When Aaron McQueen started farming 3 years ago, he wanted to seed a cover crop after winter wheat harvest to reduce erosion and increase soil tilth and soil biological activity.
Frost seeding red clover into winter wheat was once a common practice in his area and highly recommended by agronomists, so he decided to try it.
Working with heavy clay soils in Fisherville, Ontario — where he says there’s a plow pan on essentially every…
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More than 650 farm advisors from across the U.S. participated in a survey on cover crops, shining light on how they advise growers on cover crops. A report on the survey was released this week by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), USDA SARE Program, and the American Seed Trade Association.
