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Managing Cover Crops

December 11, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Ohio's Country Journal
As fall harvest progresses, farmers are looking ahead to next year’s crop. Farmers utilizing no-till and/or cover crops may need to make different management decisions than conventional tillage farmers. Read more in this article from Ohio's Country Journal.
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Impact of Cover Crops on Yield

December 9, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Southern Minnesota
The benefits of planting cover crop mixtures include the potential for additional nutrients to the subsequent cash crop, improved livestock feed and improved soil health, among other benefits. But farmers adopting multispecies cover crops are also interested in learning about the yield response of the crop planted following a cover crop. Read more in this article from Southern Minnesota.
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Cover Crop Cocktail Research

December 2, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: The Stettler Independent
A trend with beef cattle producers in northwestern Alberta is growing annual cocktail blends for forage production, with those blends including cereals, grasses, legumes and brassicas. ‘There’s a lot of interest in the Peace Country about cocktails, and there are a lot of questions,’ explains Buthaina Al-Maqtari, research technician with Peace Country Beef and Forage Association (PCBFA). Read more in this article from The Stettler Independent (Stettler, Alberta).
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Too Late to Plant Cover Crops?

November 30, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Lancaster Farming
There is no decisive answer about when it's too late to plant cover crops in the fall. But if you could tell me what the weather will be for the next six weeks, I would be confident in recommending the last date that would be worth the risk of establishing a cover crop. Read more in this article from Lancaster Farming.
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Almond Growers Using Cover Crops to Bring in Bees

November 25, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Daily Democrat (Woodland, CA)
An online survey of almond growers showed more interest in growing bee-friendly cover crops than in planting other pollinator habitat, and explored additional aspects of how almond farmers can boost the health of the insects that pollinate their trees. The survey, which concluded in February, collected information from 329 respondents who represented about 14% of California's 2019 almond acreage, with orchards from 1 acre to 49 acres in area. Read more in this article from the Daily Democrat (Woodland, CA).
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New Uses for an Old Crop

November 25, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Sentinel-Echo (London, KY)
An idea that started with the curiosity of an enterprising south-central Kentucky farmer is showing promise as another crop for Kentucky small grain producers, as well as a reliable source of Kentucky-grown cereal rye for bourbon distillers, bakers and millers. In a state long recognized for its progressive farmers, the Halcomb family of Walnut Grove Farms in Logan County are known as some of the most innovative. Read more in this article from the Sentinel-Echo (London, KY).
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Late Planting Cover Crops?

November 23, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Ohio's Country Journal
As harvest progresses, its not too late to plant cover crops, but the options are becoming more limited. Most cover crops need a minimum of 60 days of growth before cold freezing winter weather limits growth. Read more in this article from Ohio's Country Journal.
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