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Steve Groff's Winter King Hairy Vetch Survives Multiple Freeze-Thaw Cycles

By Mackane Vogel posted on March 25, 2024 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Termination

Steve Groff never planned to develop a new variety of cover crop. In fact, the Holtwood, Pa., no-tiller and cover crop expert believes that he is more often recognized for his contribution of the tillage radish as a cover crop in the early 2000s.

Winter Cover Crop Mix Improves Crop Productivity, Clemson Study Finds

June 5, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Clemson University press release

Clemson researchers have found a cover crop mixture that can reduce costs for South Carolina farmers, rejuvenate farm soil and help conserve the state’s water supply if included in crop rotations. “Farmers in the southern United States grow cover crops primarily for biomass production and erosion control. We wanted to determine which cover crops would be most beneficial during the winter seasons in South Carolina," said Clemson graduate student Ricardo St. Aime.

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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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