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Cover Crops, No-Till Could Slow Climate Change

August 31, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: The Lane Report
Cover crops combined with no-tillage systems can increase soil organic carbon, which could help slow climate change on farms, according to a recent study by University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment scientists. Located at UK’s Spindletop Research Farm in Lexington, the plots are only one of a few sites in the world that have been continuously in no-till agriculture for more than 50 years. Read more in this article from The Lane Report.
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Forage Options After Wheat

August 24, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
With winterkill, winter injury and low first-cut yields as well as higher land costs, there is interest in following winter wheat and other cereals with a forage crop to help supplement inventories. Not only can this approach produce some extra feed, it also provides cover crop benefits. Read more in this article from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs.
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Farming Ugly

August 21, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: Lancaster Farming
Some of our fields looked really scruffy, like stands of forgotten, overgrown brush that had given up the ghost and turned that pale, beige color of dead foliage we become so familiar with, and bored of, through the long months of winter. Only the early signs of small, emerging spikes of greenery in rows suggested that the fields had not been forgotten. Read more in this article from Lancaster Farming.
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Interseeding Camelina and Rye Into Soybean at R6

August 13, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: North Dakota State University Extension
Interseeding cover crops into soybean is not a common practice in North Dakota due to limited soil water, a short growing season and the need for adapted winter hardy species to produce a good established stand of a cover crop. A study from North Dakota State University Extension evaluated the impact of interseeded winter camelina and winter rye using two soybean varieties with different relative maturities and row spacing.
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[Podcast] Using Perennial Cover Crops as Forage

In this podcast from Hoosier Ag Today, Purdue Extension Forage Specialist Dr. Keith Johnson and Forage Agronomist Greg Downing with Cisco Seed discuss harvesting cover crops as forage.
August 13, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
In this podcast from Hoosier Ag Today, Purdue Extension Forage Specialist Dr. Keith Johnson and Forage Agronomist Greg Downing with Cisco Seed discuss harvesting cover crops as forage.
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[Podcast] Unique Technique: Individual Cover Crop Species Selection for Separate Fields

Fourth generation farmer Tony Wagner, Jamestown, ND, has experimented with different cover crops for different fields to achieve various soil health goals for those particular fields.
August 7, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Fourth generation farmer Tony Wagner, Jamestown, ND, has experimented with different cover crops for different fields to achieve various soil health goals for those particular fields.
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Consider Cover Crops for Prevent Plant Acres

August 7, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: North Dakota State University Extension press release
Planting cover crops is an option to consider in managing your prevented plant acres, says Ron Haugen, North Dakota State University Extension farm management specialist. Rules for planting cover crops on prevented plant acres must be followed. Read more in this article from North Dakota State University.
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