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Tag Archives: cover crops
Farm Progress Show Features Cover Crop Ed
The annual Farm Progress Show was held in Boone, Iowa, again this year, and cover crops were a popular topic of conversation. According to a blog post by Practical Farmers of Iowa, it appears that “we’ve turned a corner with cover … Continue reading
Cover Crops in the Midwest Saves Lives in the Gulf
Agricultural runoff has dramatically altered life in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Hypoxia, in essence the cutting off of oxygen, has choked off aquatic life in the Gulf. Continued practices will essentially kill off life, and the … Continue reading
Cover Crop Entrepreneurs
The National Wildlife Federation published a long article a couple years ago that caught my eye. It was the first publication that talked about the potential for rural ag communities to profit from the growing business of cover crops. Besides … Continue reading
Old Ways Fade as Cover Crops Gain Favor
Iowa isn’t known as an early adopter with cover crops. But according to an article in Farm Journal recently, more than half of the acres in production in that state are leased. So, while farmers themselves may choose to do … Continue reading
Farmers, Environmental Organizations and the Feds Chorus the Benefits of Cover Crops
What doesn’t stay on farmlands can easily end up in nearby waterways and in the air we breathe. Cover crops like annual ryegrass have become friends of the environment. Imagine living in an era when farmers and environmental advocates … Continue reading
Feed the World? Feed the Soil First
The American Dust Bowl was a reminder about taking care of the soil. Yet here we are only 75 years beyond that deadly scourge and we find that the soil is still taken for granted. Cover crops are an inexpensive … Continue reading
Aerial Seeding Annual Ryegrass
Planting annual ryegrass or other cover crops in the fall is tricky. Weather determines when the harvest arrives. If the ground is wet, the harvest can be delayed. If winter arrives early, there may not be enough time to plant … Continue reading
Cover Crops Benefit Soil Microbiology, including Fungus
Soil is alive…literally…and it hosts hundreds of thousands of different living organisms: insects,worms, microorganisms, bacteria, etc. Tilling in the old fashioned way strips life from the soil. Cover crops restore soil health and these different life forms are part of that … Continue reading
Planting Annual Ryegrass as a SPRING Cover Crop
It may have begun in Canada, the practice of planting annual ryegrass as a cover crop into knee-high corn. Based on the pioneering work of cover crop innovators like Daniel Briere, an agronomist with Plant Production Quebec, hundreds of northern Corn … Continue reading
Finding Good Annual Ryegrass Seed for Cover Crops
In a mild winter, even the old standby varieties of annual ryegrass will make it through to spring in the Midwest. But in a harsh winter, those same varieties of annual ryegrass will die in the severe weather, freezing and … Continue reading
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