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:
- Cover Crops vs. Weeds: Who Wins in Soybean Fields?
- Planting Pumpkins Into High Biomass Cover Crops
- Getting the Maximum Benefits Out of Cover Crops on Your Farm
- This Rye Cover Crop is Ready to Crimp
- How to Make No-Till Farming Work with Cover Crops & Other Soil Health Practices
Cover Crops vs. Weeds: Who Wins in Soybean Fields?
In this video, the farmers at Grumke Farms in central Missouri look at a planted soybean field and examine where a rye cover crop was planted versus no cover. They look at how the rye eliminated the spring weeds and much more.
Planting Pumpkins Into High Biomass Cover Crops
Check out this video from Vanderburgh County, Ind., where these farmers are planting pumpkins into high biomass cover crops. The cover will provide the perfect bed for the pumpkins to thrive and remain clean. This will also control erosion, prevent weeds and other pests, and enhance the biology within the soil.
Getting the Maximum Benefits Out of Cover Crops on Your Farm
Keith Berns from Green Cover reveals how cover crop diversity can benefit farms. Each species offers unique benefits that improve profitability, build soil health and fill gaps on your farm.
This Rye Cover Crop is Ready to Crimp
This video shows one farmer looking through a field of soybeans planted green into rye that is almost ready to crimp.
How to Make No-Till Farming Work with Cover Crops & Other Soil Health Practices
A USDA study compared roller crimpers, power rollers, and flail mowing for cover crop termination. The study delves into cereal rye, hairy vetch, and crimson clover, revealing flail mowing as most effective for termination.
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