Articles Tagged with ''cover crops''

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[Podcast] How to Quantify the Benefits of Cover Crops with USDA’s Steven Mirsky

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Terrasym by NewLeaf Symbiotics, associate editor Sarah Hill talks with Steven Mirsky, Research Ecologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, about adopting covers with site-specific management, how growers can quantify the benefits of cover crops, how cover crop genetics have improved in the last decade and more.
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Terrasym by NewLeaf Symbiotics, associate editor Sarah Hill talks with Steven Mirsky, Research Ecologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, about adopting covers with site-specific management, how growers can quantify the benefits of cover crops, how cover crop genetics have improved in the last decade and more.
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2022 National Cover Crop Summit

Announcing 2022 National Cover Crop Summit Speakers

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about seeding covers, the economics of cover crop use, using cover crops in an integrated pest management program and more during the virtual summit, to be held March 15-16, 2022.
Cover crops are becoming more mainstream as more growers are taking advantage of the benefits the practice has to offer. As a result, the editors of Cover Crop Strategies are pleased to present the Spring 2022 National Cover Crop Summit on March 15-16.
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[Podcast] How Strip-Till Boosted My Yields with Robb Ewoldt

Davenport, Iowa, farmer Robb Ewoldt shares results of an unintentional strip-till trial, lessons learned from strip-tilling and more.

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Terrasym by NewLeaf Symbiotics, Robb shares the bushel-per-acre results of his unintentional half strip-tilled/half no-tilled field, other lessons learned over his years of strip-tilling, how he’s incorporating cover crops on some of the 2,000 acres he farms and how he’s teaching his nearby city neighbors about conservation agriculture and soil health. 


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Reducing Input Costs with Cover Crops: Part 1

In part 1 of this 2-part series on the economics of cover crops, GO SEED explores how they can help reduce input costs

From farmers using cover crops in rotations to field experts alike, one of the most common questions they get asked is "The principle of cover crops makes sense, but how much are they going to cost me?” But according to Jerry Hall, Director of Research for GO SEED, this question needs to be flipped on its head with farmers asking, “How much can cover crops save me?”


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Rick Clark
National No-Tillage Conference Summer Intensive

Investing in an Organic No-Till Evolution to Increase Profitability

Indiana no-tiller Rick Clark shares how a commitment to “getting uncomfortable” and a transition to organic practices at the National No-Tillage Conference Summer Intensive, June 23-24.
No-tilling and organic practices were once thought to be incompatible. But improvements in technology and the re-emergence of cover crops means some growers, like Rick Clark, are taking advantage of price premiums available on the rapidly growing organic market.
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