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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Interseeding Cover Crops in 60-Inch Row-Width Corn

A few dedicated farmers are planting corn in 60-inch wide rows to establish cover crops at the V4-V6 stage of corn development. This video shows results of a Practical Farmers of Iowa Cooperators’ Program research trial on how planting corn at wider row widths to interseed cover crops affects yield.

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Nick Offerman Advocates for Cover Crops

Actor Nick Offerman tells the public how to make sad soil smile again in this NRDC promotional video for cover crops and regenerative farming. We love to see the spotlight on healthy soils!


Cover Crop Study Looks into Different Species’ Effect on Bottom Line

A Minnesota-based research project is trying to determine which cover crops provide the most benefit to a farm's bottom line. Year 1 of this 3 year study is coming to a close.


Bio Strip-Till: The Best of Cover Crops & Tillage

Joel Gruver, Western Illinois University soil science professor, explains bio strip-till, a practice that combines the benefits of tillage, cover crops and intact soil biology.


Cover Crops After Corn Silage Harvest

Shawn Conley and Matt Ruark of UW-Madison’s Ag Extension talk about the differences between winter rye, spring barley and oats as cover crops — and the right time and place for each species.


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