Part 1 of a 3-part series from Penn State University that examines cover crop mixtures, their cost effectiveness, the benefits and challenges of planting and how to design a crop mixture to achieve multiple goals.
Cover Crop Connection: Cover Crops Pay Off After Heavy Rains
Today we’re talking with Jeff Schluckbier, who grows corn, sugar beets and wheat in Tuscola County, Mich. Jeff uses sunflowers, radish, clover, oats, cereal rye and Austrian winter peas. He says cover crops are paying off big time in his 7,500-acre operation, especially during heavy rainfall events.
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