Hairy vetch

Steve Groff's Winter King Hairy Vetch Survives Multiple Freeze-Thaw Cycles

By Mackane Vogel posted on March 25, 2024 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Termination

Steve Groff never planned to develop a new variety of cover crop. In fact, the Holtwood, Pa., no-tiller and cover crop expert believes that he is more often recognized for his contribution of the tillage radish as a cover crop in the early 2000s.

Steve Groff's 6 Latest Cover Crop Trends

By Maclaren Krueger posted on October 27, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Steve Groff, a world renowned cover crop innovator and coach, spoke at the 2023 National Cover Crop Summit about the current cover crop trends that he’s seen among today’s farmers.

Roller-Crimping Cover Crops in Organic Systems Reduces Tillage, Suppresses Weeds

By delaying roller-crimper termination of hairy vetch and cereal rye cover crops until they reach optimum reproductive stages, organic growers can enjoy weed suppression and avoid volunteer problems in cash crops.

December 27, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Termination

By delaying roller-crimper termination of hairy vetch and cereal rye cover crops until they reach optimum reproductive stages, organic growers can enjoy weed suppression and avoid volunteer problems in cash crops.

New 'Vinter' Variety of Hairy Vetch Released

‘Vinter’ is a new hairy vetch variety with superior winter survival and spring biomass production.

By Craig Sheaffer Extension forage agronomist and Nancy Ehlke Professor, Dept. of Agronomy and Plant Genetics posted on November 18, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Minnesota Extension

‘Vinter’ is a new hairy vetch variety with superior winter survival and spring biomass production.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Nov. 4, 2022

November 4, 2022

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. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

Reddick Farms Goes All in on No-Till and Cover Crops in Kentucky

Father-son duo takes leap of faith after eye-opening experience at National No-Tillage Conference.

August 30, 2022

No-till is nothing new for the Reddick family. Brad Reddick remembers growing up on the 1,800-acre farm in Bardwell, Ky., watching his father no-till the rolling grounds and conventionally till the creek bottom grounds over 50 years ago.

Study: Heavy N Use Can Block Cover Crops' Biological Impact

By Brian O'Connor posted on June 9, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

In a study published in April in the journal Agronomy, researchers set out to use genetic sequencing down to the level of genus.

[Podcast] Reducing Inputs, Boosting Yields at Starkey Farms in Indiana

May 26, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

In this week's edition of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by La Crosse Seed, we’re paying a visit to Starkey Farms, a seventh-generation family farm just outside of Indianapolis. Co-owner Mike Starkey’s been no-tilling since 1989. He started using cover crop mixes on his corn and soybeans in 2005.

Studying Cover Crop Decomposition and Nitrogen Release During Growing Season

May 11, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska

To help understand cover crop decomposition and N release throughout the growing season, University of Nebraska researchers designed a study using “litterbags” — a common method to research crop decomposition. This research is part of the Precision Sustainable Agriculture (PSA), a collaborative project supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Sustainable Agricultural System Coordinated Agricultural Projects from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

K-State Pumpkin Study Shows Cover Crop Benefits For Horticulture

By Brian O'Connor posted on April 12, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

The study looked a pumpkin plots in Kansas, where the Halloween staple is frequently grown in rotation following soybeans, and are a staple of agritourism, according to the study published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal.