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:

Mycorrhizal Mix - 2025 Cover Crop Test Plot Tour

This Mycorrhizal Mix is designed to create the perfect environment for mycorrhizal fungi to thrive. Plant roots only have access to about 1-2% of the soil profile. That means 98% of nutrients and minerals within the soil are unavailable to your crop.

How Cover Crops Build Healthy Soil for Organic Millet Farming

In this episode of the Ragi Masterclass by the Good Food Movement learn how to grow ragi or millet the right way, step by step. In this episode, they begin long before the ragi is sown — by preparing the soil with cover crops.

Cover Crops to be a Big Focus at Farm Progress Show

The Farm Progress Show is next week in Decatur, Ill., and one of the things expected to be discussed is cover crops. Cover crops are planted to cover the soil, not to be harvested. They manage soil erosion, soil fertility and soil quality, among other things, and at this time of the year, farmers need to start thinking about what cover crops they will plant.

Stu Ellis met with Drew Hewitt of Sunrise FS to discuss cover crops ahead of the fall.

SPX Strip-Till Cultivator in Cover Crops

Are strip-till and cover crops an underrated duo/match made in heaven? Check out this video of the two practices working well together in tandem.

“Our No-Till & Cover Crop Experiment Failed — Here’s Why I Think It Happened”

In this video from Luthi Ranch, one farmer explains why he believes his recent no-till and cover crop experiments failed. Chime in on the discussion in the comment section to ensure this farmer’s next experiment is a success.

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