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.
Iowa farmers Jack Boyer and Dick Sloan wanted to learn about different strategies for incorporating cover crops on their farms: be it cover crop species other than winter small grains or seeding cover crops in the summer rather than post-harvest in the fall.
Chris Teachout of Shenandoah, Iowa, and Loran Steinlage of West Union talk about advanced cover crops, including diverse mixes, spring covers ahead of soybeans and interseeding cover crops into corn in June, at the 2017 Practical Farmers of Iowa Annual Conference.
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Mackane Vogel here at the Acres Eco-Ag Conference and Trade Show in Madison, Wis., and for this week’s segment we are going to toss it off to Gary Zimmer to talk a little bit about his cover crop strategies.