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 Connect Farmers & Researchers to Build Healthier Soil & Waterways
- Roller Crimping Cereal Rye for Pumpkin Production
- Improving Soil Health From Theory to Practice
- 20 Years Without Fertilizer - How Is It Possible?
- PepsiCo Continues to Lean into Regenerative Ag Initiatives
Cover Crops Connect Farmers & Researchers to Build Healthier Soil & Waterways
The University of Michigan has partnered with experts from other institutions to study a powerful but underused practice: cover cropping. The project is now spreading across the Great Lakes region to help farmers improve their soil and prevent fertilizer from washing into waterways.
Roller Crimping Cereal Rye for Pumpkin Production
In this video from Michigan State University’s Crop & Soil Health Team, learn how fall-seeded cereal rye and other cover crop species were roller crimped just after no-till planting pumpkins.
Improving Soil Health From Theory to Practice
In this video from Farmers for Soil Health, watch John Fulton discuss his research findings and how that information can empower farmers when making decisions on their operations. Learn what has come from his three years of research at The Ohio State University on cover crop seeding with drones as well as tips on how to interpret research results.
20 Years Without Fertilizer - How Is It Possible?
Check out this Q&A video with Gabe Brown as he shares how it’s possible to no-till for 20 years with no fertilizer.
PepsiCo Continues to Lean into Regenerative Ag Initiatives
Margaret Henry, Vice President of Sustainable & Regenerative Agriculture at PepsiCo took to LinkedIn last week to share more info about the company’s latest efforts in the conservation ag space surrounding the topic of decarbonizing fertilizer. Read her full message here.
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