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:

Water Quality and Cover Crops

A southwest Iowa farmer discusses how cover crops can enhance water quality if financial incentives for farmers are improved.

Cover Crop Basics — Balady Berseem Clover

Berseem clover produces a non-bloating, high-quality forage that's more palatable than alfalfa. Berseem forage has been observed to maintain a CP content of 28-30% throughout harvesting regiments, which is slightly higher than crimson clover or alfalfa. Berseem clover has low water requirements and can provide strong biomass recovery after being mowed. With good shade tolerance, this species can be utilized for interseeding into crop systems or forage mixtures.

Time to Take a Risk

The 4Row Farmer had ONE DAY to get his cover crops seeded… so he took a gamble! Corn harvest was already on hold because of wet field conditions, and with more rain in the forecast, he had a decision to make. With the combine sitting still and the weather about to change again, he headed to the field to broadcast the cover crop seed. Sure enough, the rain returned the following day, keeping him out of the corn field for another week!

Growing Cover Crops in a Potato Rotation

Finding room for cover crops in a potato rotation isn't easy, especially in southern Alberta, where a short growing season can leave little time between harvest and winter. But at Quattro Farms near Bow Island, Alta., a new field trial is putting a multi-species cover crop to the test, with hopes of improving soil health without compromising potato production.

Cover Crop Study Results

Explore the second-year results of the National Cover Crop Variety Project's research plots at the UNL Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center in Mead, Neb. You'll see how cereal rye, hairy vetch and clovers performed after a late-September planting and why a longer growing window could produce more biomass.

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