Category: Cover crops
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Posted on November 5, 2020
Talking cover crops with Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin
Interested in hearing about how cover crops can be used in dairy-based cropping systems? Then check out the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) podcast […]
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Posted on September 10, 2020
Updated cover crop selector tool
The Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) —made up of representatives from 12 Midwest states and universities, including Purdue, the province of Ontario and other agricultural stakeholders — […]
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Posted on June 12, 2019
Cover crop considerations for prevented planting
A new bulletin from the Midwest Cover Crop Council provides recommendations for summer planting of cover crops. Before doing anything – first consult with your […]
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Posted on April 26, 2018
Cover crop field guide – the app
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) has reformatted its popular field guide to create the Midwest Cover Crops Field Scout mobile app for […]
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Posted on June 13, 2017
How can we get more clover cover crops planted in our fields?
Reprinted from AgWaterExchange (http://agwaterexchange.com/2017/06/12/can-get-clover-cover-crops-planted-fields/) Legume cover crops, such as red, berseem, and crimson clover, are cover crops that have the clearest short term economic benefit […]
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Posted on September 18, 2015
Save the date – February 24th, 2016 – The Science of Cover Crops Conference
Download the save the date flyer here.
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Posted on August 28, 2015
Is interseeding of cover crops into corn a viable management practice?
For farmers interested in planting cover crops for erosion, nutrient, and soil health benefits, getting cover crops established in the corn or soybean phases of […]
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Posted on April 24, 2015
Cover crop and soil quality research presentations
Four research talks and one poster from the 2014 ASA-CSSA-SSSA annual meeting are available for viewing online. The research addresses the effect cover crops, manure application, […]
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Posted on March 13, 2015
Nutrient use and cover crop presentations from Iowa and Minnesota available online
Two of Dr. Ruark’s presentations on nutrient cycling and cover crops are now available online. The first was as part of Minnesota’s Crop Nutrient Management Conference […]
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Posted on May 7, 2014
Presentations from Minnesota Cover Crop Symposium available online
Presentations from the Minnesota Cover Crops Symposium, held April 4, 2014 in St. Cloud, MN are available online at http://greenlandsbluewaters.net/resources2/covercrops-symposium. The symposium covered many cover crop […]