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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: June 5, 2026

kdowning@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:40:38 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Warm Season Cover Crops Q&A
Cover Crop Crimping Ahead of Cotton
Cover Crops a Key to Diversifying Farm
Cover Crops and Water Quality
Cover Cropping

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: May 29, 2026

kdowning@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Cover Crops and their Ripple Effect

Warm Season Cover Crops: Green Cover Seed Podcast
Mixed Cover Crops, No-Till and, Farm Stewardship Webinar
Cover Crop Management Decisions, Soil Health and Microorganisms
Cover Crops and Nematodes

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: May 22, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Soil Health, Microorganisms, & Good Cover Crop Management Decisions for Your Operation
New Findings on the Effects of Cover Crops in Citrus
Cotton & Cover Crops — The Chris Braddy Way
A Broken Planter Just Cost This Farmer Precious Hours Off the Clock
This Farmer Just Planted the First Ever Crop on his New Field

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: May 15, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 15 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Cover Crops Connect Farmers & Researchers to Build Healthier Soil & Waterways
Roller Crimping Cereal Rye for Pumpkin Production
Improving Soil Health From Theory to Practice
20 Years Without Fertilizer - How Is It Possible?
PepsiCo Continues to Lean into Regenerative Ag Initiatives

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: May 8, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

No-Tiller Sees Big Difference Just 6 Years After Ditching the Plow
How to Save a Farm
7 Reasons Why This Farmer Doesn't Grow This Popular Clover Cover Crop
Understanding the Purpose of Cover Crops
First Generation Farmers Are Doing Things Differently

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: May 1, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Growing Cover Crops to Build Healthier, More Resilient Soils
Stop Buying Fertilizer! This Cover Crop Secret Changes Everything
Knowledge Gap Slows Cover Crop Adoption in Brazil
No-Till Soybeans & Cover Crops
Keep an Eye on your Drones — 15 Ag Drones were Stolen and Recovered

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: April 24, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Cover Crops & Double Cropping Play Expanded Role in Commodity Crop Rotations
An Entirely New Type of Cover Crop Roller…
Lessons Learned: Maximizing Crop Rotations With Cover Crops
Regenerative Agriculture from Start to Finish
Researchers Develop Dynamic Framework to Monitor Tillage Practices from Space

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: April 17, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

First Time Planting Soybeans into a No-Till, Cover Crop Field
The View on Conservation in Farming with Jim Hebbe
Cover Crops in the Midwest: From Slugs to Nutrient Stratification
Managing Cover Crops for Success with Ryan Wolf of Iowa Missouri Seed
Turning Cows onto Rye Cover Crops

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: April 10, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:52 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Two More Inches of Topsoil In One Year & 1000% Increase In Infiltration Rate
Why We Farm: Taking Care of the Land for the Next Generation
Lessiter Media Editor Finishes in 99th Percentile for All March Madness Brackets Nationwide
New Guide Helps Measure Nutrient Value of Cover Crops
Co-led UK Study Finds Cover Crops Improve Soil Health in Long-Term Trials

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: April 3, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Optimizing Cover Crop-Based Rotational No-Till Corn Production
Resilient Farming for the Future
Using Cover Crops to Manage Weeds in Corn & Soybeans Without Herbicides
Managing Spring Conditions: Tips for Terminating Cover Crops
Helping Farmers Get Their Electronics Field-Ready for Planting

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: March 27, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Webinar Covers Soil Organic Matter & Cover Crops
Farmers and Their Innovative Cover Cropping Techniques
Impacts of Cereal Rye as a Cover Crop Depending on Farm Goals
No-Till History from 90+ Years Ago…
Constructing Water and Sediment Basins to Control Erosion

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: March 20, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

What Crop Scouts Actually Do All Year
The Benefits and Challenges of Cover Crops
2026 Soil Health Conference — Blake Vince: 40 Years of No-till Farming
Back to Eden Farming: Soil Health and No-Till with Nick Ager
Lord of the Rings Quote Represents Lessiter Media/Cover Crop Strategies Audience Well

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: March 13, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Cover Crop Species and Variety Selection for Forage and Grain Systems
Improving Your Cover Crop Strategy — The Sam Walton Way
This Planter Mistake Could Cost Corn Farmers 100 Bushels Per Acre
Even “A Little Bit of No-Till & Cover Crops” Makes a Big Difference
Matt De Jong’s Soil Health Journey — A Blueprint for his Community

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: March 6, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Advancing Climate-Smart Crops — R&D Driving On-Farm Change
What If We Engineered Timing into Cover Crops Instead of Managing Around It?
Livestock & Cover Crops — Farmers Leading Our United Revolution In Soil Health
Seeding Cover Crops with Drones: Faster Timing, Healthier Soil — ABZ Innovation Webinar
Choose Your Seats Wisely Next to One of These No-Till Legends

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Feb. 27, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Farmer Says Cover Crops Prevented Soil Loss During a Tornado
Integrating Cover Crops for Improved Weed Control
Flowering Cover Crops to Reduce Pests
Proven Nutrient Strategies from PTI Farm Research — PTx Winter Conference 2026
No-Till & Regenerative Ag Practices Alive & Well in Montana

