Observations on Summer Cover Crops, Small Grains and Grazing Covers

August 1, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Grazing, Soil Health

Transitioning to organic, Noah Wendt and Caleb Akin are closely planning for success in three areas: nutrients for the following crop, weed control and grazing opportunities. In this article, from the Practical Farmers of Iowa, Noah and Caleb talk specifically about summer covers and a few new practices they're testing on their farm.

[Podcast] Using Cover Crops Where Winter Goes Long

February 25, 2022 | Posted in Economics

This week’s podcast, sponsored by Montag Manufacturing, features grower David Miller, Red Lake Falls, Minn. Miller will discuss how he utilizes interseeding, relay cropping and polycropping, what his goals are for no-till and cover crops, growing with only 20 inches of annual precipitation, and more.

Camelina Cover Crops a Boon for Bees

November 25, 2015

Source: USDA-Agricultural Research Service

USDA scientists have found that the flowering period of the camelina plant can provide honey bees and other insects with a critical, early-spring source of nectar and pollen.

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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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