Multi-Tasking Cover Crops Suppress Weeds, Help Boost No-Tilled Soils

For this episode, we are going to Nelson, Missouri to visit with Alan Weber as he discusses his use of cereal rye and other cover crops on his farm. Weber runs a diversified crop and livestock operation and he’s found cereal rye especially useful in reducing pigweed and waterhemp pressure.

Microbes, Mycorrhizae Key to Understanding Nutrient Content of Cover Crops
Understanding the nutrient content of cover crops can be challenging because it depends on many different factors.
Cracking the Code for High Soybean Yields with Deep-Injection Fertility & Cover Crops
Russell Hedrick’s tornado-proof program begins with a multi-species cover crop mix planted annually in the fall — up to 40 pounds per acre of cereals, 5 pounds of crimson clover and 3 pounds of vetch.
Mike Lessiter to Give Luncheon Keynote Presentation at 2025 NACD Summer Meeting
Cover Crop Strategies' Mike Lessiter will speak on the key elements of no-till history and why it’s a blueprint for future change. He will also examine critical success factors needed to sustain and grow the practices, and the key role of conservation districts in making successful transitions and adoption a reality.

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Cracking the Code for High Soybean Yields with Deep-Injection Fertility & Cover Crops
Russell Hedrick’s tornado-proof program begins with a multi-species cover crop mix planted annually in the fall — up to 40 pounds per acre of cereals, 5 pounds of crimson clover and 3 pounds of vetch.
Cover Crops Revive Soil After Years of Conventional Tillage
Shawn Feikema grew tired of seeing his soils wash away in southwestern Minnesota, where they average about 29 inches of rain and 40 inches of snow annually.
Multi-Tasking Cover Crops Suppress Weeds, Help Boost No-Tilled Soils
For this episode, we are going to Nelson, Missouri to visit with Alan Weber as he discusses his use of cereal rye and other cover crops on his farm. Weber runs a diversified crop and livestock operation and he’s found cereal rye especially useful in reducing pigweed and waterhemp pressure.

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Cover Crops Revive Soil After Years of Conventional Tillage
Shawn Feikema grew tired of seeing his soils wash away in southwestern Minnesota, where they average about 29 inches of rain and 40 inches of snow annually.
Cover Crop Inter-Seeding: An Option for Fall Forage?
For cattle producers with access to irrigated cropland, cover crop inter-seeding may offer fall and winter grazing options, particularly during years when drought is expected.
Management Tips for Grazing Spring-Planted Cover Crops
While a number of potential problems can occur with various forages, most can be managed. The most frequent problem is the accumulation of nitrates that is common with oats and brassicas but can occur in a variety of species under certain growing and management conditions.

Multi-Tasking Cover Crops Suppress Weeds, Help Boost No-Tilled Soils

For this episode, we are going to Nelson, Missouri to visit with Alan Weber as he discusses his use of cereal rye and other cover crops on his farm. Weber runs a diversified crop and livestock operation and he’s found cereal rye especially useful in reducing pigweed and waterhemp pressure.

Microbes, Mycorrhizae Key to Understanding Nutrient Content of Cover Crops
Understanding the nutrient content of cover crops can be challenging because it depends on many different factors.
Calling All Cover Crop Enthusiasts
Are you passionate about soil health and sustainable farming? Do you want to be part of a cutting-edge, farmer-driven research effort? This fall, the Cover Crop Variety Testing Network is inviting producers like you to become citizen scientists.
Strip-Till, No-Till & Cover Crop Benefits Showcased During CTIC Tour
Hosted by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), the tour included a visit to Ryan and Christina Larson’s 1,000-acre strip-till and no-till operation in Garretson, S.D., near the southwestern Minnesota border.
Agoro Carbon Secures 12-Year Agreement to Deliver 2.6 Million Soil Carbon Removal Credits to Microsoft
This agreement represents one of the largest soil-based carbon removals commitments to date, marking a significant milestone in the advancement of agriculture-driven climate solutions.

Multi-Tasking Cover Crops Suppress Weeds, Help Boost No-Tilled Soils

Microbes, Mycorrhizae Key to Understanding Nutrient Content of Cover Crops

Cracking the Code for High Soybean Yields with Deep-Injection Fertility & Cover Crops

Mike Lessiter to Give Luncheon Keynote Presentation at 2025 NACD Summer Meeting

This month's digital sponsors:

Seeding Practices

Cracking the Code for High Soybean Yields with Deep-Injection Fertility & Cover Crops

Cover Crops Revive Soil After Years of Conventional Tillage

Multi-Tasking Cover Crops Suppress Weeds, Help Boost No-Tilled Soils

Grazing

Cover Crops Revive Soil After Years of Conventional Tillage

Cover Crop Inter-Seeding: An Option for Fall Forage?

Management Tips for Grazing Spring-Planted Cover Crops

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Multi-Tasking Cover Crops Suppress Weeds, Help Boost No-Tilled Soils

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Microbes, Mycorrhizae Key to Understanding Nutrient Content of Cover Crops

Calling All Cover Crop Enthusiasts

Strip-Till, No-Till & Cover Crop Benefits Showcased During CTIC Tour

Agoro Carbon Secures 12-Year Agreement to Deliver 2.6 Million Soil Carbon Removal Credits to Microsoft

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[Podcast] The State of Soil Conservation — Cover Crops, No-Till, Strip-Till & More

[Podcast] Planting Green, Grazing Cover Crops & Sequestering Carbon with Lisa Kubik

[Podcast] The Big Picture of Glyphosate Resistance in The U.S. and The United Kingdom

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