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Growing Your Own Cover Crop Seed

January 16, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health
Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff says that he’s learned to plant hairy vetch with cereal rye and triticale when it will be used for seed. In this podcast, Groff explains why you might want to grow your own seed, the limitations to growing your own cover crop seed, why growing your own cover crop seed may require special harvesting equipment modifications, and more.








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[Video] Understanding Cover Crops

January 13, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
This video describes the basics of cover crops and how they can benefit growers and the environment. Find out why using cover crops is a soil best management practice, how covers help prevent soil erosion, how cover crops scavenge and hold nutrients and more.
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Cover Crops Can Help Control Nutrient Runoff

January 8, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: AgriNews
One way to control runoff of nitrogen and phosphorus is to have a growing crop on the field. “That’s why cover crops are so important,” said Gary Schnitkey, professor at the University of Illinois and U of I Extension farm management specialist.
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Cover Crops Protect Natural Resources

December 20, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health
As we look back through the last 12 months, it is safe to say 2019 was a trying time for most agricultural producers. From unprecedented flooding during critical planting periods leading to delays in fall harvest to the brutal winter that battered the majority of livestock operations, the spirit of the American farmer and rancher has been tested – of which many have persevered.
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Cover Crops Part of a Successful Herbicide Resistant Weed Management Strategy

December 18, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health
Weeds are the enemy of every farmer, and those growers who plant cover crops are no exception. However, cover crops can be part of the management strategy to overcome weeds that have become resistant to herbicides, says Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff. In this week’s podcast, Groff explains which weeds are the worst offenders, how weed types change on the farm, and more.




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[Podcast] Cover Crops Part Of A Successful Herbicide Resistant Weed Management Strategy

In this week’s podcast, Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff explains which weeds are the worst offenders, how weed types change on the farm, and more. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)
December 17, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health
In this week’s podcast, Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff explains which weeds are the worst offenders, how weed types change on the farm, and more. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)
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Protect Precious Topsoil with Cover Crops

By Sarah Hill posted on December 17, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health
It’s not often that we think about what happens to the soil in the field. To be honest, that topsoil is probably the component that is most taken for granted in a cropping system of any kind. So, what happens when we lose any of that precious soil to wind or water erosion?
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Agronomic Tips for No-Tillers & Cover Croppers

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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