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PFI Farmers Test Whether Cover Crops Help Them Get in the Field Sooner

38 farmers are testing whether cover crops expand their fieldwork window

September 9, 2026

Source: Practical Farmers

In 2025, 38 farmers across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin tracked whether they could work fields with a history of cover crop use each week from spring through fall. Farmers recorded whether field and weather conditions allowed them to work their fields for most of the day.

Control Slugs & Voles

October 11, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Crescent News

Slugs and voles are becoming major problems on some farms. Mowing a cover crop down to 8 inches or planting species that 50% winter kill helps reduce pest populations. Read more in this article from the Crescent News.

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