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:
- Using Herbicides in Regenerative Systems
- Crimping Cereal Rye
- Boosting Cover Crop Performance
- Growing Your Own Nitrogen With Hairy Vetch
- Planting Pumpkins in RYE: A New Experiment
Using Herbicides in Regenerative Systems
Dr. Bill Johnson, a weed science professor from Purdue University, talks about growing cover crops and how to handle herbicide carryover. He explains the benefits of cover crop biomass, discusses residual and foliar herbicide considerations in cover crop establishment, corn herbicides compared to soybean herbicides and more. Take a listen to learn how to develop a herbicide program compatible with cover crops!
Crimping Cereal Rye
Watch as this Michigan farmer roller crimps his cereal rye with a John Deere 4020. The cereal rye had already reached anthesis, and the beans were at the first trifoliate. Watch this video to see if it worked!
Boosting Cover Crop Performance
Tune into this episode of Soil Speaks from ST Biologicals as they discuss the importance of cover crop planting timing. Other topics include specific rotations that provide the most benefits for Midwest farmers and integrating livestock into cover crop rotations.
Growing Your Own Nitrogen With Hairy Vetch
Join two Iowa farmers as they play a game of cribbage and discuss their experiences growing hairy vetch as a cover crop. They talk through what makes hairy vetch exciting, what makes it tricky and why variety selection matters more than people might think. They also discuss their own cover crop trials comparing different vetch sources, the risk of winterkill, hard seed concerns and why seed origin matters when trying to ensure survival through an Iowa winter.
Planting Pumpkins in RYE: A New Experiment
Prairie Moon Farm in Knoxville, Ill. planted 14 rows of pumpkins in cereal rye rather than the plastic mulch they typically use. They anticipate having minimal weed pressure and do not plan to use any herbicides. Follow along as the farmer checks his field for emerging pumpkins.
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