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Feb. 20, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Is No-Till By Itself Enough to Move the Needle?
A Discussion with 2026 National Cover Crop Summit Presenter Tom Cotter
Can Non-Legume Fall-Terminated Cover Crops Reduce Nitrate Leaching?
Comparing No-Till Methods to Conventional Tillage at Whitewater Gardens Farm
The Death of NPK — Why Lazy Soils & Broken Yields Start with Modern Agronomy

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Feb. 13, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Register for National Cover Crop Summit & get Fundamentals of Cover Crops Course for FREE
10 Cover Crops That Can Feed Your Cattle All Winter
Midwest Cover Crop Council Meeting Showcases No-Till & Cover Crops
Cover Crops Make No-Till a Stronger System
It Isn’t the Cow it’s the How

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Feb. 6, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Cover Crops and Soil Biology - The Clyde Burchett Way
Cover Crops Are Making a Big Difference for this Blueberry Farmer
How to Make it Through 50 Cropping Seasons
Research on 4 Vineyards Shows Sheep Grazing & Composting Compete Economically with Conventional Methods
No-Till, New Tech & Great People — National No-Tillage Conference Tour

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Jan. 30, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Cover Crops 101 — For Beginners and Advanced Cover Croppers Alike
Single-Row Interseeding System for Minimizing Erosion
Nestlé Continues to Invest in Regenerative Agriculture
What Does ‘Living Soil’ Actually Mean?
Does No-Till Mean Never Till?

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Jan. 23, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

No-Till Garlic & Cover Crops
Strengthening Your Weed Control Program with Cover Crops
Farming Forward: Modifying Planters to Manage Cover Crop Residue
Measuring Cover Crop Performance
No-Tilling Organic Corn into Living Alfalfa

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Jan. 16, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:08 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Planting Cover Crops Makes Conventional Tillage Nearly Impossible… Here’s Why
From Definitions to Dirt — a Practical Look at Defining the Term “Regenerative Ag”
A Strong Start for Winter Cover Crops in the UK
Central Iowa No-Tiller & Cover Cropper Joins Race for State Agriculture Secretary
The REAL Cost Of NOT Switching To No-Till & Using Cover Crops

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Jan. 9, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Balancing What's Best for Cover Crop Seeding & Nitrogen Application
Diving Deep into Cover Crops
Cover Crops Work Wonders in Vineyard Situations
‘5 Things Working at the Bank Taught me About Farmers’
New Technology Helps Deere Dealer’s Customers Boost Savings

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Jan. 2, 2026

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Tim's Take Episode 44 - Part 1 — The Overall Cover Crops Guide
Top 5 Fall & Winter Cover Crops for Massive Spring Growth
Forget Tilling: How One Cover Crop Rebuilds Compacted Soil from the Roots Up
Stop Buying Sulfur — This Cover Crop Mix Fixes Alkaline Soil pH

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Dec. 26, 2025

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:36:07 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Australian Farmers Use No-Till & Cover Crops to Combat Drought
Managing Cover Crops in Extreme Conditions
Unlocking the Power of Cover Crop Diversity
Why These Farmers Say You Can’t Miss the National No-Tillage Conference

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Dec. 19, 2025

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Tour a Full-Service Cover Crop Business with Dean Sponheim and Josh Sponheim
Making Cover Crops Work in Dry, Prairie Conditions
Despite Numerous Benefits, Government Funded Cover Crop Programs Could Be In Trouble
Farmer Buys Back His First Tractor After 45 Years

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Dec. 12, 2025

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Cover Crops Boost Cash Crop Success — Advice from Dan Miller of Millermatic Seed
Missouri Farmer, Rancher Reacts to Trump Administration's Aid Plan for Farmers
Agriculture Secretary Announces $700 Million Pilot Program to Support Regenerative Ag
Farmer Turned Rockstar Blows Simon Cowell Away on X Factor UK
Stop Tilling, Start Earning More Dollars Per Acre

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Dec. 5, 2025

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Analyzing Both Sides of the Cover Crop Coin
One Farmer’s Unapologetic Opinion About No-Till… and the Replies
Reducing Erosion with No-Till & Cover Crops
Answering Frequently Asked Questions about Cover Crops
Hay is For Horses, Cover Crops are for Economically Efficient Farmers

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Nov. 28, 2025

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

No-Till & Cover Crops vs. Tillage — Why Neighboring Fields are Worlds Apart
How to Transition to No-Till & Implement Cover Crops with Minimal Trial & Error Cost
Think Regeneration Session: Cover Cropping with Keith Berns and Kevin Marshall
Cover Crops: Seed Inoculation
McDonald’s Makes Large Investment into Regenerative Agriculture

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Nov. 21, 2025

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Breaking Down Cover Crop Options Based on Planting Dates
Cover Crop Interseeding with a Drone Pays off for Iowa Farmer
Why Do Some Farmers Abandon Cover Crops?
‘Crazy Difference’ Between Cover Cropped & Conventional Fields
An Amazing Look at Roots Growing as Crops Spring to Life

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Nov. 14, 2025

mvogel@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

This Week's Lineup:

Iowa Survey Shows 142% Growth in Cover Crop Adoption
How to Avoid Costly Mistakes with Cover Crops
Strip-Till Innovator Gives Cover Crops a Try for First Time
Did Planting Green Improve Your Yields?
Cashing in on Relay Rye