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 101 — For Beginners and Advanced Cover Croppers Alike

This video addresses cover crop benefits, cover crop options, meeting cover crop goals, establishment and termination, rotations with cover crops and economics.

Single-Row Interseeding System for Minimizing Erosion

Anne and Eric Nordell have been practicing no-till and cover crops on their farm for quite some time. In this video, learn how interseeded vetch can produce a lot of high-nitrogen biomass the following year. However, for a diverse planting of vegetables, the Nordells say cereal rye is easier to manage because this winter grain remains small when planted in warm weather. Learn more by watching the full clip here.

Nestlé Continues to Invest in Regenerative Agriculture

Nestlé announces two global collaborations to help scale regenerative agriculture and support the next generation of farmers. Read more here.

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What Does ‘Living Soil’ Actually Mean?

In this video, learn about the fundamentals of living soil, what it is and what it isn’t. The clip begins by clearly defining what living soil actually means, then breaks down what makes soil “living,” whether living soil is organic, if beginners can use it successfully and the most common misconceptions that often confuse growers when they’re first getting started.

Does No-Till Mean Never Till?

In this video, one farmer who swears by no-till and cover crops admits that sometimes, a bit of tillage can be necessary. Do you agree or disagree when he says “no-till does NOT mean never till.”

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