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Different crops come with much different rooting zones, and soil specialists are urging farmers to keep that in mind when choosing cover crop mixes. photo: Alexis Stockford

Calculating a Good Cover Crop Plan

August 26, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

Cover crops have gained their champions in Manitoba. The practice is cited among other alternative grazing strategies like bale or swath grazing to extend the grazing season and, arguably, improve soil, according to livestock and forage organizations. Find out why growers need more than a cursory plan in this article from Manitoba Cooperator.

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An Accidental Cover Crop Experiment

Georgetown, Del., no-tiller Jay Baxter was planning on conducting a cover crop experiment with oats, but when Mother Nature got in the way, he quickly pivoted to another idea for a different type of cover crop experiment.

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