no-till and cover crops

Discussion: How Do I Plant Cover Crops Through Thick Residue?

May 10, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health, Investing in Regenerative Ag, Termination

The recently launched No-Till Farmer email discussion group gives people in the no-till community an easy way to connect with each other and exchange ideas with other no-tillers across the country. Check out one of the recent discussion topics on cover crops below and click HERE to sign up and join the conversation.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Nov. 11, 2022

November 11, 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.

[Video] Large Scale Soil Regeneration

February 1, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

In this video, Indiana farmer Rick Clark discusses challenges and successes of regenerating soil on 7,000 acres. He'll explain why you have to be ready to change at a moment's notice, challenges he's had with using cover crops over the past 12 years, and how he implements a 6 crop system.

2021 Fall National Cover Crop Summit

Lessons in Continuous Cover Cropping

A long-time no-tiller presents valuable lessons learned in the field at the 2021 Fall National Cover Crop Summit.

November 1, 2021 | Posted in Economics

Grower Mike Brocksmith, Vincennes, Ind., has used conservation tillage for nearly 45 years. During the 2021 Fall National Cover Crop Summit, he will discuss the changes his farm has seen since implementing cover crops in 2009, including changes to the soil and nutrient levels.

[Video] Cover Crops Speed Up No-Till Transition

December 22, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Hear from long-time South Dakota no-tillers as they discuss how cover crops impact the transition to using no-till, which cover crop species help better utilize soil moisture, why cover crops are growing in popularity, and more.

[Podcast] No-Till, Cover Crops Boost Soil Health

In this podcast from Stroud Water Research Center, host Scott LaMar discusses soil health with Lisa Blazure, Stroud Water Research Center soil health coordinator; Jim Hershey, president of the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance and Lancaster County, PA, farmer; and Steve Groff, cover crop expert and farmer, also in Lancaster County, PA.

August 17, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

In this podcast from Stroud Water Research Center, host Scott LaMar discusses soil health with Lisa Blazure, Stroud Water Research Center soil health coordinator; Jim Hershey, president of the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance and Lancaster County, PA, farmer; and Steve Groff, cover crop expert and farmer, also in Lancaster County, PA.

Resiliency Despite Extreme Weather

June 26, 2020 | Posted in Economics

Source: Aberdeen News

The record wet year in 2019 left many acres in South Dakota unsuitable for planting, but on Doug Sieck's cropland near Selby, South Dakota, he was able to plant every acre he wanted to. He attributes that to decades of no till management and the years of cover cropping that have helped build healthy soil. Read more in this article from the Aberdeen News.

Crop Residue, Cover Crops Impact Soil Health Parameters

June 10, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: South Dakota State University Extension

Interest in no-till and cover crops has been on the rise among South Dakota (S.D.) crop producers. In 2019, half of S.D. crop ground was under no-till management and about 900,000 acres were planted to cover crops (U S.D.S-NRCS). Read more in this article from South Dakota State University Extension.

Cover Crops & Tillage: Find What Works for Your Operation

By Sarah Hill posted on May 12, 2020

When I was a kid, I loved reading choose-your-own-adventure books. You never knew where you were going to end up or how things would turn out. Farming is a lot like a choose-your-own-adventure story.

Switching to No-Till, Cover Crops Increases ROI

February 12, 2020 | Posted in Economics

Source: AgriNews

Switching from a traditional tillage system to a no-till and cover crop program can result in major benefits, including increased return on investment. Evaluate the optimal crop plan for your farming system and look at the return on investment for the overall crop rotation of three or four crops. Find out more in this article from AgriNews.

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Discussion: How Do I Plant Cover Crops Through Thick Residue?

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Nov. 11, 2022

[Video] Large Scale Soil Regeneration

Lessons in Continuous Cover Cropping

[Video] Cover Crops Speed Up No-Till Transition

[Podcast] No-Till, Cover Crops Boost Soil Health

Resiliency Despite Extreme Weather

Crop Residue, Cover Crops Impact Soil Health Parameters

Cover Crops & Tillage: Find What Works for Your Operation

Switching to No-Till, Cover Crops Increases ROI

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