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:

Using Winter Camelina as a Cover Crop

In this episode of the Cutting Edge Podcast from UW-Madison Ag Extension, check out an interview with Ruth McCabe and Emery Davis, conservation agronomists at Heartland Co-op, an agricultural co-op based in Des Moines, Iowa with over 70 locations around Iowa. Davis also farms with his family in southeastern Iowa. The episode features a rich discussion about winter camelina as a cover crop.

Tips for Success When Planting Corn into Cover Crops

In this YouTube Short from XtremeAg, Clint Frese walks through how he plants corn into triticale & wheat.

Buckwheat Cover Crops Can Rejuvenate Your Farm’s Soil Health

In this YouTube Short, learn how planting buckwheat as a cover crop can rejuvenate soil health and improve on-farm productivity.

First Hand Knowledge from the Farm — Cover Crops & No-Till Tips for Success

Mark Legvold farms near Northfield, Minn., and uses no-till and cover crops on his farm. Here's how he does it.

How to Make No-Till Farming Work with Cover Crops & Other Soil Health Practices

No-till adoption has sky-rocketed in the last few decades. In 1989 approximately 14 million acres were under no-till cultivation. As of 2022 no-till acreage had increased to over 105 million acres. Clearly, farmers like what they see with no-till. But still — it isn't a black-or-white fix-all and viewing it as such creates a lot of problems. In fact, data shows that when a farmer converts to no-till but doesn't integrate cover crops or any other soil health practices, it can actually do more harm than good. Check out this YouTube Short from NRCS South Dakota and read the accompanying article for peer-reviewed research on the keys to making no-till work.

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