Tips for Managing Cover Crop Mixes for More No-Till Benefits

There are many variables for growers to consider when they’re implementing cover-crop mixes into their no-till rotation — including mix design, carbon-to-nitrogen (C:N) ratios, cash-crop goals, termination strategies and biomass management.

Succeeding with Aerially Seeded Cover Crops — Even in Spring!
Cover crop applicator and co-owner of Dairyland Aviation to discuss the necessary steps to ensure a successful cover crop stand with aerially seeded cover crops at the 2019 National Cover Crop Summit.
One-Pass Cover Crop Seeder Option from Unverferth Mfg.
Unverferth Manufacturing Co. announces the addition of a mounted cover crop seeder for its Rolling Harrow soil conditioner to provide time-saving, one-pass planting of these profit-enhancing cover crops, which are proven to increase available nutrients, water and organic matter and reduce soil erosion over the winter months, providing a great start for the next season’s crop.
Examining Cover Crop Benefits in Continuous Wheat and Cotton Rotations in a Semi-Arid Environment
Texas A&M environmental soil scientist Paul DeLaune to discuss the benefits of cover crops in continuous wheat and cotton rotations in a semi-arid environment at the 2019 National Cover Crop Summit.

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Seeding Practices

[Podcast] Tips for Succeeding While Planting Green
Planting cash crops “green” into living cover crops is a concept gaining a lot of momentum among growers. But is your planter and cover crop management up for the task? Cover Crop Coach Steve Groff shares some important insights that will get you off to a successful start planting green. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)
Keep Covers in Your Rotation Without Breaking the Bank
With corn prices looking a little more bear than bull these days, many growers may be looking for places to trim their input costs.
6 Tips for Making Cover Crops Work with Your Tillage Practices
Whether a grower is making multiple tillage passes or is a dedicated no-tiller, their reasons for adding cover crops to their operations are probably pretty similar.

Grazing

Healing Battered Fields, Pastures with Adaptive Grazing
As Allen Williams sees it, the world’s “oldest watering system” is the symbiotic relationship between plants and the soil, which mediates 90% of plant function.
Diverse Cover Crop, No-Till System Bring High Forage Quality, Lower Cost of Gain
Innovative no-tiller and cowman Jake Miller utilizes strip grazing and a variety of cover mixes to diversify food sources for his cow-calf operation and improve soil quality.
Considerations for Forage Cover Crops After Hail
With significant weather-related damage to corn and soybean fields in Nebraska recently, there could be an opportunity for growers to try seeding cover crops in those fields to raise a high-quality forage and offset at least some of the lost fall and winter grazing potential, says University of Nebraska Extension.

Grazing Cover Crops for High Quality Feeding, Soil Health

Herington, Kan., farmer Shawn Tiffany shares how he and his brother, Shane, are utilizing cover crops for high-quality feed and improving soil health at the 32,000-head Tiffany Cattle Co. The operation is primarily a custom cattle-finishing facility that also includes a 1,200-acre farm where corn, winter wheat, silage sorghum and soybeans are no-tilled. Various cover crops are sometimes harvested as a second crop. (Original Release Date: July, 2018)

Carbonomics: Opening a Carbon Currency Exchange Within a Cover Crop Ecosystem

By Mark McNeely

Likening a healthy, robust industrial economy to the types of biological activities taking place underground in a no-till, cover-cropped farming system isn’t a stretch of the imagination.

3 Ways to Achieve a 266% ROI with Cover Crops
In a down ag economy, growers may be wondering whether cover crops are worth the expense.
Making Cover Crops Pay — For You
Cover crops have been used on American farms for over 75 years, but it wasn’t until 2012 that the practice really started to be tracked in annual surveys.
Lots of Innovating to be Done in 2019
You’re making history! In your hands today is the 30th anniversary edition of this once-a-year guide to the newest in specialty products for America’s farmers.

Tips for Managing Cover Crop Mixes for More No-Till Benefits

Succeeding with Aerially Seeded Cover Crops — Even in Spring!

One-Pass Cover Crop Seeder Option from Unverferth Mfg.

Examining Cover Crop Benefits in Continuous Wheat and Cotton Rotations in a Semi-Arid Environment

COVER CROP STRATEGIES THANKS THESE SPONSORS OF THE NATIONAL COVER CROP SUMMIT:

Seeding Practices

[Podcast] Tips for Succeeding While Planting Green

Keep Covers in Your Rotation Without Breaking the Bank

6 Tips for Making Cover Crops Work with Your Tillage Practices

Grazing

Healing Battered Fields, Pastures with Adaptive Grazing

Diverse Cover Crop, No-Till System Bring High Forage Quality, Lower Cost of Gain

Considerations for Forage Cover Crops After Hail

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Grazing Cover Crops for High Quality Feeding, Soil Health

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Carbonomics: Opening a Carbon Currency Exchange Within a Cover Crop Ecosystem

3 Ways to Achieve a 266% ROI with Cover Crops

Making Cover Crops Pay — For You

Lots of Innovating to be Done in 2019

Podcasts

[Podcast] Tips for Succeeding While Planting Green

[Podcast] Designing a Cover Crop Mix and Managing Your Creation

[Podcast] Tips and Strategies for Getting More Success with Aerially Seeded Cover Crops

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