https://www.covercropstrategies.com/rss en-us nnewman@lessitermedia.com Speaking of cover crops, Josh Sullivan’s been reaping the benefits of cereal rye since 2019 in central Illinois. He seeds the rye on fields going from strip-tilled corn to no-tilled soybeans. http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4081 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4081-cereal-rye-shallow-strip-till-a-winning-combo-in-central-illinois Cereal-Rye,-Shallow-Strip-Till-a-Winning-Combo-in-Central-Illinois.png 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. No-Till Farmer Operational Benchmark Survey. Continue reading and check back weekly for the next set of valuable data.]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/3567 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/3567-cover-crop-insights CCS_Cover-Crop-Insights_1080x567.png kdowning@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: Can We Drill the Rye Before the Rain? Learning From Local Farmers — Sharing Advice and Experiences Making the Most of Every Acre — Cover Crops, Cattle and Goats What Does Cover Crop Carbon Actually Cost and Pay? Seeding Cover Crops on a Vegetable Farm This Week's Lineup:

• Can We Drill the Rye Before the Rain?
• Learning From Local Farmers — Sharing Advice and Experiences
• Making the Most of Every Acre — Cover Crops, Cattle and Goats
• What Does Cover Crop Carbon Actually Cost and Pay?
• Seeding Cover Crops on a Vegetable Farm

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4076 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4076-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-october-9-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png jdobberstein@lesspub.com There are definite payoffs for growers who can ensure the biological degradation process occurs with residue ahead of the next growing season, says Dennis Klockenga. http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4077 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4077-whats-at-stake-with-residue-breakdown Residue mgt.jpg An example of corn residue breakdown. Roughly 4 tons of corn residue per acre are left behind by a 180 bushel-per-acre corn crop. kdowning@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: Project 101: Planting a World Record Cover Crop Drone Seeding Trial Cover Crop Financial Incentives and Managing Risk Creating a Future for Farmers Through Cover Crops Boosting the Bottom Line by Grazing Cover Crops This Week's Lineup:

• Project 101: Planting a World Record Cover Crop
• Drone Seeding Trial
• Cover Crop Financial Incentives and Managing Risk
• Creating a Future for Farmers Through Cover Crops
• Boosting the Bottom Line by Grazing Cover Crops

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4071 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4071-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-october-2-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from farmers in the past month, September 2026. http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4074 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4074-top-10-cover-crop-stories-in-september-2026 ccs-top-10.png A number of factors, including biological and biochemical characteristics of the plant, chemical characteristics of the herbicide, and weather conditions will influence cover crop response to herbicides. http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4068 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4068-how-cover-crops-respond-to-various-herbicides In 2025, ADM’s regenerative agriculture programs engaged more than 56,000 farmers across approximately 4.6 million acres, 11 countries and 10 crops, resulting in approximately 946,000 metric tons of CO₂e reductions. In 2025, ADM’s regenerative agriculture programs engaged more than 56,000 farmers across approximately 4.6 million acres, 11 countries and 10 crops, resulting in approximately 946,000 metric tons of CO₂e reductions.

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4070 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4070-adm-regenerative-ag-report-finds-growing-resilience-across-food-system ADM report.png kdowning@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: Feeding the Soil Seeding a Cover Crop Following Barley Cover Crop Economics Interseeding Cover Crops Making Conservation Farming Practices Affordable This Week's Lineup:

• Feeding the Soil
• Seeding a Cover Crop Following Barley
• Cover Crop Economics
• Interseeding Cover Crops
• Making Conservation Farming Practices Affordable

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4066 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4066-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-september-25-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png BASF and Bunge announced that Bunge will process InVigor Gold™ canola seed, BASF’s breakthrough canola-quality Brassica juncea hybrid. This represents a key step toward commercialization as BASF prepares for the U.S. launch in 2027. BASF and Bunge announced that Bunge will process InVigor Gold™ canola seed, BASF’s breakthrough canola-quality Brassica juncea hybrid. This represents a key step toward commercialization as BASF prepares for the U.S. launch in 2027.

