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[Video] Using Cover Crops for 42 Years

September 16, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Henry Miller, of Centreville, Mich., helped his father part time on the family farm until 1977 when they were able to purchase a 272 acre farm. Henry installed irrigation on the farm, which is mostly coarse sandy soil, and was able to get a contract to grow seed corn for Pioneer Hi-Bred Seeds.

Potato Grower Increases Worm Numbers with Cover Crops

August 26, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Farmers Weekly

A Shropshire, England, grower is trying to limit the damaging effect of heavy cultivations for potato crops to his light soils through the use of cover crops. He has seen worm numbers increase since introducing the cover crops to his rotation. Learn more in this article from Farmers Weekly.

[Video] Cover Crops in Every Rotation

August 20, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

At Frog Song Organics in North Central Florida, John Bitter grows a little bit of everything, upwards of 80 crops in a year. Figuring out his rotations is the key to success as an organic farmer, and cover crops are an integral part of every rotation.

[Video] Using Cover Crops on a Certified Organic Vegetable Farm

August 6, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

The Family Garden is a certified organic, diversified vegetable farm. Sales are driven by a CSA, farmers' markets and wholesale. Jordan Brown's cover crops typically include oats or rye in the fall through spring, and sunn hemp or sudangrass in the summer.

Rye Cover Crops in Corn Production on Irrigated Sands

January 29, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Minnesota Extension

A recent study from University of Minnesota, with support from Pope County SWCD and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, evaluated the use of winter rye as a cover crop in corn production.

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Tracking Microbial Impact on Crop Production

April 26, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Integration of no-till, crop diversity and cover crops increases microbial activity and diversity and can boost crop yields by 15-30%, with the same or even reduced inputs, says USDA researcher Randy Anderson.

Rotation, Cover Crops Impact Cotton Yields More Than Tillage

July 3, 2016 | Posted in Termination

Source: Texas A&M AgriLife

After comparing cotton under no-till, strip-till and conventional tillage rotations, an environmental soil scientist says he's seeing greater water infiltration rates following cover crops and crop rotation regardless of tillage.

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