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Cover Crop Planting & Termination Best Practices

We are at the Bayer Research Farm in New Berlin, Illinois in front of the long-term sustainability plots where our attendees are getting an up close look at the long-term benefits of cover crops.

Cover Crop Insights
Each week our editors will bring you data from our annual No-Till Farmer Operational Benchmark Survey. Continue reading and check back weekly for the next set of valuable data.
Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: August 28, 2026
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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: August 21, 2026
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Seeding Practices

Advantages of Adding Buckwheat
If we pick up a farm that's been conventionally farmed, we like to get some cover crop in there such as a buckwheat," said David Brandt.
Utilizing the Benefits of Oats Covers
The University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnerships (MCAP), is addressing the role of oats and other small grains as part of its Risk to Resilience program.
Using a Varied Cover Mix
Northeast Iowa no-tiller Rick Matt uses a “salad” mix on his fields.

Grazing

Watching Out for Grain Silo Gas
As long as silage remains a common livestock feed, the risk of an injury or fatality from silo gases is present.
Annual Legumes: More Than Just Free Nitrogen
Annual legumes are back on the table — and not just as a cover crop footnote.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Talking About Cover Crops as Forage Feed Sources
A July 22 webinar features Iowa State University’s Shelby Gruss and Matthew Helmers in a Beyond the Basics live dialogue about extending cover crop benefits to include value from forage opportunities.

Cover Crop Planting & Termination Best Practices

In our latest edition of the No-Till Farmer Newsletter, you may have seen our No-Till Innovator Special Report which includes tips and advice from expert no-tillers, agronomists and researchers.

Observations from a Field Day at Dornacker Prairie Acres
"Last week, I accompanied Strip-Till Farmer managing editor Noah Newman to a field day hosted by Cedar Creek Farmers at Dornacker Prairie Acres in West Bend, Wis, and I saw some high-tech stuff there."
Reaching Nitrogen Requirements for Corn
The No. 1 question Pennsylvania No-Tiller Lucas Criswell gets about planting green is how the practice affects nitrogen (N) requirements for corn.
Advantages of Adding Buckwheat
If we pick up a farm that's been conventionally farmed, we like to get some cover crop in there such as a buckwheat," said David Brandt.
Managing Drought
In 2022, South Dakotan Holsing Farms came off one of the worst drought years in the history of their farm.

Cover Crop Planting & Termination Best Practices

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: August 28, 2026

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This month's digital sponsors:

Seeding Practices

Advantages of Adding Buckwheat

Utilizing the Benefits of Oats Covers

Using a Varied Cover Mix

Grazing

Watching Out for Grain Silo Gas

Annual Legumes: More Than Just Free Nitrogen

Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Talking About Cover Crops as Forage Feed Sources

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Cover Crop Planting & Termination Best Practices

Soil Health

Observations from a Field Day at Dornacker Prairie Acres

Reaching Nitrogen Requirements for Corn

Advantages of Adding Buckwheat

Managing Drought

Podcasts

[Podcast] Clear Water Cover Crops — From Father-Son to Business Partners

[Podcast] On the Road with Cover Crops — Paul McPherson

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