Cover crops

Iowa Survey: Findings and Tips for Upcoming Cover Crop Season

July 6, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Economics

Source: Practical Farmers of Iowa

The Practical Farmers of Iowa shares four tips to consider for the next planting season, based on data from a survey of its farm members.

Trinity Creek Ranch Interseeds Cover Crops for Long-Term Grazing

July 6, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Grazing

Source: Farm and Ranch Guide

Mikayla Tabert likes to graze cattle in northern Minnesota much longer than most people believe possible. She and her family aspire to graze year-round, as long as winter conditions and feed availability allow. It is their goal to plant a cover crop on every farm acre – not just for grazing, but to suppress weeds, build soil health, and control soil erosion.

Farmer in Wales Cuts Fertilizer Use with New Grazing Methods, Cover Crops

July 5, 2022 | Posted in Grazing, Soil Health

Source: Farmers Weekly

Andrew Rees started to question the grassland management at Moor Farm, Haverfordwest, where he farms with his wife, Vicky, and mother, Jean, three years ago. Since then, he has cut nitrogen use by more than 60% and planted herbal leys or cover crops across a fifth of the farm.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: July 1, 2022

July 1, 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.

[Video] Cover Crop Strategies with Adam Chappell

June 29, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

In this video from University of Arkansas Extension, grower Adam Chappell explains how he selects cover crop species, how timing of cover crop seeding affects cover crop species selection, why growers should choose cover crops based on their goals, and more.

[Podcast] Damon Reabe Shares Tips for Flying on Cover Crops Successfully

June 27, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

In this edition of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by La Crosse Seed, we go inside the aerial application business with Damon Reabe, owner of Dairlyand Aviation and Reabe Spraying Service in Waupun, Wis.

[Video] Dale Stevermer Shares his Homemade Interseeder

June 26, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Dale Stevermer, Easton, Minn., shares info about a homemade interseeder he modified from two pieces of equipment for seeding cover crops on his farm.

[Podcast] Analyzing Glyphosate Resistant Weeds and Yield Response to Different Cover Crops

June 23, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

In this edition of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by La Crosse Seed, managing editor Julia Gerlach sits down with Jim Stute, an independent research agronomist who’s been studying cover crops since the 1980s.

Cover Crop Use Spreading Across the Globe

June 23, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Cover crops are seeing popularity increase overseas, from Europe to Asia to Australia to New Zealand, as farmers look for many of the same benefits on their own farms.

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PSU Study Evaluates Economic Impact of Grazing Cover Crops

June 23, 2022 | Posted in Grazing, Economics

Source: Penn State Extension

Researchers went out about 2-3 weeks after farmers started grazing a cover crop field to measure standing and post-grazing cover crop biomass, and soil health before, the day after, and 2-3 weeks after grazing. One big factor determining profit was the number of times the cover crop could be grazed, and the quantity of grazed biomass consumed.