Turning Soil Test Results Into Action

November 13, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Healthy soil is essential to agriculture, but it can be tricky to adequately assess soil health test results, which are influenced by biology, chemistry, fertility, time of sampling, timing of farming and other variables. That’s why the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) is developing a user-friendly, online tool to help farmers and agronomists easily interpret their soil health test results and convert them into an action plan. Read more in this article from the Iowa Soybean Association.

Cover Crops Lower Cropping Input Costs

June 26, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Environmental Defense Fund

Cover crops have proven benefits for soil health. A recent Iowa Soybean Association study shows that cover crops can also reduce the input costs associated with growing crops. Read more in this article from the Environmental Defense Fund.

Iowa Study Shows Monetizing Cover Crops Pays Off

May 25, 2020 | Posted in Economics

Source: Iowa Soybean Association

While many farmers add cover crops with the goal to improve soil health, some participants in an Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) study are turning cover crops into new business opportunities. Capturing profit opportunities could result in expanded cover crop use in the state, the study showed. Read more in this article from the Iowa Soybean Association.

Late Spring and Cover Crops Can Still Work

April 25, 2018 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

There are ways to adapt for planting in fields with cover crops during this cool, wet spring.

Cover Crops Good in Any Weather

July 28, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Iowa Soybean Assn.

An article from Iowa Soybean Assn. discusses Chad Ingels' experience planting soybeans into tall, green cover crops and the potential benefits of this practice on yields and herbicide costs for farmers who pursue the practice.

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Save Your Nutrients with No-Till, Covers

June 14, 2016 | Posted in Soil Health

When it comes to nutrient loss, no-till practices sometimes get the blame. But a study out of Iowa found that tillage also contributes to nutrient runoff.

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Bringing Cattle Back to the Farm to Enhance the Value of Cover Crops

Seeking to combine the return of cattle with capturing the value of cover crops, Rock Creek, Minn., strip-tiller and no-tiller Jon Stevens is grazing cattle on a 30-acre paddock seeded with grasses and cereals with the intention of trying to rotate in corn within 3 years to capture in-field nitrogen.

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