Scott Shriver, one of Iowa's leading organic farmers, recently conducted research to determine optimal soybean row-width and seeding dates when roller-crimping cereal rye. The soybeans he planted the day of roller-crimping ultimately yielded higher than those planted 13 and 17 days before. Soybeans drilled in 7.5-in. row-widths also had higher yields and stand counts than soybeans planted in 30-in. row-widths. For more key findings, click here to read the full report from Practical Farmers of Iowa.
Steve Groff Bringing Cover Crop Knowledge to No Till Conference
Mackane Vogel here with this week's cover crop connection. As you can see, we are at the birthplace of the tillage radish. Yes, I'm on Steve Groff's farm in Holtwood, Pennsylvania. And speaking of which, we're going to toss it off to Steve right now for some cover crop action.