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4067 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4067-basfs-invigor-gold-canola-seed-to-be-processed-by-bunge-supporting-commercialization-in-north-america lessitef@lesspub.com At the 2010 National No-Tillage Conference, Howard Buffet challenged farmers to grow more grains and meat to help feed an ever-growing world population. http://www.covercropstrategies.com/blogs/1/post/4065 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/blogs/1-covering-cover-crops/post/4065-what-does-no-till-have-to-do-with-a-trillion-dollar-conglomerates-chairman-retiring Howard-Buffet-2010-NNTC-keynote.jpg At the 2010 National No-Tillage Conference, Howard Buffet challenged farmers to grow more grains and meat to help feed an ever-growing world population. kdowning@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: What Farmers Need to Change for 2027 Growing Cover Crops Differently: The Paul Davis Method Cover Crop Lessons from the Front Range Strip-Tilling Beans into Cereal Rye The Fight Against Waterhemp This Week's Lineup:

• What Farmers Need to Change for 2027
• Growing Cover Crops Differently: The Paul Davis Method
• Cover Crop Lessons from the Front Range
• Strip-Tilling Beans into Cereal Rye
• The Fight Against Waterhemp

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4063 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4063-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-september-18-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png mvogel@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: Using Cover Crops to Reduce Inputs Seeding Cover Crops Efficiently How Strip Till and Cover Crops Work Together The Cover Crop Math No One Else is Doing Cover Crop Acres Increasing Nationwide This Week's Lineup:

• Using Cover Crops to Reduce Inputs
• Seeding Cover Crops Efficiently
• How Strip Till and Cover Crops Work Together
• The Cover Crop Math No One Else is Doing
• Cover Crop Acres Increasing Nationwide

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4061 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4061-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-september-11-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png mvogel@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: Seeding Rate Decision Making for Cover Crops The Living Soil — What 5 Soils & A Rainfall Simulator Reveal About Soil Health Cover Crop Planting Methods for Vegetable Farmers 2026 National Cover Crop Survey — What's New with Cover Crop Data & Trends Weed Management Tools, Timing & Other Cover Crop Tips This Week's Lineup:

• Seeding Rate Decision Making for Cover Crops
• The Living Soil — What 5 Soils & A Rainfall Simulator Reveal About Soil Health
• Cover Crop Planting Methods for Vegetable Farmers
• 2026 National Cover Crop Survey — What's New with Cover Crop Data & Trends
• Weed Management Tools, Timing & Other Cover Crop Tips

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4054 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4054-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-september-4-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from farmers in the past month, August 2026. http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4051 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4051-top-10-cover-crop-stories-in-august-2026 ccs-top-10.png mvogel@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: The Ripple Effect of Diverse Cover Crops Challenges of Cover Crops, No-Till & Rented Ground 3 Farmers Will Compete on Survivor Season 51 Ask Me Anything About Fall Cover Crops Bigger Biomass, Better Soils & Stronger Returns — Mastering Cover Crops This Week's Lineup:

• The Ripple Effect of Diverse Cover Crops
• Challenges of Cover Crops, No-Till & Rented Ground
• 3 Farmers Will Compete on Survivor Season 51
• Ask Me Anything About Fall Cover Crops
• Bigger Biomass, Better Soils & Stronger Returns — Mastering Cover Crops

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4049 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4049-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-august-28-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png mvogel@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: How Cover Crops & No-Till Can Help Increase Farm Profitability Cover Crops & Cattle: Frequently Asked Questions Cover Crops After Corn Silage Companion Planting & Cover Crops Drone Seeding Cover Crops This Week's Lineup:

• How Cover Crops & No-Till Can Help Increase Farm Profitability
• Cover Crops & Cattle: Frequently Asked Questions
• Cover Crops After Corn Silage
• Companion Planting & Cover Crops
• Drone Seeding Cover Crops

