 | Posted in Termination

Alison Robertson, Professor and Extension Field Crops Pathologist with Iowa State University discusses why cereal rye is a vector for diseases in corn, why timing of planting corn after cereal rye is very important, how pythium impacts corn yields, and more.

Winter Rye Cover Crops Make Excellent Forage

April 6, 2020 | Posted in Grazing

Source: Wisconsin State Farmer

Winter rye can be used as a cover crop after corn silage to protect against soil erosion, and in parts of Wisconsin is recommended by conservation planners. Properly managed, it has multiple uses and benefits beyond conservation, including forage production, nutrient management and weed suppression. Read more in this article from Wisconsin State Farmer.