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Strip-Till Innovator Experiments with Cover Crops

By Noah Newman posted on March 25, 2026 | Posted in Seeding Practices

This video comes to us from our good friend Chris Perkins in Otwell, Ind. When Noah Newman visited the Strip-Till Innovator a couple years ago, he wasn’t using cover crops. But Chris is an innovator because he’s always willing to try new things. Fast forward to 2026, he’s giving cover crops a try.

National Ag Day: 'We must make changes now'

By John Dobberstein posted on March 24, 2026 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs

Trump administration officials tout progress on farm reforms, but American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says shorter-term solutions are needed to fix "terrible imbalance" between prices and inputs costs.

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Want to Reduce Your Land Rental Expenses?

Award-winning no-tiller Mike Starkey educates his tenants on how he’s caring for their land – and was ‘perfect from the line’ in getting rent reductions in this tough economy.

By Mike Lessiter posted on March 21, 2026 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs, Soil Health

Award-winning no-tiller Mike Starkey educates his tenants on how he’s caring for their land – and was ‘perfect from the line’ in getting rent reductions in this tough economy.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: March 20, 2026

By Mackane Vogel posted on March 20, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

What Crop Scouts Actually Do All Year
The Benefits and Challenges of Cover Crops
2026 Soil Health Conference — Blake Vince: 40 Years of No-till Farming
Back to Eden Farming: Soil Health and No-Till with Nick Ager
Lord of the Rings Quote Represents Lessiter Media/Cover Crop Strategies Audience Well

Cover Crops Help Reduce Nitrate Loss

By Jamie Martin posted on March 14, 2026 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Termination

Source: Kansas Ag Connection

University of Minnesota researchers recently shared findings showing how cover crop management influences success in northern cropping systems.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: March 13, 2026

By Mackane Vogel posted on March 13, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

Cover Crop Species and Variety Selection for Forage and Grain Systems
Improving Your Cover Crop Strategy — The Sam Walton Way
This Planter Mistake Could Cost Corn Farmers 100 Bushels Per Acre
Even “A Little Bit of No-Till & Cover Crops” Makes a Big Difference
Matt De Jong’s Soil Health Journey — A Blueprint for his Community

National Cover Crop Survey — Share Your Input by March 31, 2026

March 12, 2026 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Farmers across the U.S.—whether they use cover crops, formerly used them, or have never planted covers—are invited to share their insights on cover crops in the National Cover Crop Survey.

The Power of Covers

By Phil Rowbottom posted on March 12, 2026 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

"We’re using cover crops to do the cultivation for us now. This year, we’ve got a mix of black oats, radish, vetch and a bit of ryegrass in our overwinter cover. We’ve upped the seed rate and the mix to get a good, thick cover, and it’s doing a fantastic job," says Phil Rowbottom.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: March 6, 2026

By Mackane Vogel posted on March 6, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

Advancing Climate-Smart Crops — R&D Driving On-Farm Change
What If We Engineered Timing into Cover Crops Instead of Managing Around It?
Livestock & Cover Crops — Farmers Leading Our United Revolution In Soil Health
Seeding Cover Crops with Drones: Faster Timing, Healthier Soil — ABZ Innovation Webinar
Choose Your Seats Wisely Next to One of These No-Till Legends