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Refining Residue Management and Cover Crops in a Strip-Till System

The Sass family from Streator, Ill., are veteran strip-tillers, but adding cover crops and more sophisticated residue management practices have further improved their productivity.
With the better part of two decades of strip-tilling under their belts, the Sass family in Streator, Ill., could be considered veterans of the practice. On their 2,600-acre farm, many of the methods they employ are tried and true, but they have a flair for innovation and are constantly running tests to build upon their best practices.
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Results of Cover Crop Survey Detail Yield Boosts, Soil Benefits

For the second year, a national survey of farmers has documented a yield boost from the use of cover crops in corn and soybeans, as well as a wide variety of other benefits. The survey also details the challenges and benefits farmers expect from cover crops, data on the costs of seed and establishment, and insight into how farmers learn to manage covers.
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