Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week:

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Cover Cropping at Larson Farms

Over 121,000 views and counting for this video from Larson Farms in Correll, Minn. The guys take us along for the ride as they spread 30 acres worth of MN-Pearl oats, for erosion prevention and weed control.

 

Boosting the Bottom Line with Nutrient Fertilization

The “Hoormaniacs” were out in full force at Kinze headquarters in Williamsburg, Iowa, for Jim Hoorman’s special presentation, “Boosting the Bottom Line with Nutrient Fertilization.” The soil health specialist squeezed a semester’s worth of information into a two-hour session, covering everything from micronutrients to the Rhizophagy Cycle. The event served as the unofficial kickoff to the 9th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference.

Short-Season Summer Cover Crops

Class is in session with field specialist Justin Keay at the University of Missouri. Pull up a chair and learn everything you need to know about this trio of short-season summer cover crop species: Japanese millet, cowpea and buckwheat.

 

New Cover Crop Offers Profitability Potential in the Midwest

HEC Science and Technology goes one-on-one with CoverCress masterminds about their brand-new cover crop set to hit the market this Fall. CoverCress has been getting a lot of TV time, but this is one of the more in-depth reports you’ll find.

Back to School…Corn School

RealAgriculture’s “Corn School” explores the best strategies for planting corn into cereal rye. Olivia Noorenberghe from Pride Seeds, shares new research on the effects of late termination on biomass, weed control and yields.

 

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