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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Crimping: How to Terminate Standing Cover Crops

Grant Woods of Growing Deer TV discusses many common questions about crimping and why it's the best method for terminating cover crops. Plus, check out dozens of comments from other growers comparing their own experiences with crimping.

Lessons of Long-Term Cover Cropping

In this episode of the Minnesota Corn Podcast, Red Lake County farmer Mikayla Tabert explains research into how cover crops and an extended 5-year crop rotation affect yields, economics and soil health.

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No-Till Corn Emergence: Comparing Standing Cover Crop vs. No Cover Crop

In this video from Grow the Farm Up, take a look at a test strip that compares no-till corn emergence in standing cover crop vs. no cover crop directly beside it.

Examining Soil Temperature with Rolled Cover Crops

Ryan Heiniger, a 4th generation Iowa farmer, posted this tweet showing the temperature difference between the top layer of soil on his farm and soil 2 inches deep under a layer of rolled cover crops. He says he’s curious to see what the infiltration rates will look like later in the season after some potential rainfall.

Moving Livestock into Cover Crops During Cool Part of Spring

Northwest Illinois farmer Marvin Baier of Marvel Ridge Farms shows us how he moves his livestock into his cover crops for grazing when the temperature gets cooler. Baier’s cover crops include crimson clover, red clover, hairy vetch and several others.

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