From April 16th - May 15th, we asked No-Till Farmer readers: "Do you grow cover crops and/or have crop insurance?"

Recently I spent some time driving east from Oklahoma to southeastern Missouri to visit some farmers in the Delta region for our magazine. I’ve heard of some soil erosion problems occurring in the Delta, which includes the Bootheel region of southeastern Missouri where corn, popcorn, cotton, soybeans and wheat are popular.

In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from other farmers in the month of March.

Cover crops can be an effective option to improve water quality in subsurface tile drainage systems, says David Kringen, Extension Water Resources Field Specialist.

At the Southern Soil Health Conference in Ardmore, Okla., Jon Heerman discusses how cover crops have helped decrease weed pressure on his Haxtun, Colo., farm, where he no-tills wheat, rye, field peas, oats, milo and sunflowers.

Nick Bowers, director of operations for KB Seed Solutions, talks about why his company is different than other cover crop companies, and shares tips for growers to consider when adding cover crops to their rotations.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $150 million in funding is available for agricultural producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).

Maryland growers planted a record-setting 492,244 acres of cover crops, which will prevent an estimated 2.95 million pounds of nitrogen and 98,500 pounds of phosphorus from reaching waterways.