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 Lead to Clean Soybean Field

Aric and Tyson take a look at Farmers Coop Society's Sioux Center, Iowa test plots. Planted into heavy cover crop residue, the soybeans look healthy and the field remains incredibly clean. Take a listen to hear FCS's cover crop and herbicide strategy.

A Decade of Cover Crops in Illinois

Matt Boucher of Boucher Family Farms in Dwight, Ill. shares how his family's fourth-generation farm has embraced cover crops for more than a decade. What started as a curiosity on their own operation evolved into Potential Ag, a business focused on helping farmers select the right cover crop solutions for their unique needs. Matt discusses common cover crop misconceptions, the importance of customized management plans and how cover crops can help set farms up for long-term success.

45Z Rules and Cover Crops

The USDA has released its updated Crop Carbon Intensity (CI) Calculator and new guidance that brings farmers into the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit program. In this press conference, Continuum Ag CEO & Founder Mitchell Hora explains what was released, what it means for farmers, ethanol producers, grain elevators, and ag partners and the key actions you should take now. He also explains how cover crops, no-till and manure credits fit into the program.

Seeding Cover Crops With Drones

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Reuben Stone of Valley Bio and Jim McComb of The Farmer's Edge Agri-Coaching to talk about establishing cover crops—largely by drone, but also other options, the role of covers and the opportunity of double cropping.

Maximizing Field Performance With Cover Crops

Josh Nelson, cover crop farmer and Albert Lea Seed cover crop agronomist, introduces the newest and recently expanded cover crop products from Albert Lea Seed. Learn how different cover crop mixes work together for greater impact. Josh also shares practical guidance on where these solutions deliver the greatest value in real-world cropping systems.

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