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Cover Cropping for Hunting and Grazing

South Dakota cow-calf operation utilizes covers to boost hunting business and livestock grazing.
By Noah Newman posted on April 28, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops
The formula to success never stays the same. “I’m still learning every year, I’ll be learning forever,” Gene Holt says, but the utilization of cover crops is a key part of it. The Holts began planting covers almost a decade ago, mainly for two reasons: grazing and wildlife.
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Pull the Plug on Planting Green if it's Unseasonably Warm?

April 13, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops
Source: Penn State Extension
Research from Penn State and other institutions shows that planting green significantly dries the top three inches in the soil profile compared to planting into cover crops killed a week or more pre-plant, because the growing cover crop transpires and draws water out of the root zone.
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Date: 08/19/26
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