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Cover Crops Can Pose Problem For Waterfowlers

November 25, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops
Source: Minnesota DNR
Waterfowl hunters should keep in mind that some fields are considered baited and off limits to waterfowl hunting. Due to the wet and cold spring, some farmers were unable to plant a normal crop for harvest. Instead they worked with their insurance companies or the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Conservation Service office to plant a cover crop.
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Learning From Cover Crops On Prevented Planting Acres

November 22, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops
Saturated soils proved to be a challenge for Iowa farmers this past spring. Iowa had 726,350 prevented planting acres according to the Nov. 1, 2013 FSA prevented acres report. More than 619,000 intended corn acres and about 107,000 soybean intended acres were reported as not planted here in Iowa.
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Nitrogen Crediting For Fields With Cover Crops

November 12, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management
Source: By: Daniel Kaiser, Fabian Fernandez, John Lamb, Carl Rosen, University of Minnesota Extension Nutrient Management Specialists

The increase number of acres planted to cover crops has raised questions on nitrogen (N) crediting for the 2014 cropping year. While there are many benefits touted for the use of cover crops, there are a lot of unknowns when determining N credits. This is especially true for mixes with multiple plant species.


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NRCS Issues Guidelines On Cover Crop Termination

Important questions about federal crop-insurance eligibility are still being discussed by USDA’s Risk Management Authority.
By John Dobberstein posted on June 12, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops
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

February 13, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops
Source: Michigan State University
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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