Articles by Mackane Vogel

Soil Health

Dave Brandt’s 5 Tips for Experienced Cover Croppers

Cover crop expert discusses his best practices for getting the most out of cover crops.

By Mackane Vogel posted on June 1, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Grazing, Soil Health, Economics, Termination

Being successful with cover crops on your farm operation involves a lot of attention to detail and decision making.

Soil Health

Raising Cattle to Feed Grain

Cover crop rotation paired with grazing system completes no-tiller’s holy grail of soil health.

By Mackane Vogel posted on June 1, 2023 | Posted in Grazing, Soil Health

Jeff Gaska’s first time experimenting with cover crops came when he decided to frost seed clover into winter wheat.

No-Till Legend Dave Brandt of Carroll, Ohio, died unexpectedly over the weekend as a result of injuries from a severe car crash. In honor of the late no-till and cover crop legend, we have compiled a list of videos, podcasts and articles that have been featured on the Cover Crop Strategies website over the last 15 years that feature Dave Brandt and help to illustrate the enormous impact he had on the regenerative farming community and beyond.

5 Tips & Strategies for Managing Cover Crops in Spring

With spring just around the corner, check out 5 tips and strategies for spring cover crop management from experienced cover croppers.

By Mackane Vogel posted on March 20, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Grazing, Soil Health, Termination

With spring just around the corner, check out 5 tips and strategies for spring cover crop management from experienced cover croppers.

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How One Iowa Farmer Reduced His Fertilizer Usage by 30%

Fredericks, who farms just 15 miles south of the Minnesota state line in a very cold climate, points out that what worked for him might not be the best for every single farmer.

By Mackane Vogel posted on November 21, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

Wayne Fredericks, a corn and soybean farmer from Osage, Iowa, has been no-tilling soybeans since 1991 and strip-tilling corn since 2001. But ever since he tried using cover crops in 2012, he has been able to reduce his use of fertilizer by 30%.

Videos

No-Till Community Reflects on Life & Legacy of Dave Brandt

In this episode of Conservation Ag Update, we pay tribute to no-till legend Dave Brandt, who recently passed away from injuries sustained in a car crash. Fellow no-till legends who knew Dave best share their thoughts on the life and legacy of their friend.

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2023 National Strip-Tillage Conference

Date: 08/03/23

Location: Normal, IL

Discover 2-days of cutting-edge ideas, techniques and strategies in Bloomington-Normal, IL, August 3-4, 2023. Join the most innovative, forward-thinking minds in strip-till to raise your level of strip-till profitability, efficiency and efficacy.

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