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Rometron Establishes WEED-IT USA to Expand Precision Spraying Support for U.S. Growers

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:12:12 -0400

Industry veteran Doug Daws appointed Weed-It USA general manager as Rometron builds on the strong precision agriculture foundation established by AgriTech America.

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

kdowning@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Boosting Your Bottom Line With Cover Crops
Converting A Weed Into a Cover Crop
Interseeding Cover Crops With a Drone
Cover Crop Economics
Winter Pea Cover Crop Development

Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Talking About Cover Crops as Forage Feed Sources

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A July 22 webinar features Iowa State University’s Shelby Gruss and Matthew Helmers in a Beyond the Basics live dialogue about extending cover crop benefits to include value from forage opportunities.

General Mills, ADM, Walmart Partnering to Accelerate Regenerative Agriculture

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Initial projects, with technical assistance from American Farmland Trust and Ducks Unlimited, will deliver demonstrable improvements in soil health, water quality and carbon sequestration, offering a model for cross-sector collaboration.

Cover Crop Insights

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Each week our editors will bring you data from our annual No-Till Farmer Operational Benchmark Survey. Continue reading and check back weekly for the next set of valuable data.

Cover Crops Used to Suppress Weeds After Wheat Harvest

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

In dryland (rainfed) production in Kansas, winter wheat serves as the base crop, as wheat stubble provides excellent soil cover that minimizes wind and water erosion and stores water for row crops.

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

kdowning@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

EarthScout L4+ Soil Moisture Sensor Review in Long Term Cover Crops
Planting Green into Cereal Rye
193 Pounds of Nitrogen from Cover Crops
Role of Cover Crop Biomass
The Future of American Agriculture with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Rick Clark

USDA Launches New FSA Online Scheduling Tool for Farmers, Ranchers

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Following a successful pilot program, FSA is now using a digital appointment platform across the agency to allow producers to make farm program or farm loan appointments online at their convenience.

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

kdowning@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Cover Crops Lead to Clean Soybean Field
A Decade of Cover Crops in Illinois
45Z Rules and Cover Crops
Seeding Cover Crops With Drones
Maximizing Field Performance With Cover Crops

Farmers and Nature to Benefit from Newly Launched Agroforestry Project

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and partners today announced the launch of the Expanding Agroforestry Project (EAP), an effort to help U.S. farmers strengthen their operations, diversify revenue, and improve land health.

Trump’s Executive Order Prioritizes Precision Ag, Regenerative Farming

jdobberstein@lesspub.com — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Jonathan Lundgren, founder of the Ecdysis Foundation, along with Clarksville, Ind. no-tiller Rick Clark, Bluffton, Ga., rancher Will Harris and Foxholm, N.D. farmer Brendon Bock were on hand last Friday as Trump signed the order, which said funding should be “significantly increased” for regenerative agriculture practices, research and education.

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: June 26, 2026

kdowning@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Using Herbicides in Regenerative Systems
Crimping Cereal Rye
Boosting Cover Crop Performance
Growing Your Own Nitrogen With Hairy Vetch
Planting Pumpkins in RYE: A New Experiment

U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Bayer, Backs Federal Labeling

jdobberstein@lesspub.com — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Bayer, which acquired Monsanto several years ago, said lawyers are still analyzing the ruling but added the decision is, “good for science, farmers, and industries that depend on regulatory clarity for innovation,” in a statement posted to the company’s website.

Continuum Ag & Aztalan Bio Prepare to Help Farmers Maximize Profits with the Pending 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Continuum Ag, a leader in Carbon Intensity (CI) measurement, reporting, and verification, and Aztalan Bio, an ethanol producer based in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, are preparing for future opportunities tied to the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit.

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: June 19, 2026

kdowning@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Soil Health = Human Health
Innovators Who Transformed American Agriculture
Cover Cropping With Twin-Row Rye
Cereal Rye Grazing Research at Mizzou
Planting Cover Crops Into Growing Corn

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: June 12, 2026

kdowning@lessitermedia.com — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This Week's Lineup:

Transforming Soil Structure
Cover Crops or Dust Bowl
Cover Crops for Farm and Ranch Profitability
Understanding the Why and How of Cover Crops
Late Termination with Cereal Rye

Rovensa Next to Distribute Novonesis’ Biosolutions for Plant Health in the United States

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Novonesis and Rovensa Next today announced a distribution agreement under which Rovensa Next will commercialize select Novonesis agricultural biosolutions in the United States, beginning with the 2027 growing season.

