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Soil & Water Outcomes Fund Launches 5th Year of Farmer Enrollment

Program expands agricultural sustainability efforts to 28 states

March 8, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

The program enrolled over 300,000 acres and paid more than $10.5 million to farmers in 2023.

Why Don't More Farmers No-Till & Plant Cover Crops?

February 24, 2024 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Farm Progress

Get 10, 100 or 1,000 farmers together who believe no-till and cover crops are the right way to farm. This question will come up: How can we get more people to change their attitudes about no-till and cover crops?

Ray McCormick Named No-Till Farmer's 2024 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow

Initiative aims to broaden the practical understanding of how growers can find economic and sustainability success through Conservation Ag practices

February 19, 2024 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

No-Till Farmer has selected Ray McCormick of Vincennes, Ind., as its 2024 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow.

Why Cover Crops & Other Regenerative Ag Practices Are Catching On in Red States

In some conservative pockets of the U.S., farmers are embracing regenerative practices. Just don’t ask them to make it political.

By Eve Andrews posted on November 13, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health, Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: Ambrook Research

In some conservative pockets of the U.S., farmers are embracing regenerative practices. Just don’t ask them to make it political.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Nov. 3, 2023

November 3, 2023

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 Cover Crops to Build a Soil Health Community

Farmers give advice on implementing soil health-building practices

By Janelle Atyeo posted on October 13, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Tri-State Neighbor

Farmers give advice on implementing soil health-building practices

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Cover Crops: Responsible Choice for Preventing Deadly Dust Storms

By Michaela Paukner posted on May 18, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

On May 1, 2023, high winds blew soil from recently tilled fields across a 2-mile stretch of Interstate 55 in central Illinois, causing blackout-type visibility on the roads. Seven people died and another 37 were hurt in a 70-car pileup resulting from the dust storm.

Could Cover Crops Have Prevented Deadly Illinois Dust Storm?

By Noah Newman posted on May 4, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

No-till innovator and retired USDA soil scientist Don Reicosky says an incident like this should never happen in the Corn Belt, a region containing what he calls “the best soils in the world!"

Conservation Ag Update

Cover Crop Strategies Editors Launch Conservation Ag Update Broadcast

A one-stop-resource that shares the latest tips, stories and resources that farmers will leverage to successfully transition to reduced tillage and cover cropping practices.

May 3, 2023

The editors and film production team Cover Crop Strategies and No-Till Farmer, with support of Saddle Butte Ag Bio Till Cover Crops, has announced a first-ever broadcast and podcast program on conservation ag practices.

Spring Burndown Considerations: Air Temps & Herbicide Efficacy

April 28, 2023 | Posted in Termination

Source: Purdue University

In the Spring, growers may experience challenges when controlling winter annuals weeds or terminating cover crops with glyphosate-based burndown herbicide programs, specifically when glyphosate is sprayed in cool, cloudy weather conditions.