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4047 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:43:31 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4047-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-august-21-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png kdowning@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly in Cover Crops Impacts of Cover Crops in the Maumee River Watershed Building a More Resilient Farm Business with Cover Crops Cover Crops Increase Profit in Iowa "Wheat Pete" Talks Extreme Weather and Cover Crops This Week's Lineup:

• The Good, The Bad and The Ugly in Cover Crops
• Impacts of Cover Crops in the Maumee River Watershed
• Building a More Resilient Farm Business with Cover Crops
• Cover Crops Increase Profit in Iowa
• "Wheat Pete" Talks Extreme Weather and Cover Crops

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4041 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:24:07 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4041-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-august-14-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png kdowning@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: Drone Seeding Cover Crops Cover Crop Seed Prices Regenerative Farming's Third Iteration Cover Crops After Wheat Cover Cropping The Future This Week's Lineup:

• Drone Seeding Cover Crops
• Cover Crop Seed Prices
• Regenerative Farming's Third Iteration
• Cover Crops After Wheat
• Cover Cropping The Future

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4037 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4037-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-august-7-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from farmers in the past month, June 2026. http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4038 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4038-top-10-cover-crop-stories-in-july-2026 ccs-top-10.png How can growers turn verified environmental outcomes into immediate financial assets? This article is brought to you by Arva. How can growers turn verified environmental outcomes into immediate financial assets? This article is brought to you by Arva.

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4036 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4036-using-precision-data-to-bridge-the-gap-between-soil-health-and-crop-economics Drone_Combine_Arva Research Farms30.png kdowning@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: National Association of Soil Conservation District Anniversary Cover Crops in Row Crops and Livestock Systems Growing Rye, Vetch and Planting Green: Linus Rothermich's Cover Crop Journey The Economics of Better Soil Talking Crop: Thinking Ahead to Cover Crop Establishment This Week's Lineup:

• National Association of Soil Conservation District Anniversary
• Cover Crops in Row Crops and Livestock Systems
• Growing Rye, Vetch and Planting Green: Linus Rothermich's Cover Crop Journey
• The Economics of Better Soil
• Talking Crop: Thinking Ahead to Cover Crop Establishment

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4019 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4019-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-july-31-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png kdowning@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: Young Leaders Conduct Cover Crop Experiment Illinois Farmers Recognized For Conservation Efforts Cover Crop Economic Decision Tool Long-Term Cover Crop Lessons Using Cover Crops to Increase Grazing Opportunities This Week's Lineup:

• Young Leaders Conduct Cover Crop Experiment
• Illinois Farmers Recognized For Conservation Efforts
• Cover Crop Economic Decision Tool
• Long-Term Cover Crop Lessons
• Using Cover Crops to Increase Grazing Opportunities

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4016 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4016-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-july-24-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png kdowning@lessitermedia.com 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 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

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4008 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4008-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-july-17-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png kdowning@lessitermedia.com 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 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

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4003 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4003-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-july-10-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png kdowning@lessitermedia.com 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 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

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/3996 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/3996-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-july-3-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png 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. 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.

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4000 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/4000-farmers-and-nature-to-benefit-from-newly-launched-agroforestry-project ExpandingAgroforestry_project-area.jpg In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from farmers in the past month, June 2026. http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/3999 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:30:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/3999-top-10-cover-crop-stories-in-june-2026 ccs-top-10.png nnewman@lessitermedia.com From innovative equipment to an innovative farmer. Let’s head out to Coolidge, Ariz., now to check out one of Robert Boyle’s more action-packed fields. Robert Boyle’s more action-packed fields.]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/3995 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 01:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/3995-arizona-farmer-uses-5-way-cover-crop-mix-ahead-of-corn Arizona-Farmer-Uses-5-Way-Cover-Crop-Mix-Ahead-of-Corn.png kdowning@lessitermedia.com 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 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

]]> http://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/3989 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/3989-cover-crop-strategies-best-of-the-web-june-26-2026 CCS-THIS-WEEK.png