University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Highboy Project Will Monitor Biomass & Nitrogen in 2024

April 2, 2024 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Cover crops are a recognized method for increasing soil health by reducing soil erosion, increasing soil organic matter and improving soil structure. Cover crops can also safeguard water quality by reducing nitrate leaching.

Species Selection for Interseeding Covers into Early Season Corn & Soybeans

By Nelson Winkel, Mary Drewnoski, Chris Proctor, Jenny Rees, Steve Melvin, and Katja Koehler-Cole posted on May 1, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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.

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Interseeding Covers & Variable Rate Sidedressing

July 11, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Ohio's Country Journal

Time is one of the most precious commodities on a farm. There are windows of opportunity to accomplish certain tasks in production agriculture, and with the adoption of new practices, such as cover crops, sometimes those windows become limited. Read more in this article from Ohio's Country Journal.

[Podcast] Tips for Interseeding Cover Crops Into Knee-High Corn

Every grower wants to know how to make cover crops pay off on their farm but there can be myriad challenges, including climate. One approach is interseeding covers into standing corn to increase the amount of growing time and benefits rendered by covers to farm operations.

February 28, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Interseeding Tools Get Cover Crops Off to Faster Start

No-tillers can avoid the mad rush to get cover crops seeded after harvest by planting them into standing cash crops.

By Laura Barrera posted on July 30, 2016 | Posted in Seeding Practices

One of the most common challenges no-tillers encounter with cover crops is at the very start — getting them seeded. Interseeding — the practice of seeding covers with a drill, spinner spreader, toolbar or sprayer into an established and growing cash crop — may provide a solution.

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New FAA Exemption: Efficiency Boost or Safety Hazard?

The Federal Aviation Administration recently granted a regulation exemption that will allow 1 person to operate 3 drones in a swarm. While some see this as a big win from a productivity standpoint since it has the potential to make cover crop drone seeing more efficient, others see it as a massive safety concern.

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