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Register Now - UW Extension Cover Crop Testing Program

By Blake Jackson posted on August 21, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

The Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, in partnership with UW-Extension, is continuing its cover crop biomass testing program for the 2025-26 season.

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Study Finds Soybean Yields Resilient Following Late Rye Termination

By Janelle Atyeo posted on December 19, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

A cover crop of quick growing cereal rye can keep the soil in place over winter’s brown and blowing days. Its long roots soak up excess spring rains, and its straw helps block weeds.

[Video] Cover Crops in Vegetable Cropping Systems

October 19, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

In this video from Iowa State University, learn more about how to integrate cover crops into vegetable cropping systems, including the benefits of using covers in vegetable cropping systems, qualities of sorghum sudangrass as a heat tolerant cover crop, how sorghum sudangrass can provide large amounts of biomass, and more.

[Video] Cover Crops Effective for Sequestering Carbon

September 15, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Jay Norton from the University of Wyoming discusses why depleted soil has more potential to be revived.

Minnesota Grower Turns to Covers to Battle Erosion

July 26, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Winona Post

The emergence of no-till and cover crop farming practices on farms like Sheldon Luehmann’s near Altura might mean that farmers might soon be able to turn their plowshares into something else entirely. Although young, Luehmann already is confident enough to begin experimenting with unconventional techniques. Read more in this article from the Winona Post (Winona, Minnesota).

Cover Crops Offset the Negative Impacts of Corn Silage

June 30, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

Harvesting corn for silage removes nearly all aboveground biomass, and this can be detrimental to soil. Despite degrading most near-surface soil properties, corn silage did not negatively impact subsequent soybean yields. Read more in this article from University of Nebraska Extension.

Biomass is Key to Weed Suppression with Cover Crops

July 13, 2020 | Posted in Termination

Source: Iowa State University Extension

One important benefit of cover crops to our production system is providing an alternative selection pressure on weed populations. Cereal rye has the best potential to suppress weeds because it accumulates more biomass than other cover crop species. Read more in this article from Iowa State University Extension.

[Podcast] Tips for Planting into Heavy Cover Crops

If wet spring weather has kept you from being able to plant, you may end up planting green into heavy cover crops, according to Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

June 17, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

If wet spring weather has kept you from being able to plant, you may end up planting green into heavy cover crops, according to Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)