Articles Tagged with ''Planting green''

Tips for Managing Big Cover Crops in Wet, Cool Weather

May 14, 2019 | Posted in Termination

Managing cover crops in wet, cool weather can challenge even the most experienced growers. Read on for suggestions regarding termination of cover crops from Ohio State University Extension.

[Podcast] Tips for Fighting Back Against Slugs in Your Cover Cropped Fields

Slugs can be the worst enemy for growers utilizing no-till practices and cover crops in certain regions of the U.S. as the creatures thrive in potentially cool, wet conditions as cash crops emerge. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

March 20, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Termination

[Podcast] Tips for Succeeding While Planting Green

Planting cash crops “green” into living cover crops is a concept gaining a lot of momentum among growers. But is your planter and cover crop management up for the task?

February 4, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Planting cash crops “green” into living cover crops is a concept gaining a lot of momentum among growers. But is your planter and cover crop management up for the task? Cover Crop Coach Steve Groff shares some important insights that will get you off to a successful start planting green. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

Planting into Ryelage or Cover Crop Rye That Has Gotten Away

June 1, 2018 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Penn State Extension

Successful planting into cover crop rye that has grown tall with the wet weather will depend on evaluating the biomass present and having the proper equipment set up for no-tilling into this.

9 Growers Spill Their Secrets for Planting into Cover Crops

From tall, living covers to a heavy surface residue, no-tillers share how they adjust their planters and spring programs to work with cover crops.

By Laura Barrera posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Crop prices may be down, but that isn’t stopping no-tillers from using cover crops. In fact, more no-tillers are seeding them than ever before — No-Till Farmer’s 2016 No-Till Operational Benchmark Study found a record 77% of survey respondents seeded covers last year (see page 42), making 2016 the fifth consecutive year where the number increased.

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Planter Setup Tips for Planting into a Green, Living Cover Crop

This week we’re going to hear from Dodge County, Wis., no-tiller Tony Peirick as he shares some key tips for setting up a planter to plant green into a living cover crop. This video comes to us courtesy of University of Wisconsin’s Integrated Pest and Crop Management program.

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