Soil health

Census Data Shows Number of Farmers Using Cover Crops for Soil Health is Growing

By Chris Hardie posted on April 23, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Wisconsin State Farmer

The lifeblood of any farmer is the soil that provides their livelihood, so taking care of it has to be a top priority.

Roots, Another Important Aspect of Cover Crops

By Vesh R. Thapa posted on September 26, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources — CropWatch

Recognizing that the cover crop impact extends beneath the soil’s surface is crucial.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Sept. 15, 2023

September 15, 2023

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Saddle Butte Ag.

Cover Crop Decisions Heavily Dependent on Moisture Levels

By Stan Wise posted on July 24, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: South Dakota Soil Health Coalition

Cover crops offer a wide range of potential benefits for producers – better nutrient cycling, more weed suppression, more livestock forage, better soil structure, increased soil organic matter and healthier soil microbial communities. To reap those benefits, producers need to make some careful decisions.

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Raising Cattle to Feed Grain

Cover crop rotation paired with grazing system completes no-tiller’s holy grail of soil health.

By Mackane Vogel posted on June 1, 2023 | Posted in Grazing, Soil Health

Jeff Gaska’s first time experimenting with cover crops came when he decided to frost seed clover into winter wheat.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Feb. 17, 2023

February 17, 2023

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Jan. 13, 2023

January 13, 2023

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

Need for Feed Provides Added Bonus: Soil Health

By Lucinda Stuenkel posted on May 31, 2022 | Posted in Grazing, Soil Health

We have a diversified 1,000-acre farm in north central Kansas, growing wheat, rye, oats, triticale, milo, soybeans, brome, alfalfa and native prairie hay.

Cover Crops Can Turn Around Soil Degradation

When used in combination with reduced tillage and diverse crop rotations, covers can restore farm soils to a more healthy and productive state.

By Sarah Hill posted on July 23, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Problems with soil degradation impacting agriculture go all the way back to ancient Greece. Many of today’s growers have the same problems, but they are now armed with the knowledge and tools needed to reverse the trend, says David Montgomery, author, geologist and professor of Earth & Space Sciences at the University of Washington.

Buffering the Soil with Long-Term Covers

Jeff Olson is protecting the soil and improving water infiltration with a mixed bag of application methods and plenty of patience.

By Libby Wawzenek posted on July 23, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Jeff Olson isn’t afraid to step outside his comfort zone. A 5th-generation corn and soybean farmer in Winfield, Iowa, Olson attributes part of his willingness to take risks and try new things to his years of experience.