Planting green

[Podcast] Validating Cover Crop Benefits with Minnesota No-Tiller Myron Sylling

August 25, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

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%.

[Podcast] First-Generation Farmer Unlocks Weed-Suppressing Powers of Cover Crops

August 18, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health, Termination

On this episode of the podcast, first-generation farmer James Hepp, of Rockwell City, Iowa talks about overseeding rye on standing corn with a high-boy. He also discusses his journey from crop insurance salesman to full time farmer, potential equipment upgrades on the horizon and lessons learned from his first three years of cover cropping.

[Podcast] Mechanical Engineer Joe Hamilton Goes All in on Cover Crops

August 10, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health, Termination

For this episode of Cover Crop Strategies, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, we’re joined by Joe Hamilton, a mechanical engineer for 12 years before returning to the farm in 2015. He farms about 2,500 acres, growing corn and soybeans with his family in East Central Indiana.

[Podcast] Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award Winners Share Secrets to Success

July 20, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

For this episode of Cover Crop Strategies, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, the Reddick family gives us an in-depth look at how conservation practices have improved their operation. We’ll learn about their favorite cover crop species, equipment, roller-crimping methods, rotational grazing system, wildlife population and more!

Highlights From the Wisconsin Cover Crop Conference

June 13, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: USDA

There were over 300 participants including beginning farmers and producers experienced with soil health practices. The conference hosted speakers from around Wisconsin and the Midwest to learn about subjects related to maintaining and improving soil health with cover crops.

[Video] Planting Green with Tony Peirick

June 8, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Watertown, Wis. no-tiller Tony Peirick, of T&R Dairy Farm, is in the midst of planting corn "green" into cereal rye. Peirick shares advice for those planting green for the first time, and explains why farmers shouldn't be afraid to try it.

[Podcast] Reducing Inputs, Boosting Yields at Starkey Farms in Indiana

May 26, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

In this week's edition of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by La Crosse Seed, we’re paying a visit to Starkey Farms, a seventh-generation family farm just outside of Indianapolis. Co-owner Mike Starkey’s been no-tilling since 1989. He started using cover crop mixes on his corn and soybeans in 2005.

Planting Green Comes With Benefits, Risks

May 20, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Ag Update: Iowa Farmer Today

With cover crops growing in popularity, it’s not uncommon to see a field full of green in early April. Planting corn or soybeans into rye or other winter crops has some benefits. However, recent research from Iowa State University suggests not terminating cover crops ahead of planting could bring more disease and pests that may overwinter or start early.

Cover Crop Termination Tradeoffs

April 11, 2022 | Posted in Termination

Source: University of Nebraska

A fall-planted cereal rye, wheat, or triticale cover crop can have both positive and negative impacts, for example by tying up nitrogen, reducing soil moisture prior to planting, increasing insect pressure, reducing weed pressure, reducing soil erosion and allelopathy. These tips from the University of Nebraska will share tradeoffs to help you better assess cover crop termination timing for your operation and risk level.

[Podcast] Decades of Cover Crop Experience

This week’s podcast, sponsored by NewLeaf Symbiotics, features Mike Brocksmith, a grower from Vincennes, Ind. Brocksmith will be a speaker at the upcoming 2021 National Cover Crop Summit: Fall Edition. He will discuss how his family’s operation utilizes cover crops to reduce soil erosion, how they seed their cover crops, his experiences planting green, and more.

October 13, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

This week’s podcast, sponsored by NewLeaf Symbiotics, features Mike Brocksmith, a grower from Vincennes, Ind. Brocksmith will be a speaker at the upcoming 2021 National Cover Crop Summit: Fall Edition. He will discuss how his family’s operation utilizes cover crops to reduce soil erosion, how they seed their cover crops, his experiences planting green, and more.