Agricultural producers with crop insurance can now hay, graze or chop cover crops for silage, haylage or baleage at any time and still receive 100% of the prevented planting payment. Previously, cover crops could only be hayed, grazed or chopped after November 1, otherwise the prevented planting payment was reduced by 65%.

The NRCS has decided not to update its conservation practice standard for cover crops, which means restrictions to harvesting covers will not be added.

In both wet spring weather and drought conditions, the timing of cover crop termination can have a big impact on soil moisture levels, according to Purdue University.

Detailed data-crunching helps South Dakota strip-tillers Barry and Eli Little improve soil health, reduce inputs and gain control of livestock feeding options.

CoverCress announces $8 million in partner funding for new low carbon oilseed.

Dr. Abbey Wick, North Dakota State University Soil Health Extension Health Specialist, visits with Havana, N.D., strip-tiller and no-tiller Joe Breker in the field to evaluate some of the challenges of strip-tilling on sloped acres, and the value of capturing the advantages of strip-till seedbed preparation with the use of strategic cover cropping mixes and termination techniques.