Thinking about applying manure soon on fields where short-season crops like sweet corn or peas have already come off or will be harvested in the coming weeks? Consider planting a cover crop to hold the nutrients in place. Here are four potential options and some tips for combining a cover crop with a manure application.
An important component of sustainable soil management is to keep soil covered at all times with living vegetation. That means planting cover crops as soon as possible after main crop harvest.
On this week’s edition of Cover Crop Strategies, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, Wisconsin dairyman Chris Conley explains why he made the switch and how he’s making it work with older equipment.
Late summer and early fall are great opportunities to plant cover crops and improve soil health. Days are shorter, but with ample sunshine left and a little rain, cover crops grow quickly. Read more in this article from Ohio's Country Journal.
Winter rye is an ideal partner to seed together with legumes like hairy vetch and/or clovers. It will initially grow faster than the legume seed, protecting the soil, scavenging nitrogen, and acting as a nurse crop to the legume(s).
Project partners are conducting field research evaluating how the use of cover crops, no till farming and grazing of cover crops effect soil health, soil carbon, nutrient cycling, greenhouse gases emissions, and water quality and quantity.
Broadcast seeds do not have good seed-soil contact, which reduces the seed’s ability to take up water necessary for germination. Stand counts of broadcast cover crops are often lower than those of drilled cover crops. Could increasing the seeding rate overcome low stand counts and improve cover crop productivity?
While planting cover crops after harvest with a drill or planter may be the most convenient, there are several other planting methods that can increase cover crop success as measured by biomass production.
On this week’s edition of Cover Crop Strategies, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, soil health specialist Jay Fuhrer breaks down the 5 principles of soil health. Fuhrer also shares what he's learned about cover crops over the past 40 years and answers the question of whether it's more important to feed the soil or the plant.
On this week’s edition of Cover Crop Strategies, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, Myron Sylling, a no-tiller from Spring Grove, Minnesota, details how cover crops are paying off, from scavenging nutrients to increasing soil organic matter by 1%.
The National No-Tillage Conference returns January 12-15, 2027!Build and refine your no-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 35th Annual National No-Tillage Conference in Indianapolis, Jan. 12-15, 2027. Experience an energizing 4-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led No-Till Classrooms and collaborative No-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered.
This week we are looking at a clip from Cody Hornaday, a technical agronomist with Koch Agronomic Services, as he explains a few tips that no-tillers and cover croppers should keep in mind for unlocking phosphorus in their soils.
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