As use of cover crops have increased in recent years managing weeds through a longer residual herbicide program has become more complicated. Herbicides can be one of many possible reasons for decreased cover crop stands or decreased cover crop production.
In the last decade, cover crops have grown in both interest and acres, yet there is still room for more adoption. It is obvious that cover crops require more management though and with that management there will undoubtedly be challenges. Read more in this story from Iowa State University Extension.
Herbicides of least concern, (if applied on cash crop according to label) for residual issues on cover crops planted after corn silage would include chemicals like glyphosate, glufosinate, paraquat, 2,4D, dicamba, clopyralid, bromoxynil, bentazon, and diflufenzopyr. Read more in this story from South Dakota State University Extension.
From seeding to termination, cover crop users and seed companies share their best advice for successfully incorporating cover crops into your operation, regardless of your choice in tillage tools.
Whether a grower is making multiple tillage passes or is a dedicated no-tiller, their reasons for adding cover crops to their operations are probably pretty similar.
The EU has postponed its decision over whether to renew the license for glyphosate from December to 2023, which under post-Brexit government policy could see the weedkiller approved for use in Britain until at least July 2026.
In this edition of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by La Crosse Seed, Christie Apple, AKA CropScout Christie, joins us this week. Apple details how cover crops have impacted soil health on her farm. She also shares success stories from various clients. Looking to plant covers this summer? Apple gives us a few options.
In this week's edition of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by La Crosse Seed, We're paying a visit to southwest Kansas no-tiller Nick Vos this week. Vos started using cover crops shortly after moving to the U.S. from South Africa in 2006.
In this week's edition of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by La Crosse Seed, Former civil engineer Michael Vittetoe shares step-by-step how he’s maximizing the benefits of cereal rye in front of cash crops.
Overall, planting green had many benefits. It doubled the cereal rye biomass because it was able to live longer. While it resulted in drier soil at planting, planting green saved soil moisture later in the season and kept the soil cooler.
Scott Shriver hosts a roller-crimper demonstration during a recent Field Day event in Iowa. Shriver also shares tips for those just getting started in roller-crimping.
The National Strip-Tillage Conference returns August 8-9, 2024!Build and refine your strip-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 11th Annual National Strip-Tillage Conference in Madison, Wis. Aug. 8-9, 2024. Experience an energizing 2-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led Strip-Till Classrooms and collaborative Strip-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered.
Georgetown, Del., no-tiller Jay Baxter was planning on conducting a cover crop experiment with oats, but when Mother Nature got in the way, he quickly pivoted to another idea for a different type of cover crop experiment.