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Time to Start Thinking About Cover Crops

July 17, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Aberdeen News
Producers are beginning to harvest small grains; these crops provide an excellent window for adding a cover crop into your rotation. Whether you grow a small grain or would like to fit a cover crop into your row crop rotation, there are many considerations to make. Read more in this article from the Aberdeen News (Aberdeen, SD).
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Cover Crops Can Help Control Nitrogen Loss

July 17, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: AgriNews
Lessons learned from field scale cover crop trials have transitioned to a watershed scale and continue to show the system’s benefits in controlling nitrogen loss. Shalamar Armstrong, Purdue University assistant professor of soil conservation and management in the Department of Agronomy, is a co-investigator with Illinois State University faculty in the Lake Bloomington watershed trials. Read more in this article from AgriNews.
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More Land Required to Produce Cover Crop Seed

July 15, 2020 | Posted in Economics
Source: Seed World
The growth in cover cropping may soon hit a ceiling: planting millions of acres of cover crops will require huge extensions of land to produce cover crop seed. Between 3 and 6% of the 92 million acres of cropping land currently used for corn in the U.S. may be required to produce cover crop seed for that land area. Read more in this article from Seed World.
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Soil Biodiversity Should be Global Goal

July 15, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
A research team including current and former ecologists from Colorado State University said soil biodiversity should be incorporated into the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, which include zero hunger, sustainable cities and communities, and protection of terrestrial ecosystems. The researchers also argue that soil biodiversity should also be incorporated into the next generation of Aichi Biodiversity Targets, a set of 20 conservation goals established in 2010 being revamped this year.
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Prevented Planting Provides Opportunity for Livestock Forage

July 13, 2020 | Posted in Grazing
Source: North Dakota State University Extension press release
Challenging harvest conditions in the fall of 2019 in combination with excess moisture and cool temperatures this spring have inhibited spring planting, resulting in above normal acres of prevented planting. In addition, many livestock producers in the region are short on forage due to harvest challenges in 2019 and delayed pasture readiness this spring.
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Soil Health Practices Helping Chesapeake Bay Farmers

July 10, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: Chesapeake Bay Journal
As he has dozens of times since stumbling into the benefits of cover cropping and no-till farming nearly 50 years ago, Pennsylvania farmer Leroy Bupp set up his props for a talk on soil health at a large Chesapeake Bay conference. There were goofy moments, like calling out volunteers from the audience to replicate how worms breed. Read more in this article from the Chesapeake Bay Journal (Seven Valleys, PA).
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Drop Tube Kit Available for AGCO RoGator AirMax Precision R1/R2

July 9, 2020
AGCO Corporation, a worldwide manufacturer of agricultural equipment, now offers a drop tube kit for the RoGator AirMax Precision R1/R2 application system to ensure accurate between-row application of in-season dry granular fertilizer and precise seeding of cover crops into standing row crops.
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Family Owned since 1964 – Remlinger Manufacturing was founded by Wilbur Remlinger in 1964 and the family tradition continues today with Wilbur’s grandson being the current CEO/President. Although the business has expanded and diversified, family remains a core value to the company and is evident in the company culture.

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Byron Seeds LLC is a team of individuals who have a passion for high energy forages, cover crops, and proper farming techniques. Byron personnel seek to understand our clients’ goals so that we may provide the best environment for our clients’ success through research, education, support, and...
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