Cover Crops

NRCS Issues Guidelines On Cover Crop Termination

Important questions about federal crop-insurance eligibility are still being discussed by USDA’s Risk Management Authority.
The NRCS released new guidelines on the termination of cover crops that could answer a few uncertainties on how covers should be managed in different climates in the U.S., but the RMA is still addressing questions about its policies with cover crops and eligibility for federal crop insurance.
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Strip-Till Benefits Translate To Vegetables

Using a strip tillage system in combination with cover crops benefits vegetable farmers as well as the land, according to long-term research by Dan Brainard, a Michigan State University (MSU) horticulture researcher.
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Bold Decision Pays Off

Just 3 years after graduating from Cornell University, 24-year-old farmer Joe Brightly of Hamlin, N.Y., loves the benefits of switching to strip-till and complementing it with cover crops.
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Radish Roots Can 'Bio-Strip-Till' Fields

The deep roots of radishes, and the voids that winterkilled and decayed radishes create, have led some farmers to "bio strip-till" with the popular cover crop, says a report by several university experts.


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