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Species Selection for Interseeding Covers into Early Season Corn & Soybeans

By Nelson Winkel, Mary Drewnoski, Chris Proctor, Jenny Rees, Steve Melvin, and Katja Koehler-Cole posted on May 1, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices
Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
The goal with interseeding cover crops into corn and soybean early in the growing season is to allow for more time for a cover crop to be established. Having more time for establishment prior to harvest can aid in suppressing weeds, capturing excess nitrogen, providing additional nitrogen, increasing diversity and establishing forage for grazing.
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Comparing the Tradeoffs of Cover Crop Termination Methods

By Chris Proctor, Jenny Rees, Katja Koehler-Cole, and Amit Jhala posted on April 10, 2023 | Posted in Termination
Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
Each year we receive questions on termination timing of cereal covers. This question occurs as farmers consider trade-offs between a positive return on investment from the cover crop, by allowing more biomass growth with the potential for yield loss if termination is delayed too long. Information being shared can be confusing, with one source saying to terminate pre-plant while another says to plant green into the cover.
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