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 Crops Minimize Flood Damage From Aggressive Storms
- How Interseeding Cover Crops Worked Out on My Farm
- Crop Insurance Discount Program for Cover Crops Extended
- Growers Invited to See Benefits of Cover Crops in Orchards, Vineyards
- Get Spring Cover Crop Termination Right
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
Cover Crops Minimize Flood Damage From Aggressive Storms
Cover crops provide a variety of benefits to growers, and the recent storms that came through California demonstrated multiple advantages. In this article from AgNet West, Chris Sayer of Ventura County, Calif., talks about how his cover crops played an important role in keeping flood damage from the storms to a minimum.
How Interseeding Cover Crops Worked Out on My Farm
In this video, The Nature Conservancy provides an update on the 11 Nebraska corn farmers that participated in an interseeding cover crop trial in 2020. The farmers speak about how the trials have gone and what the future holds for their respective farm programs.
Crop Insurance Discount Program for Cover Crops Extended
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig extended the deadline to apply for the Crop Insurance Discount Program for cover crops to Jan. 27. Farmers who planted fall cover crops in 2022 can apply to receive a $5 per acre discount on their 2023 crop insurance premiums.
Growers Invited to See Benefits of Cover Crops in Orchards, Vineyards
An upcoming cover crop tour will visit three organic farms in the Capay Valley in California that are integrating cover crops and grazing in their orchard and vineyard systems. Topics will include strategies for integrating cover crops into orchards and vineyards, impacts of cover cropping and grazing on soil health, and funding.
Get Spring Cover Crop Termination Right
In this article from FarmProgress, learn about the right and wrong ways to terminate a cover crop and why it is so important to focus on timing, weather and additional crops being planted.
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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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