Announcing 2022 National Cover Crop Summit Speakers

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about seeding covers, the economics of cover crop use, using cover crops in an integrated pest management program and more during the virtual summit, to be held March 15-16, 2022.

By Sarah Hill posted on February 18, 2022

Cover crops are becoming more mainstream as more growers are taking advantage of the benefits the practice has to offer. As a result, the editors of Cover Crop Strategies are pleased to present the Spring 2022 National Cover Crop Summit on March 15-16.

Self-Seeding Covers Can Help Growers Reduce Costs

By Sarah Hill posted on September 10, 2021

If you haven’t gotten fall covers established yet, now is the time to be seeding them, so many growers are thinking about what species to include in cover crop mixes. Self-seeding black medic might be a good choice.

Using Drones to Aerial Seed Covers

April 5, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Waukon Standard

Harpers Ferry farmer Jon Kruse utilized a unique method of planting cover crops this past fall - a drone. September 16, Kruse hired a private contractor, to fly a drone over standing soybeans to seed red clover as a cover crop. Read more in this article from the Waukon Standard (Waukon, IA).

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New FAA Exemption: Efficiency Boost or Safety Hazard?

The Federal Aviation Administration recently granted a regulation exemption that will allow 1 person to operate 3 drones in a swarm. While some see this as a big win from a productivity standpoint since it has the potential to make cover crop drone seeing more efficient, others see it as a massive safety concern.

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