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Cover Crops

When Is the Best Time to Terminate Cereal Rye to Suppress Weeds & Protect No-Till Soybean Yield?

1st year of research shows that between 7-14 days after soybean emergence, rye increases weed suppression by 5.3% per day but hurts yield by about ½ bushel per day

By Michaela Paukner posted on April 24, 2024 | Posted in Termination

74% of the farmers who responded to the 2024 Cover Crops Operational Practices Survey say cover crops provide at least some level of weed suppression in their fields.

Cover Crops & Narrow Rows Boost Weed Control in Soybeans

By Emily Unglesbee posted on May 26, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: GROW IWM

If your soybean herbicide program needs a new wingman or two, Justine Fisher has two suggestions: cover crops and narrow soybean rows.

Combatting Resistant Weeds, Complementing Herbicide Program with Cover Crops

Studies show grass cover crops reduce weed biomass by 68%, with covers reducing 65% of winter annual weeds & 46% of summer annual weeds.

By Katie Pratt posted on January 23, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Herbicide resistance continues to be a growing concern among no-tillers. Not only are more weeds developing resistance, but some herbicide-resistant weeds, such as Palmer amaranth and waterhemp, are also very difficult to control if not caught early.

Herbicide Residual Effects on Cover Crops After Wheat

July 14, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health, Termination

Source: South Dakota State Extension

As use of cover crops have increased in recent years managing weeds through a longer residual herbicide program has become more complicated. Herbicides can be one of many possible reasons for decreased cover crop stands or decreased cover crop production.

[Podcast] Cover Crops Outcompete Weeds

February 3, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

This week’s podcast, sponsored by Montag Manufacturing, features Chris Proctor, Weed Management Extension Educator, University of Nebraska. Proctor will discuss how cover crops help with weed suppression, how to incorporate covers into an integrated pest management program, the relationship between tillage, herbicide resistant weeds and cover crops, and more.

Cover Crops Part of a Successful Herbicide Resistant Weed Management Strategy

December 18, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Weeds are the enemy of every farmer, and those growers who plant cover crops are no exception. However, cover crops can be part of the management strategy to overcome weeds that have become resistant to herbicides, says Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff. In this week’s podcast, Groff explains which weeds are the worst offenders, how weed types change on the farm, and more.

7 Considerations for Chemically Terminating Your Cover Crop

April 7, 2017 | Posted in Termination

Source: Erin Hill, Extension Specialist, Michigan State University Extension

Cover crop species and stage, weather, weeds and the following cash crop are all important factors to consider when terminating cover crops with herbicides.

Cover Crops Improve Soils, Boost No-Tillers’ Cow Herd

Adopting no-till, along with a diverse crop rotation and varied mix of covers, has allowed Chad and Danny Simmelink to grow their bred-heifer program.

By Bill Spiegel posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Grazing

Cows and cover crops are a winning combination for Kansas no-tillers Chad and Danny Simmelink.