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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No-Till Corn in Standing Cover Crop

In this video from Grow the Farm Up, take a look at a 60-day update after no-tilling corn into 3-foot tall standing cover crop mix that includes rye, clover and vetch.


Seed Cover Crops ASAP After Harvest

Check out these 7 recommended areas to evaluate as fall harvest season approaches, including some advice about when to seed cover crops and how to manage moisture levels.

IMPROVED SOIL TILTH

IMPROVED SOIL TILTH: Here is the payoff you are looking for through better soil planning. Look how easily this soil, growing a winter cover crop, breaks apart. Photo by: Tom J. Bechman


New Research Examines Cover Crop Forages for Dairy Cows

In this article from Brownfield Ag News, learn about dairy researchers at the University of Illinois who are exploring how cover crops could help with feed costs and soil health.

Phil-Cardoso

Commercial Yam Farmer Uses Cover Crops to Suppress Weeds

Like all types of agriculture, commercial yam farming has its own challenges. Dealing with weed pressure is one of the most difficult issues to deal with, but this farmer decided to try experimenting with cover crops as a natural way to combat weeds.


Indiana Farmers Set Conservation Record with Cover Crop Usage

By planting an estimated 1.6 million acres of overwinter living cover crops, Indiana farmers set a new conservation record. Read the full report here.

Cover crops in corn rows

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