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:

Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by Salford Group.

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

No-Till Drill Slides Trying to Farm Steep Slopes of Pacific Northwest

We listened to no-tiller Russ Zenner of Genesee, Idaho, talk about no-tilling ground with a 40% slope in a recent No-Till Farmer podcast, and this YouTube video from Jacob Stueckle puts equipment challenges posed by the slopes of the Palouse into perspective. This is some extreme no-tilling!

Trailer for Documentary Series Highlights Possible Path to Combating Climate Change

Can a novel way to graze cattle, that mimics the way bison once roamed the land, help get farmers out of debt, restore our depleted soils, rebuild wildlife habitat and draw down huge amounts of carbon? “Roots So Deep” meets farmers on both sides of the fence – the folks practicing a new way to graze, and their neighbors set in their family’s old style of doing things. And one question looms over the whole series: even if the science shows the new way to graze is better for the land, will the old school farmers change and adopt the new methods? Will they evolve into climate heroes?

Olmsted County SWCD Unveils $3 Million Groundwater Protection and Soil Health Initiative

In this article from Ag Week, read about the initiative which aims to promote small grains, forages and other alternative crops along with grazing lands, and the integration of cover crops into conventional farming systems.

Lance Klessig in cover crops

No-Till Farmer Launches Ag States of America Series with Charlie Berens

Check out the latest from the Ag States of America video series on No-TillFarmer.com featuring Charlie Berens. This week’s video focuses on Michigan. Touching 4 Great Lakes, Michigan is unique in many respects, including its agricultural diversity. How diverse? Get a glimpse in this episode of Ag States of America.

Charlie Berens Ag States of America

How One Farmer Took Cover Crops as an Opportunity to Help Himself and Others

Joseph Gardiner, a Manitoba farmer, decided he wanted to stray away from conventional farming practices and integrate cover crops and other aspects of regenerative agriculture into his production. Several years later, he is now helping others do the same with his company “Covers & Co.”

Joe Gardiner holding seed

Is there something you want to share in "This Week"? Send us an email.

More from this series

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

Salford Group


Click here to view past "Best of the Web This Week" updates.