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:
- Two More Inches of Topsoil In One Year & 1000% Increase In Infiltration Rate
- Why We Farm: Taking Care of the Land for the Next Generation
- Lessiter Media Editor Finishes in 99th Percentile for All March Madness Brackets Nationwide
- New Guide Helps Measure Nutrient Value of Cover Crops
- Co-led UK Study Finds Cover Crops Improve Soil Health in Long-Term Trials
Two More Inches of Topsoil In One Year & 1000% Increase In Infiltration Rate
In this video, Soil Survey Office Leader Ryan Winchester, visits Matt Griggs’ farm to conduct some testing of long term cover cropped soil to compare it to conventionally tilled soil. Among other things, he is testing remediation of the fragipan, pore space, bulk density, and water infiltration rates. The results of what Matt has been able to accomplish with 10 years of intensive cover cropping are...shocking. Watch the video to learn more.
Why We Farm: Taking Care of the Land for the Next Generation
Why do farmers keep going, even when the weather worsens, markets shift, rural communities shrink, and the future feels uncertain? In this short film, farmers open up about what keeps them up at night… and what keeps them going.
Lessiter Media Editor Finishes in 99th Percentile for All March Madness Brackets Nationwide
The Lessiter Media Office Bracket Challenge for March Madness resulted in a stellar showing by Strip-Till Farmer Managing Editor Noah Newman! He showed us all that if you put your mind to something (and a $5 buy-in), dreams can and do come true. Noah not only picked the ultimate tournament champion, he also had all Final Four picks correct. Way to wipe the floor with the competition, Newman!
New Guide Helps Measure Nutrient Value of Cover Crops
In response to rising fertilizer costs and increasing grower interest in soil health practices, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Agronomic Services Division has released a new step-by-step guide to help farmers measure the nutrient value of their cover crops and reduce fertilizer inputs.
Co-led UK Study Finds Cover Crops Improve Soil Health in Long-Term Trials
Lexington — Farmers have long debated which practices do the most to keep their soil healthy. Now, after pulling data from 21 long-term field trials scattered across the United States, a multi-state research team has found cover crop use comes on top.
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