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:
- Soil Health = Human Health
- Innovators Who Transformed American Agriculture
- Cover Cropping With Twin-Row Rye
- Cereal Rye Grazing Research at Mizzou
- Planting Cover Crops Into Growing Corn
Soil Health = Human Health
Cover crops help build soil health, which has a direct influence on the quality of food people eat. Listen to this short video for a concise explanation that farmers can use to help the general public understand the importance of soil health.
Innovators Who Transformed American Agriculture
American agriculture has been driven forward by innovative men and women and their work influences how farmers work today. Check out this article to read about 10 inventors, entrepreneurs, scientists and scholars who made history on and off the farm.
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Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
Cover Cropping With Twin-Row Rye
In this video, Neb., area farmer Greg Keller explains how he uses twin-row rye as a cover crop for corn and beans, aiding in soil health and preventing the need for crop rotation.
Cereal Rye Grazing Research at Mizzou
In this video, Dr. Derek Brake, Beef Nutrition Specialist with the University of Missouri Division of Animal Sciences, and graduate student Emma Bauer explain their research on spring cereal rye grazing systems. The project looks at different rye varieties, stocking rates, forage regrowth, nutrient value and calf performance to better understand how cover crop grazing could improve returns for Missouri producers.
Planting Cover Crops Into Growing Corn
In this episode of XtremeAg Cutting the Curve, host Damian Mason sits down with Kelly Garrett and TJ Kartes to discuss a bold move for 2025—interseeding cover crops into growing corn as early as June. Kelly shares the agronomic, economic, and sustainability benefits of this approach, from erosion control to carbon sequestration and livestock forage. TJ Kartes of Saddle Butte Ag breaks down the science behind selecting the right cover crop species and dispels common myths about water retention, nutrient competition, and cold climate challenges.
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