Winter cover crops

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.

Seed Companies Encourage Cover Crop Use

October 16, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Some companies, such as Bayer, are paying Midwestern farmers $10 per acre to seed cover crops in fields going to seed corn production next spring.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Dec. 9, 2022

December 9, 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.

Lower Seeding Rates Produce Same Results as Extra Seeds for Winter Legume Covers

Similar biomass and weed suppression seen for legumes regardless of seeding rate.

September 21, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station

The study also found that each legume type has similar weed suppression regardless of the seeding rate. However, some of the legumes were better at suppressing weeds.

Soil Expert Reveals Findings From Winter Cover Crop Research in South Africa

June 24, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: Farmers Review Africa

Martiens du Plessis, a soil expert at NWK Agricultural Management Services, recently studied how winter cover crops impact soil health in South Africa. There were three big takeaways.

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New Cover Crop Offers Profitability Potential in the South

Nuseed Carinata has the environmental benefits of a typical cover crop with added profitability potential through yield and sustainability.

By Noah Newman posted on May 27, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

A new cover crop, Nuseed Carinata, set to launch this fall in the south, should pique the interest of farmers looking to boost their bottom line in between main food crops. Nuseed is targeting Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and the Carolinas for its debut in the U.S.

What Do Farmers Think About Covers?

June 23, 2021 | Posted in Economics

Source: Minnpost

A report from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture noted that just 2 percent to 8 percent of the cropland acres examined in the 20-county study had been planted with cover crops – a telling number that could be difficult to budge because of the state’s climate and few markets for crops like hazelnuts and turnips that can be grown during the winter. Read more in this article from Minnpost.

[Video] Cover Crops Species for the Winter Months

September 3, 2020 | Posted in Grazing

This video from University of Arkansas Extension discusses various cover crop species that can provide soil cover, nitrogen production and weed suppression through the winter and into the spring. Find out which species would work for your operation.

[Video] Cover Crops That are Ideal for Winter

July 22, 2020 | Posted in Termination

Overwintering cover crops can be planted in early to mid-fall and can provide soil cover, nitrogen production, and weed suppression. Find out more in this video from University of Arkansas Extension about what cover crop species are best for overwintering, which species produce large quantities of biomass, how to ensure cover crops enable good nitrogen fixation, and more.

Considerations, Guidelines for Cover Crop Termination

February 21, 2020 | Posted in Termination

Source: Kansas State University Extension

Experts at Kansas State University Extension review important considerations and guidelines from terminating cover crops properly, including NRCS rules and challenges that can be posted by herbicide programs.