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What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Cover Crops
2016-10-31 13:39:11| National Farmers Union
By Alexis Dunnum, NFU Intern In the previous Climate Leaders post, we discussed the soil health benefits of no-till farming, and we will soon discuss strip-till, and mulch till. Although these practices vary slightly, something they all have in common is their use of crop residue, which comes from using cover crops. According to the […]
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Watch cattle devour cover crops with this undercover video
2016-10-18 23:04:22| Beef
A GoPro video camera records the day in a life of a cow grazing on cover crops. read more
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The fine art of grazing cover crops
2016-10-17 21:07:00| Beef
By Gayle Smith Finding that balance between soil health, water infiltration and producing high quality forage is like creating a picture. It also requires a lot of thought, a sharp pencil and some trial and error. read more
Cover crops battle resistant weeds
2016-10-04 21:34:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Get control of tough to handle herbicide resistant weeds with cover crops. One farmer reports significant weed suppression with delayed weed seed germination using cover crops. read more
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Universities test equipment and right species for cover crops
2016-10-04 20:40:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Jonathan Eisenthal and Kurt Lawton Two universities are ensuring farmers have what they need to plant cover crops. The research is too new for some universities to make a recommendation but pick an area that you are willing to give up, because these are new systems and all the kinks havent been worked out. read more
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