Ducks Unlimited Honors The Mosaic Company with Corporate Conservation Achievement Award

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Ducks Unlimited (DU) is proud to announce The Mosaic Company and The Mosaic Company Foundation for Sustainable Food Systems (The Mosaic Company Foundation) as the 2025 joint recipients of the DU Corporate Conservation Achievement Award, honoring their exceptional commitment to conservation in North America.

Don't Start Planting Cover Crops Until…

kdowning@lessitermedia.com — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

“The rejuvenation of your soil does not start with the implementation of principles but rather with the commitment to understanding the ecological functions,” Adam Daugherty says. Daugherty, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) District Conservationist for Coffee County, Tenn., says the common denominator of no-till and cover crop success stories goes deeper than just the practices farmers implement.

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

Higher Diesel Prices, Higher Custom Rates

lessitef@lesspub.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Earlier this year, 205 custom operators and farm managers in Iowa responded to the annual Iowa farm custom rate survey that is coordinated by Iowa State University ag economists.

Cover Crops Bring Soil Back to Life in Dry Country

nnewman@lessitermedia.com — Sat, 30 May 2026 01:00:00 -0400

“For the first shovel out of the ground to find an earthworm, that’s just unheard of in Arizona,” Robert Boyle says. Editor Noah Newman shares more observations from his visit with the Strip-Till Innovator in Coolidge, Ariz.

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

WinField Launches AI Tool Oz

Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

The AI-powered tool helps make near-instant agronomic recommendations, and new updates to its BioVerified designation, a vetted list of biological products that meet a set of criteria developed by WinField United research and agronomy teams.

Using Imagery to Measure Non-Fertilizer Nitrogen

kdowning@lessitermedia.com — Thu, 28 May 2026 14:45:33 -0400

Managing nitrogen remains a top priority for farmers as fertilizer prices have surged. Jackson Stansell, founder and CEO of Sentinel Ag in Ithaca, Neb., shares how new technology equips farmers with more precise nitrogen management tools.

Crop Plantings/Emergence Trends Point to Still Large Crop

Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

USDA weekly Crop Progress report shows 86% of corn planted (flat year/year, (+3% vs. recent average) and 60% emerged (-5% year/year, +2% vs. recent average).

NRCS Announces $65 Million for Conservation Innovation Grants

Wed, 27 May 2026 13:08:22 -0400

USDA today announced the availability of $65 million this year for new tools, approaches, practices and technologies to further natural resource conservation on private lands through the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program.

NRCS Chief Talks Goals for Agency as Ag Tech Evolves

jdobberstein@lesspub.com — Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Buckley told No-Till Farmer Tuesday he will continue pushing to modernize the tools farmers have available through the NRCS and ensure the agency “gets back to basics” helping them succeed with their conservation goals.

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Rometron Establishes WEED-IT USA to Expand Precision Spraying Support for U.S. Growers

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

Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Talking About Cover Crops as Forage Feed Sources

General Mills, ADM, Walmart Partnering to Accelerate Regenerative Agriculture

Cover Crop Insights

Cover Crops Used to Suppress Weeds After Wheat Harvest

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

USDA Launches New FSA Online Scheduling Tool for Farmers, Ranchers

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Farmers and Nature to Benefit from Newly Launched Agroforestry Project

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Trump’s Executive Order Prioritizes Precision Ag, Regenerative Farming

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U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Bayer, Backs Federal Labeling

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Rovensa Next to Distribute Novonesis’ Biosolutions for Plant Health in the United States

Ducks Unlimited Honors The Mosaic Company with Corporate Conservation Achievement Award

Don't Start Planting Cover Crops Until…

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Higher Diesel Prices, Higher Custom Rates

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Cover Crops Bring Soil Back to Life in Dry Country

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

WinField Launches AI Tool Oz

Using Imagery to Measure Non-Fertilizer Nitrogen

Crop Plantings/Emergence Trends Point to Still Large Crop

NRCS Announces $65 Million for Conservation Innovation Grants

NRCS Chief Talks Goals for Agency as Ag Tech Evolves