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:
- Iowa Farmer Outlines Benefits of his Cover Crop Practices
- How Do Cover Crops & Reduced Tillage Alter Soil Water Practices
- DairyVoice Podcast Highlights Number 1 Reason to Try Cover Crops
- How USDA is Using Satellites to Confirm Cover Crop Termination for Incentive Programs
- Winter Wheat & Benefits of Manure Injection Before Corn
Iowa Farmer Outlines Benefits of his Cover Crop Practices
Farmers learned about the benefits of cover crops at this year’s Practical Farmers of Iowa annual conference. In this report, Brownfield Ag News’ Brent Barnett has more with Cherokee County, Iowa farmer Nathan Anderson, who says he’s increased his cover crop acreage over the last 10 years despite some initial challenges getting started.
How Do Cover Crops & Reduced Tillage Alter Soil Water Practices
Minnesota's first State Soil Health Specialist in the Minnesota Office for Soil Health, Dr. Anna Cates, shares findings from her work with farmers and conservation professionals highlighting the effect of cover crops on soil health and structure.
DairyVoice Podcast Highlights Number 1 Reason to Try Cover Crops
Tom Eaton & Darren Usinowicz of Agriculture Consulting Services (ACS) talk with host Connie Kuber of Sealpro Silage Barrier Films about cover cropping and the advantages. They discuss what to use, when to use it, and the benefits to whatever you are growing afterward. The number 1 reason to try it - infiltration water. You rarely see drought stress in fields that are cover cropped.
How USDA is Using Satellites to Confirm Cover Crop Termination for Incentive Programs
Cover crops are essential to reduce soil erosion, increase soil fertility, and improve watershed management. Therefore, cost-share programs have been created to incentivise farmers to plant cover crops. To receive payments, the cover crops need to be terminated within a narrow time window, which is verified by field crews within two weeks of termination. But with 28,000 fields enrolled annually, these field-based verifications are costly and time-consuming.
Winter Wheat & Benefits of Manure Injection Before Corn
Filmed in November 2024, the land of Prevo Farms has been one hundred percent no-till and cover crop for ten years. In this video Kevin Prevo, a fifth-generation farmer working near Bloomfield, Iowa, discusses the strategy and benefits of winter wheat and manure before planting corn.
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