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:
- Green Chopping Cover Crops for On-Farm Forage
- Cover Crops & No-Till at a Record Pace!
- Planting Cover Crops on a Potato Farm
- Cover Crops, No-Till & Direct Beef Marketing Transformed this Farm’s Future
- Annual Forages and Cover Crops During a Drought
Green Chopping Cover Crops for On-Farm Forage
The Maryland Department of Agriculture's Cover Crop Program provides farmers with grants to help cover the costs of planting fall cover crops to enhance soil and water quality. But did you know the program allows enrolled cover crops to be grazed or chopped for on-farm livestock forage after becoming well-established? In this video, learn how this Kent County, Md., dairy farmer's cover crops are helping both his soil and his livestock thrive.
Cover Crops & No-Till at a Record Pace!
In this video from “Farmin’ Ain’t Easy,” watch as annual ryegrass is no-till planted at a pace of 10 miles per hour.
Planting Cover Crops on a Potato Farm
In this video watch as potatoes are planted as well as cover crops to prevent weeds and support soil balding as well as honey bee production.
Cover Crops, No-Till & Direct Beef Marketing Transformed this Farm’s Future
Continuous corn formed much of the cropping component for Beringer Family Farms from its start in the 1950s. It was mainly used to feed the 1,000 head of feedlot cattle as Lillie Beringer-Crock was growing up on the Cascade, Iowa, farm. However, she saw more potential for the farm’s cropping system and its sandy soils. Read more here.
Annual Forages and Cover Crops During a Drought
Are you planting annual forages and cover crops in a drought? Check out this video of University of Nebraska Lincoln’s demo plot with 6 different types of annual forages.
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