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:
- How to Breed Cover Crops for Optimal Rotation
- Nebraska Farm Focuses on Cover Crops, Soil Health
- Kansas Farmer Becomes an Advocate for Conservation, Cover Crops
- Wisconsin Farmer Weighs Benefits of Winter Rye as Cover Crop
- UK Farmer Secures Funds to Develop New Cover Crops Guide
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How to Breed Cover Crops for Optimal Rotation
In these interviews from ASTA’s CSS & Seed Expo, Bruce Knight, a conservation expert and founder of Strategic Conservation Solutions, a consultancy focused on conservation and sustainability issues related to agriculture, discusses systems approaches to breeding cover crops for optimal rotation. The panel also features Shalamar Armstrong and Dan Quinn, both with Purdue University, and Sara Lira of Corteva.
Photos from AgWired.com
Nebraska Farm Focuses on Cover Crops, Soil Health
Vance McCoy found a passion for soil health and regenerative agriculture. In this article, McCoy delves into the ways he decided to go against the normal traditions and typical practices from his multi-generation family farm. Now, McCoy and his family run Triple Creek Cover Crops in addition to his family farm business.
Photo from AgUpdate.com
Kansas Farmer Becomes an Advocate for Conservation, Cover Crops
In this article, Michael Thompson recalls the moment he realized that his family’s land could not afford to lose more topsoil from wind and rain. He began researching land stewardship and soil improvement, and after seeking out peer groups across Kansas, he soon saw the benefits of growing a diverse rotation of cover crops, using no-till practices and rotational grazing.
Photo from FB.org, Credit: Sandy County Foundation
Wisconsin Farmer Weighs Benefits of Winter Rye as Cover Crop
In this video, Joe Ailts, a field agronomist from Pioneer seeds in northwest Wisconsin, discusses the many benefits of planting Winter Rye as a cover crop. Particularly, Joe highlights the root system and the soil health that can be drastically improved when using rye as a winter cover crop.
UK Farmer Secures Funds to Develop New Cover Crops Guide
In this article, learn about an ambitious new project launched by a Yorkshire farmer who intends to use cover crops to help other farmers discover ways to improve soil health at a crucial time for agriculture.
Photo from FarmingUK.com
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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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