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:
- Remembering Black Sunday — Could Cover Crops Have Prevented this Chaotic Event?
- Unlocking the Secrets of Organic Matter & Better Soils with Humics, Cover Crops & No-Till
- No-Till & Cover Crops Go Hand in Hand
- Cover Crop Basics Webinar — Why Plant Cover Crops?
- Can Basalt Capture Carbon on the Farm and Help Soils?
Remembering Black Sunday — Could Cover Crops Have Prevented this Chaotic Event?
90 years ago this week on April 14, 1935, the date was dubbed "Black Sunday" for the enormous cloud of dust that obliterated the sun that day. It was just one of many dust storms experienced in those years but the scope and intensity of this event became legendary. Recent dust storms across the Great Plains and Midwest remind us of the devastation of the Dust Bowl era, and prompt us to stay laser focused on good soil care: minimizing soil disturbance, maintaining living roots in the soil, keeping the soil covered, maximizing plant diversity and integrating livestock.
Unlocking the Secrets of Organic Matter & Better Soils with Humics, Cover Crops & No-Till
In this episode of Field Talk from AgXplore, join Dr. John Murphy and his daughters Jill and Ellen as they dig into one of the most misunderstood, underestimated, yet critically important components of soil health: organic matter. It might sound simple, but what lies beneath your boots is a complex biological world that could be the difference between average yields and record-breakers.
No-Till & Cover Crops Go Hand in Hand
In this video, see why cover crops and no-till are one of the best dynamic duos in agriculture and why the two work better together as opposed to having one without the other.
Cover Crop Basics Webinar — Why Plant Cover Crops?
Why should you plant cover crops? Join Keith Berns and Sophie Waechter-Cass in this webinar about the reasons for cover crops—their benefits and how they can be used with the Six Principles of Soil Health to build healthy soil.
Can Basalt Capture Carbon on the Farm and Help Soils?
Basalt contains nutrients, including calcium, magnesium, manganese, iron, potassium and copper. Research is being done on its benefits to farmland.
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