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Cover Crops or Double Crop Soybeans?

August 30, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Crescent News
Some farmers are still debating whether to plant soybeans after wheat harvest. Double crop soybeans are risky but high soybean prices, early summer planting and good weather favor farmers taking the risk. Read more in this article from the Crescent News (Defiance, OH).
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Summer Cover Crop Options

August 25, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Lancaster Farming
Are you looking for cover crops to fill a fallow period as small grains, snap beans, or other crops are harvested? Extension agronomist Heidi Reed explains that establishing cover crops in summer grants an opportunity to branch out beyond our fall-planted standbys. Read more in this article from Lancaster Farming.
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Rental Arrangements on Cover Crop & Adopting Conservation Practices

August 18, 2021 | Posted in Economics
Source: University of Illinois Extension
Cover crops reduce nitrogen effluent in water and increase soil carbon over time, thereby providing environmental benefits, which may also translate into longer-term economic benefits. However, the costs associated with cover crops in the initial years usually exceed benefits accruing directly to farmers and landowners. Read more in this article from University of Illinois Extension.
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Have a Cover Crop Game Plan

August 16, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Beatrice Daily Sun
In recent years, utilization of cover crops for fall forage after wheat and corn silage harvest has become more common, as opposed to letting fields lay fallow until planting of subsequent the spring crop. While these mixtures are not usually planted until August or early September, it is important to get a game plan ready in advance. Read more in this article from the Beatrice Daily Sun (Beatrice, NE).
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Break Up Rotations, Reduce Erosion with Covers

August 11, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: Waukon Standard
An Iowa farmer is breaking up his rotation, reducing erosion and providing additional forage benefits for his cow-calf operation by planting cover crops. Aarik Deering, who farms near Postville with his wife, Haley, tried a unique sequence of cover crops on an 11-acre field near his home. Read more in this article from the Waukon Standard (Waukon, Iowa).
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