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:
- Cover Crop Usage Increasing
- Growers Opted for Crop Insurance Payout over Covers
- One Grower's Experience With Covers
- 5-Way Cover Crop Mix in Action
- C:N Ratios in Cover Crops Matter. This Webinar Explains Why
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Cover Crop Usage Increasing
The Midwest Messenger observes that USDA figures show increasing cover crop usage in the Midwest this fall, and ties that back to anecdotal accounts of aerial seeding.
Growers Opted for Crop Insurance Payout over Covers
This article summarizes a recent report issued by the Environmental Working Group showing that instead of cover crop planting, many growers opted for crop insurance payouts as precipitation increased. It's food for thought regarding the interconnection between crop insurance payments, cover crops and potential insurance premium discounts for cover crops.
One Grower's Experience With Covers
In this video by the Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Water and Healthy Soil features grower Kevin Miller talking about how he got started with cover crops and his results. Among his tips: don't go all in all at once, and make sure you try lots of different tactics.
5-Way Cover Crop Mix in Action
Oklahoma cover cropper Eric Motter walks through his 2022 mix in this short YouTube video. It's a blend of legumes and grasses.
C:N Ratios in Cover Crops Matter. This Webinar Explains Why
This free webinar rebroadcast from the Mid-Atlantic 4R Alliance walks through Penn State University's cover crop and soil N recommendation tool. The presentation by Charlie White covers the assumptions that undergird the tool, and briefly touches and the tool's effectiveness measured against experimental results.
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Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by Salford Group.
Salford Group knows cover crops. Salford’s Valmar 56 series seeders set the bar for versatility and accuracy in cover crop seeding. These machines accurately handle a wide variety of seed and blends, while pairing with virtually any implement to seed cover crops while performing other field operations. Salford has a variety of tillage implements that are suitable for seeding with the 56 series applicators. Some Salford tillage machines can be used for hay and pasture renovation, and others can be used to work in standing cover crops as green manure. Check out Salford’s cover crops solutions at salfordgroup.com
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