After a year of drought and weather challenges, some cattle farmers are putting in extra cover crops this fall to ease the forage burden. Here’s the top six cover crops Midwest cattle farmers are ...
Practical Farmers of Iowa Short Cover Crops Put Down Deep Roots - A cover crop and forage agronomist in the Midwest region discusses measurements of roots belonging to different types of cover crops. ...
Researchers have discovered that using cover crops as "living mulch" between rows of maize can significantly improve soil health and nutrient cycling, offering a sustainable approach to ...
COVER CROP ROI Ferrie’s 10 years of cover crop strip trials usually produced negative ROIs. “Even if we didn’t lose yield, there was no additional yield to offset the cost of the cover crop ...
We will offer CCA continuing education units (CEUs) to those who attend the entire conference. This year, we are partnering with Midwest Cover Crop Council’s Annual Meeting on Jan. 28, to provide more ...
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy, Indiana Agriculture Nutrient Alliance and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency have joined ...