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Survey Shows Increase in Cover Cropping

November 26, 2024 | Posted in Grazing, Soil Health

Source: AgUpdate.com

According to the Environmental Working Group conservation database, Iowa farmers received nearly $300 million to help implement conservation practices through the USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program between 2017 and 2022.

Crop Survey Results Show Increase in Cover Cropping, Less Tillage

Survey also shows decreased use of commercial nitrogen

November 16, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Results from the annual Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council crop survey show Iowa farmers planted more than 3.8 million acres of cover crops in the 2023 crop year.

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The Pluses and Minuses of Today's Most Popular Cover Crops

Multi-Tasking Cover Crops Suppress Weeds, Help Boost No-Tilled Soils

For this episode, we are going to Nelson, Missouri to visit with Alan Weber as he discusses his use of cereal rye and other cover crops on his farm. Weber runs a diversified crop and livestock operation and he’s found cereal rye especially useful in reducing pigweed and waterhemp pressure.

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