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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: April 28, 2023

April 28, 2023

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Saddle Butte Ag.

Spring Burndown Considerations: Air Temps & Herbicide Efficacy

April 28, 2023 | Posted in Termination

Source: Purdue University

In the Spring, growers may experience challenges when controlling winter annuals weeds or terminating cover crops with glyphosate-based burndown herbicide programs, specifically when glyphosate is sprayed in cool, cloudy weather conditions.

Winter Cover Crops Could Reduce Nitrogen in Drainage Water by 30%

April 25, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Illinois

As Corn Belt states seek ways to curb nitrogen flow from farms into the Gulf of Mexico, new University of Illinois research adds evidence for winter cover crops as an important part of the solution.

Millborn Seeds Expands, Acquires State Line Seed Company

April 24, 2023 | Posted in Economics

Source: The Scoop: Solutions for the Farmer's Advisor

Millborn Seeds, a cover crop seed company dedicated to enriching land and lives for over 36 years, is leading the way in scaling production and efficiency in the seed industry through their acquisition of State Line Seed Company in Sherman, SD.

Potential Impacts of Different Herbicides When Interseeding Cover Crops

By Steve Melvin, Jenny Rees, Chris Proctor, and Amit Jhala posted on April 24, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

With increasing use of cover crops for different goals, we receive more questions each year regarding potential impacts of different herbicide programs on cover crops.

Grazing Cover Crops with Spring in Full Force

April 24, 2023 | Posted in Grazing

Source: Iowa State University

Calves, robins, geese, vultures… all signs confirming spring’s arrival in Iowa. The green up can feel like it arrived in hours, and it really is changing by the hour. Rye is among the first species to break winter dormancy and grows when temperatures reach 38 degrees F. While how fast the growth comes depends on multiple factors like growing degree days and moisture, in general, triticale and wheat tend to lag behind rye about two weeks.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: April 21, 2023

April 21, 2023

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Saddle Butte Ag.