Conservation Farming: Max Gustafson farms 450 acres of corn, soybeans, and forage with livestock in Chisago County, Minnesota. He raises 30 cow/calf pairs. For the past several years Max has
Producer Matt Tiffany talks with Holly Hatlewick, District Administrator, Renville SWCD about the innovative farm equipment that he uses to grow no-till and strip-till corn and soybeans with cover crops.
Jordan Hall, Cornell AgriTech, Geneva, N.Y, December 1, 2022 Jump to individual speakers: 0:29 Neonicotinoids and the Future of Seed Treatments in New York State Jeanette Marvin, New York State
Laurence explains his process for planting annual cover crops to improve the soil in a new vegetable garden or annual crop rotation. This video accompanies our cover crops blog and
Matt Boucher shares insights and results from year one of the PSA Common Experiment 2.
Cereal rye (Secale cereale L.; CR) is promoted as a cover crop as a practice for reducing nitrate leaching losses in the U.S. Midwest. However, early-season nitrogen immobilization during CR decomposition
Cover crops have been promoted for use in agricultural systems due to both environmental and economic opportunities. Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) growers in West Tennessee faced challenges in 2015 and 2016
The increased use of legume–grass mixtures in grazing systems has resulted in the need for more accurate forage estimation techniques for these diverse mixtures. In mixed stands, variations in species
Continuous corn (Zea mays L.) yield increases are required to promote economic development and support a larger population. Reducing the existing yield gaps is a potential strategy to accomplish this goal.
Growing cover crops is one of the most promising conservation practices with multiple benefits. However, the impacts of cover crops on the productivity of the maize-soybean [Zea mays L. – Glycine max (L.)
Cover crop mixes and plant diversity is critical in farming and ranching management to improve the soil health. Many commercial seed companies sell numerous species that can add plant variety
Vegetables are a substantial part of our lives and possess great commercial and nutritional value. Weeds not only decrease vegetable yield but also reduce their quality. Non-chemical weed control is
Increased emphasis on implementation of conservation practices (terraces, conservation tillage including no-till or reduced tillage, and cover crops [CC]) have led to the integration of best management practices. However, research
Cover crops (CCs) are considered to deliver multiple soil ecosystem services, but such potential could vary by climatic region. This leads to the question: can CCs improve soil ecosystem services
Keep your soil covered. Sounds simple, right? We know cover crops improve soil health indicators like moisture retention and aggregate stability; they increase soil organic carbon and decrease erosion. But
Dr. Lauren Golden from Boise State University discusses a recent survey of over 900 farmers in the West and how the view and use cover crops on their farms
Soil is one of the dynamic components of terrestrial ecosystems and a critical basis for food security and ecosystem services. Sustainable management practices, based on integration of holistic and novel
The addition of cover crop and minimum tillage to current row-crop production practices in the mid-southern United States could holistically improve the sustainability of these farming systems. Soil organic matter
Winter Wheat is the predominant crop grown in the Central Great Plains. It is commonly grown either in a 2-yr rotation of winter wheat–fallow (W-F) or 3-yr rotation of winter
Growing a cover crop with an appropriate amount of water use during long fallow periods between grain crops in a winter wheat–sorghum– fallow (WSF) system could increase productivity, profitability, resource