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Working Through Challenges with Cover Crops in Sticky Soils

Strip-tilled crops and cover crops are taking hold on Neil White’s Scotland farm, although wet weather, compaction and pest pressure still cause plenty of challenges.
By John Dobberstein posted on September 1, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops
2021 has seen me — after 5 years of direct drilling — drill malting spring barley into oats for the first time. I had a big volunteer oat crop due to cutting wet oats at harvest, which I left into winter. 
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No-Till and Cover Crops Deliver More From Field and Pasture

Putting all moisture to use growing something beneficial helps push semi-arid dryland production to the next level.
By Martha Mintz posted on September 1, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management
Western South Dakota is dry. The last few years it’s been really, really dry. In the drought conditions we see all too often anymore, I’m very glad we no longer till the 750 acres we use to grow forage to help support our 600-head commercial cow/calf herd. 
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Autonomous Mobile Grazing Brings Biodiversity Back to the Land

Moving livestock from place to place is nothing new, but a new solar-powered, autonomous system with integrated water collection may make it easier than ever.
By Julia Gerlach posted on August 31, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

AT THE END of 2019, when corn prices bottomed out at about $2.70 per bushel, Zack Smith realized he would need to find new ways to be profitable on his 305 acres of strip-tilled corn and soybeans.


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New Lines of Winter Camelina Show Promise for Profitable Relay Cropping

University of Minnesota scientists are tweaking winter camelina lines to provide Northern Plains growers a profitable winter cover crop to supplement corn-soybean rotations.
By Dan Crummett posted on August 31, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops
New lines of winter camelina are showing promise for northern growers who want to profitably use cover crops to exploit off-growing-season sunlight and rain, reduce erosion, improve soil health, sequester residual nutrients and combat weeds. 
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[Podcast] Autonomous Mobile Grazing with the Stock Cropper

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, we caught up with Buffalo Center, Iowa, strip-tiller Zack Smith to hear about the Stock Cropper, including why it has an inverted roof, how he envisions utilizing them at production scale, how it can help farmers keep more money in their pockets, the importance of transparency in the consumer relationship and more.
By Julia Gerlach posted on August 13, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, we caught up with Buffalo Center, Iowa, strip-tiller Zack Smith to hear about the Stock Cropper, including why it has an inverted roof, how he envisions utilizing them at production scale, how it can help farmers keep more money in their pockets, the importance of transparency in the consumer relationship and more.
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7 Tips for Frost Seeding Cover Crops

Clovers and alfalfa are good choices for cover crop species that can be frost seeded, according to a Penn State expert.
By Sarah Hill posted on August 6, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops
Frost seeding — broadcasting cover crops in late winter — is not the typical method for seeding cover crops, but that should not scare growers away from the practice, according to Sjoerd Duiker, professor of soil management at Penn State University. 


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