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Yes, He's a Regenerative Agriculture Skeptic

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 17, 2025

When the principles of regenerative ag are broken down to their core components, Shane Thomas sees it as a bundling of practices with the aim of “regenerating” the soil (an outcome), including increasing organic matter (soil carbon) encouraging biological activity and mitigating soil erosion.

Cover Crops as Living Mulch Boost Soil Health and Nutrient Cycling, Study Finds

By Chen Na, Chinese Academy of Sciences posted on January 4, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: PHYS.ORG

The research, conducted in Changtu County in northeastern China, investigated the effects of different types of cover crops—legumes, grasses, and a mixture of both—on soil properties and microbial communities.

Scouting for Soil Erosion in Fall

November 25, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Crops and Soils

With field conditions favorable for a stable harvest schedule, and planning for crop year 2025 underway, the next 8 weeks provide a golden opportunity to evaluate how your fields held up, says University of Wisconsin Extension.

Cover Crops & No-Till Help Produce Healthy Plants, Cows & People

By Brad Clark posted on May 7, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Global Farmer Network

Our motive is simple, and it explains everything we seek to achieve on our healthy farm: You can’t go wrong by doing right.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Oct. 27, 2023

October 27, 2023

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: July 1, 2022

July 1, 2022

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

Managing Weeds with Cover Crops After Corn Silage

June 27, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health, Termination

Source: South Dakota State University Extension

Herbicides of least concern, (if applied on cash crop according to label) for residual issues on cover crops planted after corn silage would include chemicals like glyphosate, glufosinate, paraquat, 2,4D, dicamba, clopyralid, bromoxynil, bentazon, and diflufenzopyr. Read more in this story from South Dakota State University Extension.

On-farm Research Indicates Importance of Cover Crops for Soil Health

January 24, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

Extending the presence of living vegetative cover to more months of the year through the use of cover crops has several environmental benefits — for example, prevention of soil erosion and nutrient leaching, improvement of soil microbial habitat and weed/pest suppression. But how much does including cover crops on farms improve physical, chemical and biological indicators of soil health? Read more in this article from University of Nebraska Extension.

Using Covers in Vineyards Reduces Erosion, Increases Soil Nutrients

December 13, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Napa Valley Register

When the winter rains come to Napa Valley, soil erosion is at the top of many viticulturists’ minds. Terracing and other structural changes to the terroir are largely a mitigation method of the past, with many vineyards planting the grassy patches between their rows with mustards, legumes, and grasses as cover crops. Read more in this article from the Napa Valley Register.

[Video] Farmers Share Why They Grow Covers

July 7, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

In this video from Iowa Learning Farms, hear from growers about why they have chosen to use cover crops. Covers can be used in conjunction with no-till to combat soil erosion, reverse soil degradation, and more.