Iowa

Survey Shows Increase in Cover Cropping

November 26, 2024 | Posted in Grazing, Soil Health

Source: AgUpdate.com

Results from the annual Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council crop survey show Iowa farmers planted more than 3.8 million acres of cover crops in the 2023 crop year.

Benefits of Integrating Crops and Livestock

October 17, 2024 | Posted in Grazing

Source: AgProud

How can livestock production utilize crop acres? Many producers are finding that cattle, cash crop and cover crop enterprises enhance one another and improve the land long-term

[Podcast] Seeding a Rye Cover Crop Every Month

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, Marshall County, Iowa no-tiller Wade Dooley shares what he learned from his informal trial of seeding a rye cover crop every month of the year.

November 22, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, Marshall County, Iowa no-tiller Wade Dooley shares what he learned from his informal trial of seeding a rye cover crop every month of the year.

6 Factors for Planting & Harvesting Rye for Cover Crop Seed

By Rebecca Clay posted on October 9, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Practical Farmers of Iowa

If you’re used to procuring your cover crop seed, here are the six key factors to think about when considering harvesting your rye as a seed crop.

[Podcast] Make Cover Crops Work with Your Tillage Practices

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by Go Seed, a panel of 3 farmers discuss how they use cover crops with their varying tillage practices.

September 29, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by Go Seed, a panel of 3 farmers discuss how they use cover crops with their varying tillage practices.

Benchmark Study

Cover Crop Costs, Popularity of Planting Green Remain Steady

Annual cover crop survey reveals common cover cropping practices in U.S., untapped potential of grazing for profit & more.

By Michaela Paukner posted on June 1, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Grazing, Economics, Termination

Farmers across the U.S. continue to find success with cover cropping and planting green, according to the 2023 Cover Crops Operational Practices Survey.

Iowa Will Continue $5 per Acre Cover Crop Insurance Discount

October 12, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Economics

Source: Center For Rural Affairs

This is the sixth year this program will be offered in the state of Iowa. To date, 1,800 farmers have enrolled nearly one million acres of Iowa farmland in the program.