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Grazing Cover Crops, Years of Experience Mean More Profits

By Sarah Hill posted on June 22, 2021

Adding cattle to a cover crop system can be very beneficial for both livestock producers and cover crop growers, extending the grazing season and offering an additional source of expensive feedstuffs while providing soil health benefits. However, there are so many benefits to grazing that do not have a dollar value.

One-Third of Growers Use Cover Crops for Grazing, According to Annual Study

Fifty-seven percent of growers who graze livestock on cover crops graze less than 300 acres.

By Sarah Hill posted on June 15, 2021

Using cover crops as livestock feed can provide additional synergy to growing cover crops while providing additional soil health benefits and an extra income stream.

Study: Improving Soil Biology Highest Priority for Growers Using Covers

Reducing soil erosion and increasing soil organic matter rounded out the top 3 reasons why growers choose to use cover crops.

By Sarah Hill posted on June 11, 2021

Farmers ask a lot of the soil. But they’re also seeking to take care of the soil, according to the results of Cover Crop Strategies’ 2021 Cover Crop Benchmark Study.

Cover Crops Decrease Phosphorus Runoff, But More Herbicides Being Used for Termination

By Sarah Hill posted on June 9, 2021

One of the many benefits of cover crops is they let growers reduce nutrient runoff and help improve water quality in local watersheds. However, in some cases farmers may need to terminate covers and using herbicides is often the go-to method.

Most Cover Crops Seeded in Fall, Winter

The second annual Cover Crop Strategies Cover Crop Benchmark Study also found that drilling and broadcasting are the two most common cover crop seeding methods.

By Sarah Hill posted on June 8, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

With so much to be done during fall harvest time and over the winter, 85% of growers are also seeding cover crops during this time frame. That is what the results of the second annual Cover Crop Strategies Cover Crop Benchmark Study found to be the case.

Soil Health Benefits Top Reason Growers Planting Cover Crops

Results from the 2nd annual Cover Crop Strategies Benchmark Study show most growers aren’t paid for plant covers but still want to improve soil health.

By Sarah Hill posted on June 7, 2021

More and more governments and organizations are offering incentives to growers to offset costs of planting cover crops. But over half of growers don’t receive incentive payments, according to results from Cover Crop Strategies’ 2nd annual Cover Crop Benchmark Study.

PepsiCo Latest Company to Join Cover Crop Movement

By Sarah Hill posted on June 3, 2021

I was reading an article just the other day about how Millennials are supporting sustainable industries. Every week, there is news about another company going “green” — from carbon neutrality to ensuring their products are made with organic or sustainably sourced ingredients.

Seeding the Promise & Potential of Cover Crop Adoption

The second-annual Cover Crop Benchmark Study found that most growers have only used covers for less than 5 years, though average acres covered are up year-over-year.

By Sarah Hill posted on May 18, 2021 | Posted in Economics

More and more growers are seizing the numerous benefits that cover crops can provide. Growers are also finding additional ways to make cover crops put more money in their pockets. The results of the second annual Cover Crop Benchmark Study support both statements.

Cover Crop Investment Worth $40 More Per Acre

By Sarah Hill posted on May 12, 2021

The Soil Health Partnership conducted an 8-month study with 7 Midwest farms in 5 states on operations ranging between 640 to 6,000 acres. The study found that growers who use cover crops made $40 more per acre than conventional growers.

GS3 Quality Seed Acquires KB Seed Solutions

Two prominent cover crop seed suppliers are merging to continue providing high-quality seed to North American growers.

By Sarah Hill posted on April 8, 2021

GS3 will maintain and build relationships with all current KB Seed Solutions dealers, while still contracting with the growers who produce cover crop seed for both organizations.

Articles by Sarah Hill

Grazing Cover Crops, Years of Experience Mean More Profits

One-Third of Growers Use Cover Crops for Grazing, According to Annual Study

Study: Improving Soil Biology Highest Priority for Growers Using Covers

Cover Crops Decrease Phosphorus Runoff, But More Herbicides Being Used for Termination

Most Cover Crops Seeded in Fall, Winter

Soil Health Benefits Top Reason Growers Planting Cover Crops

PepsiCo Latest Company to Join Cover Crop Movement

Seeding the Promise & Potential of Cover Crop Adoption

Cover Crop Investment Worth $40 More Per Acre

GS3 Quality Seed Acquires KB Seed Solutions

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