Earning the Right to Plant Cover Crops

Mackane Vogel here at the Acres Eco-Ag Conference and Trade Show in Madison, Wis., and for this week’s segment we are going to toss it off to Gary Zimmer to talk a little bit about his cover crop strategies.

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Dec. 6, 2024
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 Saddle Butte Ag.
AGCO Agriculture Foundation Partners with The Nature Conservancy Brazil
Through a $300,000 grant over the next 24 months, the Foundation will support TNC Brazil programs that aim to help farmers adopt regenerative agriculture practices.
Farmer Sentiment Following U.S. Election Reaches Highest Levels Since May 2021
"Following the 2024 presidential election, farmers’ perspectives on potential policy shifts showed significant changes," JP Morgan analyst Tami Zakaria said in a note to investors.

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Seeding Practices

No-Tilling Soybeans at Thanksgiving - 25 Years Ahead of Its Time?
While “pushing the limits” of early planting dates, Iowa crop consultant and farmer David Savage proved 25 years ago that no-tilling soybeans extremely early might just be crazy enough to work. Like maybe the day before Thanksgiving or Christmas?
Drone Cover Crop Seeding Success
Many farmers say they’re finding success utilizing drones to get their fall cover crops seeded.
Cover Crops Can Thrive in Dormant Seeding
NDSU Extension Crop and Systems Specialist Victor Gomes says there’s evidence that certain cover crops can still be beneficial in drier soil conditions.

Grazing

Waupaca County Farmers See Virtual Fencing as Means to Increase Operating Efficiency
Growing cover crops and managed rotational grazing of dairy and beef cattle are becoming increasingly important to success on many Wisconsin farms.
Cover Crops Benefit Cattle and Income Potential
Integrating livestock into crop production is a must on the Taylor Farm near Bouton, in central Iowa.
Survey Shows Increase in Cover Cropping
Results from the annual Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council crop survey show Iowa farmers planted more than 3.8 million acres of cover crops in the 2023 crop year.

Earning the Right to Plant Cover Crops

Mackane Vogel here at the Acres Eco-Ag Conference and Trade Show in Madison, Wis., and for this week’s segment we are going to toss it off to Gary Zimmer to talk a little bit about his cover crop strategies.

New Tool Helps Farmers Make Conservation Decisions
Using datasets from large numbers of farms, Dr. Jef Hadachek created a model that allows farmers to input their own costs to see how their bottom line would be affected if they implemented specific conservation practices.
Researchers Aim to Create Soil Sensors that Measure Fields at Nanoscale
Kansas State University researchers received a $2 million award from the National Science Foundation to develop sensors that can more accurately detect nutrients, chemical compounds, soil microbiomes and greenhouse gases in soil.
Digging Deeper: How Cover Crops Enhance Soil Health
Healthy soil is a limited resource, and new soil forms incredibly slowly. Some farmers are planting cover crops to protect their fields from erosion and reap the bounty of benefits they provide the soil.
World Soil Day: Advancing Soil Health & Resilience
The U.S. leads the world in no-tilled acres, while two nations with the highest populations, India and China, don’t even make the Top 5 list. India has the second most arable land in the world and China comes in fifth.

Earning the Right to Plant Cover Crops

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Dec. 6, 2024

AGCO Agriculture Foundation Partners with The Nature Conservancy Brazil

Farmer Sentiment Following U.S. Election Reaches Highest Levels Since May 2021

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Seeding Practices

No-Tilling Soybeans at Thanksgiving - 25 Years Ahead of Its Time?

Drone Cover Crop Seeding Success

Cover Crops Can Thrive in Dormant Seeding

Grazing

Waupaca County Farmers See Virtual Fencing as Means to Increase Operating Efficiency

Cover Crops Benefit Cattle and Income Potential

Survey Shows Increase in Cover Cropping

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Earning the Right to Plant Cover Crops

Soil Health

New Tool Helps Farmers Make Conservation Decisions

Researchers Aim to Create Soil Sensors that Measure Fields at Nanoscale

Digging Deeper: How Cover Crops Enhance Soil Health

World Soil Day: Advancing Soil Health & Resilience

Podcasts

[Podcast] Are Cover Crop Monocultures Better than Multi-Species Mixtures?

[Podcast] Cover Crop Mixes, Seeding Methods & Farm History with Jay Baxter

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