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Tips for Terminating Cover Crops Without Glyphosate
With the popular weed killer in legal straits in the U.S., no-tillers say they’d turn to other chemicals, rollers or other options. But most won’t give up on cover crops.
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Lower C:N Ratios, Termination Determine Nitrogen from Covers
A certified crop advisor and agronomist explains how choosing the right species and promoting its growth can help no-tillers acquire free nitrogen from their cover crops.
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From Green to Brown: Tips for Getting Better Results Terminating Cover Crops
Spraying covers at the right time, with the right product is key to killing covers and improving nutrient release, residue breakdown.
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How to Keep Herbicides from Hurting Your Cover Crop Investment
Paying attention to details such as cover crop seed size, herbicide half-life and application dates can help growers mitigate injury carryover.
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How to Get Effective Cover Crop Termination with Roller-Crimping
Roller-crimping is a simple task, but thorough cover crop termination with this equipment requires using the right plant varieties and carrying out operations at the right time.
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Cover Cropping in Integrated Farming Systems
Last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues.
