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:
- 7 Winter-Hardy Cover Crops That Actually Work
- Experimenting with Rye & Clover as Cover Crops
- Not Your Typical Cover Crop Plan
- Variable Rate Cover Crop Mix — Shaking Things Up for Next Year’s Crop
- Cover Crops Could Fuel a Greener Future: New Study Finds Up to 70% Emissions Cuts
7 Winter-Hardy Cover Crops That Actually Work
One acre of the right cold-hardy crops can feed your herd long after pastures fade — and most farmers don’t realize it. In this video, Regenerative Farmers of America break down seven proven cover crops that keep livestock grazing 60-90 days longer into winter while rebuilding soil fertility.
Experimenting with Rye & Clover as Cover Crops
Check out this video of Western Michigan farmers who are experimenting with cover crops of clover and rye and trying to seed the cover crop heavier to get a bigger yield.
Not Your Typical Cover Crop Plan
In this video, Rob Dowdle of Dowdle Family Farms in Caledonia, Miss., explains how he has been growing cover crops in a pig pen in decomposing woodchips and hay.
Variable Rate Cover Crop Mix — Shaking Things Up for Next Year’s Crop
In this YouTube Short, one farmer is cooking up a variable rate cover crop mix to see if that’ll shake things up for next year's crop.
Cover Crops Could Fuel a Greener Future: New Study Finds Up to 70% Emissions Cuts
New research in Biomass and Bioenergy finds that turning common cover crops into biofuels could slash greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70 %, offering farmers a dual benefit: healthier soils and a path toward cleaner transportation fuels.
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