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Managing Weeds with Cover Crops After Corn Silage

June 27, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health, Termination

Source: South Dakota State University Extension

Herbicides of least concern, (if applied on cash crop according to label) for residual issues on cover crops planted after corn silage would include chemicals like glyphosate, glufosinate, paraquat, 2,4D, dicamba, clopyralid, bromoxynil, bentazon, and diflufenzopyr. Read more in this story from South Dakota State University Extension.

Study: Improving Soil Biology Highest Priority for Growers Using Covers

Reducing soil erosion and increasing soil organic matter rounded out the top 3 reasons why growers choose to use cover crops.

By Sarah Hill posted on June 11, 2021

Farmers ask a lot of the soil. But they’re also seeking to take care of the soil, according to the results of Cover Crop Strategies’ 2021 Cover Crop Benchmark Study.

[Video] Boosting Soil Health with Cover Crops

June 8, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Aaron Lehman is a fifth generation grower from Iowa who has been using cover crops for 12 years on his 550-acre farm. Find out how cover crops have helped Lehman diversify his family farm, improve soil health, increasing soil organic matter, and more.

[Video] Revitalizing Soil Health with Cover Crops

January 27, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Aaron Lehman, a fifth-generation Iowa farmer, started planting cover crops a little over a 12 years ago—and hasn’t looked back. Cover crops have helped Lehman improve soil health through increased soil organic matter as he transitioned to organic farming.

Wisconsin Farmer Uses No-Till, Cover Crops to Build Soils

October 26, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Wisconsin State Farmer

For Roger Bindl, farming is both an art and a science. He thrives on experimenting with his fields and figuring out what’s going to work best to achieve his goal of maximum soil protection. Read more in this story from the Wisconsin State Farmer.

Spice Up Corn & Soybeans with Cover Crops

A Kansas grower shares how his family’s no-till operation has successfully combined cover crops with both corn and soybeans during the online National Cover Crop Summit: Fall 2020 Edition.

October 21, 2020

Corn and soybeans are the two most common crops grown in the U.S. But many growers who raise those crops might not know how to break the corn and soy cycle to include cover crops.