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INTO THE DEEP. Many no-tillers like to plant green into tall cereal rye or other cover crops in spring to maximize biomass production. But if glyphosate was banned it could make it harder for growers to find other options to make their planting system work.

Tips for Terminating Cover Crops Without Glyphosate

By John Dobberstein
Glyphosate has been invaluable to no-tillers in North America and overseas as an inexpensive, effective tool for not only killing weeds but also terminating cover crops ahead of or after planting. But a California jury’s decision that exposure to glyphosate was responsible for a groundskeeper’s cancer could have a far-reaching impact on agriculture if governments decide to severely restrict or ban the chemical.
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  • Establishing Cover Crop Skip Zones for Corn

    In this Practical Farmers of Iowa study, farmer-cooperators created skip zones while seeding cover crops, and then planted corn into these skip zones to see if this method could be part of a proper management plan for corn following a cereal rye cover crop.

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    The Plant Materials Centers (PMCs) in the southeastern U.S. are gathering data on different types of cover crops that landowners can use during the summer months, focusing on specifics with legumes and grasses.
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  • Cover Crop Success: a Book with Many Chapters

    A no-tiller from Wisconsin recently shared the soil health and risk management benefits he's realizing from seeding cover crops on his 500-acre cash crop and beef farm in western Wisconsin.

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    The NRCS Cover Crop Chart includes information on 66 crop species that may be planted individually or in cocktail mixes, with information on growth cycle, relative water use, plant architecture, seeding depth, forage quality, pollination characteristics, and nutrient cycling are included for most crop species. Using the chart as a guide, users can select individual crop species by clicking on the name which will direct them to additional information about the selected crop. Icons within each crop page return the user to the chart, thereby easily allowing comparisons of different crops.
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Case Study: Raising Cover Crops for Grazing

University of Idaho Extension shares a case study of Nez Perce, Idaho, producer Drew Leitch, who raises cover crops for grazing during the time when his grass pastures dry up. Drew says experimenting with annual cover crops has benefited both his cattle operation and his cropping operation.
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Planting into cover crops in southern Illinois near Farina, Randy McElroy conducts research on crop production for three tillage types, no-till, minimal tillage and conventional tillage. Six-year averages place no-till in the lead from an overall yield perspective. 

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