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Cover Crops & Innovation — Side by Side in the Thesaurus

Growers who use cover crops are, by nature, constantly looking for other ways to innovate & trailblaze with new ideas on the farm

By Mackane Vogel posted on May 28, 2026 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health, Termination

Growers who use cover crops are, by nature, constantly looking for other ways to innovate & trailblaze with new ideas on the farm

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How Do Full-Season Cover Crops Affect Insect Populations?

May 11, 2026 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health, Termination

Source: Crop Watch

A 2025 study in eastern Nebraska found higher insect abundance and diversity in cover crop areas compared to adjacent seed corn, including both beneficial species and potential pests.

Cover Crops Help Reduce Nitrate Loss

By Jamie Martin posted on March 14, 2026 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Termination

Source: Kansas Ag Connection

University of Minnesota researchers recently shared findings showing how cover crop management influences success in northern cropping systems.

New Research Explores How Cover Crops Help Farmers Manage Weeds

October 23, 2025 | Posted in Termination

Source: Grow News

Researchers have updated key resources on how cover crops can be used to suppress weeds, offering new insights for farmers focused on integrated weed management.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: May 2, 2025

By Mackane Vogel posted on May 2, 2025

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.

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[Webinar] Cover Crops for Profit and Sustainability: Unlocking Opportunities with Farmers for Soil Health

January 30, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health, Termination

Join the editors of Cover Crop Strategies for an interactive webinar to learn how Farmers for Soil Health – a program created by farmers, for farmers – can incentivize your cover crop practices.

Tips for Making Cover Crop Termination Decisions

By Todd Whitney posted on January 16, 2025 | Posted in Termination

Source: Cropwatch

Effective strategies for timely cover crop termination to maximize benefits and ensure smooth transitions to your next cash crop.

Understanding Ideal Timing of Roller Crimping Cereal Rye Cover Crops

By Emma Link posted on July 8, 2024 | Posted in Termination

Source: Practical Farmers of Iowa

Determining when and how best to use roller-crimpers has been a subject of interest in the Cooperators’ Program from Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) for the past seven years. In 2023, five cooperators conducted on-farm research on roll-crimping a cereal rye cover crop ahead of soybeans. Here are the findings on ideal timing of roller crimping a cereal rye cover crop.

This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Oct. 27, 2023

October 27, 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.

Are Cover Crops Right for Your Farm?

October 25, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Farm Progress

Getting the greatest benefit out of cover crops requires a management level on par with corn and soybeans. Growers should start by testing a cover crop on a single field and expand.